Estimating Trace Proteins

Nutrition Q&A [Moderated]
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Hey BBM Crew!

Just curious in how I would be able to potentially calculate or account for trace proteins in carbohydrates and fats when tracking my macros. For instance, if I am 170lb (M26, 32" waist, consuming 2400 calories in a day, and have goals of about 170g protein, 53g fat, and 310g carbs - and I can easily get 140-150g of protein in my three meals + shake; how do I roughly estimate how many trace proteins I am getting. Would it be a ballpark of 20 or 30g? Is there a ratio of carbs or fats to trace proteins?

Just curious.

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About 5g of protein per serving of carbs or fat is a reasonable place to start for this.

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30-40g of starch, 130g of potato, or 80-100g of veggie.

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Maybe this is a dumb question. But what is trace proteins?
If I read the nutrition label on pasta or rice it says X gram of protein per 100g. Is that the trace protein you are talking about or is there even more protein in the there?

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Proteins in non protein sources, such as the 5g of protein per serving in pasta or rice.