The recommendation for protein for adult male vegans is around 56-70 grams per day; for adult female vegans it is around 46-58 grams per day.

It is very easy for a vegan diet to meet the recommendations for protein.

Nearly all vegetables, beans, grains, nuts, and seeds contain some (and often a lot of) protein. Fruits, sugars, fats, and alcohol do not provide much protein, so a diet based only on these foods would have a good chance of being too low in protein.

Vegans eating varied diets containing vegetables, beans, grains, nuts, and seeds rarely have any difficulty getting enough protein as long as their diet contains enough energy (calories) to maintain weight.

More detailed information (with math! and charts!) is at the Vegetarian Resource Group website.

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