Highest protein per 100 calories
Foods ranked by protein density — grams of protein per 100 kcal.
2036 ranked foods
| # | Food | Category | g / 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Cottage Cheese | Dairy | 11.5 |
| 302 | Light | Dairy | 11.5 |
| 303 | Veal loin, cooked | Red Meat | 11.4 |
| 304 | Beef skirt steak, cooked | Red Meat | 11.4 |
| 305 | Chicken, meat and skin, roasted | Poultry | 11.4 |
| 306 | Beef porterhouse steak, cooked | Red Meat | 11.4 |
| 307 | Crimini mushroom, raw | Vegetables | 11.4 |
| 308 | Crimini mushrooms, raw | Vegetables | 11.4 |
| 309 | Ground beef, 90% lean, raw | Red Meat | 11.4 |
| 310 | Chipolatas | Red Meat | 11.3 |
| 311 | Herring, cooked | Seafood | 11.3 |
| 312 | Taro leaves, cooked | Vegetables | 11.3 |
| 313 | Turkey Pepperoni | Red Meat | 11.3 |
| 314 | Asparagus, canned | Vegetables | 11.3 |
| 315 | Sardines In Spring Water | Seafood | 11.3 |
| 316 | Pompano, cooked | Seafood | 11.2 |
| 317 | Oyster, eastern, cooked | Seafood | 11.2 |
| 318 | Oysters, cooked | Seafood | 11.2 |
| 319 | Corned Beef | Red Meat | 11.2 |
| 320 | Chinook salmon, cooked | Seafood | 11.1 |
| 321 | Lincolnshire Sausages | Red Meat | 11.1 |
| 322 | Broccoli, frozen, cooked | Vegetables | 11.1 |
| 323 | Quail, cooked | Poultry | 11.1 |
| 324 | Asparagus, raw | Vegetables | 11 |
| 325 | Cottage Cheese | Dairy | 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).
















