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Highest protein per 100 calories

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

2036 ranked foods

#Foodg / 100 kcal
301Cottage Cheese
11.5
302Light
11.5
303Veal loin, cooked
11.4
304Beef skirt steak, cooked
11.4
305Chicken, meat and skin, roasted
11.4
306Beef porterhouse steak, cooked
11.4
307Crimini mushroom, raw
11.4
308Crimini mushrooms, raw
11.4
309Ground beef, 90% lean, raw
11.4
310Chipolatas
11.3
311Herring, cooked
11.3
312Taro leaves, cooked
11.3
313Turkey Pepperoni
11.3
314Asparagus, canned
11.3
315Sardines In Spring Water
11.3
316Pompano, cooked
11.2
317Oyster, eastern, cooked
11.2
318Oysters, cooked
11.2
319Corned Beef
11.2
320Chinook salmon, cooked
11.1
321Lincolnshire Sausages
11.1
322Broccoli, frozen, cooked
11.1
323Quail, cooked
11.1
324Asparagus, raw
11
325Cottage Cheese
11
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).