Daily protein needs
Daily protein intake from age 14, based on your weight. Your height, age and sex make the figure more exact.
Your daily protein
An estimate for healthy adults, not medical advice. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, under 18 or under medical care, ask a doctor.
How it is worked out
The reference figure is the DGE reference value for protein per kilogram of body weight a day: 0.8 g for adults from 19 to 64, and 1.0 g from 65. From 15 to 18 it is 0.9 g for boys and 0.8 g for girls, and 0.9 g at 14. Without an age, the adult value applies. From 15 to 18 without a sex, the higher value applies. DGE bases this figure on normal weight. With a BMI over 25, the weight at a BMI of 25 for your height is used instead of your actual weight. The second figure uses 1.6 g per kilogram of your actual weight, which the openplate app uses for high-protein eating. Both are rounded to the nearest whole gram.
Source: German Nutrition Society (DGE), reference values for protein, derived in 2017.