Highest protein per 100 calories

Foods ranked by protein density — grams of protein per 100 kcal.

2036 ranked foods

#	Food	Category	g / 100 kcal
1	Greek Recipe Strained Natural Yogurt	Dairy	78.9
2	Pink Salmon	Seafood	51.7
3	Albacore Solid White Tuna In Water	Seafood	33.8
4	Flamegrilled Roast Chicken Breast Slices	Red Meat	31.4
5	Tuna Chunks In Spring Water	Seafood	28.9
6	Solid White Albacore Tuna	Seafood	27.4
7	Soy protein isolate	Legumes & Soy	26.4
8	Wild Caught Light Tuna In Water	Seafood	24.3
9	Shrimp, cooked	Seafood	24.2
10	Tuna Chunks In Spring Water	Seafood	24.2
11	Tuna Chunks In Brine	Seafood	23.7
12	Ahi Yellowfin Tuna	Seafood	23.6
13	Oven Roasted Turkey Breast	Red Meat	23.3
14	Tuna Chunks With A Little Spring Water	Seafood	23.3
15	Tuna Chunks	Seafood	23.1
16	Tuna Chunks In Spring Water	Seafood	23.1
17	Tuna Steak With A Little Spring Water	Seafood	23
18	Tuna Chunks	Seafood	22.8
19	Tuna Chunks In Spring Water	Seafood	22.8
20	Tuna Steak With A Little Spring Water	Seafood	22.8
21	Yellowfin tuna, cooked	Seafood	22.4
22	Solid White Tuna Albacore	Seafood	22.3
23	Taco Mixed Beans In Spicy Tomato Sauce	Legumes & Soy	22.3
24	Chunk Light Tuna	Seafood	22.2
25	Organic Oven Roasted Turkey Breast	Red Meat	22.2

How this is calculatedformula · basis · source

Formula: protein_per_100g ÷ energy_kcal_per_100g × 100

Basis: Protein grams per 100 kcal (energy density basis).

Source: USDA FoodData Central. Foods missing this value are not ranked (missing ≠ zero).

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