Highest-protein foods
Foods ranked by protein content per 100 g.
1271 ranked foods
| # | Food | Category | g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Sheepshead, cooked | Seafood | 26 |
| 102 | King mackerel, cooked | Seafood | 26 |
| 103 | Beef T-bone steak, cooked | Red Meat | 26 |
| 104 | Chum salmon, cooked | Seafood | 25.8 |
| 105 | Ground beef, 95% lean, cooked | Red Meat | 25.8 |
| 106 | Peanuts, raw | Legumes & Soy | 25.8 |
| 107 | Chinook salmon, cooked | Seafood | 25.7 |
| 108 | Bluefish, cooked | Seafood | 25.7 |
| 109 | Ground pork, cooked | Red Meat | 25.7 |
| 110 | Pork chop, cooked | Red Meat | 25.6 |
| 111 | Fontina cheese | Dairy | 25.6 |
| 112 | Fontina cheese | Dairy | 25.6 |
| 113 | Pork shoulder, cooked | Red Meat | 25.6 |
| 114 | Provolone cheese | Dairy | 25.6 |
| 115 | Provolone cheese | Dairy | 25.6 |
| 116 | Ground beef, 93% lean, cooked | Red Meat | 25.6 |
| 117 | Clams, cooked | Seafood | 25.6 |
| 118 | Beef porterhouse steak, cooked | Red Meat | 25.5 |
| 119 | Canned tuna in water, drained | Seafood | 25.5 |
| 120 | Beef short ribs, cooked | Red Meat | 25.3 |
| 121 | Smoked haddock | Seafood | 25.2 |
| 122 | Ground beef, 90% lean, cooked | Red Meat | 25.2 |
| 123 | Caraway cheese | Dairy | 25.2 |
| 124 | Turkey thigh, cooked | Poultry | 25.1 |
| 125 | Quail, cooked | Poultry | 25.1 |
How this is calculatedformula · basis · source
Formula: protein grams per 100 g
Basis: Per 100 g edible portion.
Source: USDA FoodData Central. Foods missing this value are not ranked (missing ≠ zero).
























