Estimate an athlete protein target from pounds or kilograms using 1.4–2.0 grams per kilogram for healthy exercising adults, or a custom factor.
Pounds To Protein Formula
The following formula could be used to estimate protein intake based on body weight and an intake factor.
Variables:
- PI is the protein intake (grams)
- BW is the body weight (pounds)
- r is the protein intake factor per pound of body weight (grams/pound)
To calculate the protein intake, multiply the body weight by the protein intake factor per pound of body weight. The result is an estimated daily protein intake in grams for the chosen factor.
| g/kg | g/lb |
|---|---|
| 0.5 | 0.227 |
| 0.6 | 0.272 |
| 0.7 | 0.318 |
| 0.8 | 0.363 |
| 0.9 | 0.408 |
| 1.0 | 0.454 |
| 1.1 | 0.499 |
| 1.2 | 0.544 |
| 1.3 | 0.590 |
| 1.4 | 0.635 |
| 1.5 | 0.680 |
| 1.6 | 0.726 |
| 1.7 | 0.771 |
| 1.8 | 0.816 |
| 1.9 | 0.862 |
| 2.0 | 0.907 |
| 2.2 | 0.998 |
| 2.4 | 1.089 |
| 2.6 | 1.179 |
| 3.0 | 1.361 |
| Conversion: g/lb = g/kg ÷ 2.20462 (≈ g/kg × 0.453592). Example reference: 0.8 g/kg/day (RDA for generally healthy adults) ≈ 0.36 g/lb/day. | |
What is Pounds To Protein?
This page uses pounds-to-protein as a body-weight conversion for healthy exercising adults and supports both pounds and kilograms.
How to Calculate Pounds To Protein?
The following steps outline how to calculate the Pounds To Protein using the formula: PI = BW * r.
- First, determine the body weight (BW) in pounds.
- Next, determine the protein intake factor per pound of body weight (r) in grams/pound.
- Next, gather the formula from above = PI = BW * r.
- Finally, calculate the estimated protein intake (PI).
- After inserting the variables and calculating the result, check your answer with the calculator above.
Example Problem :
Use the following variables as an example problem to test your knowledge.
body weight (BW) in pounds = 150
example protein intake factor per pound (r) in grams/pound = 0.36 (≈ 0.8 g/kg/day general adult RDA equivalent)
