Highest protein per 100 calories
Foods ranked by protein density — grams of protein per 100 kcal.
1267 ranked foods
| # | Food | Category | g / 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 376 | Goat cheese, soft | Dairy | 7 |
| 377 | Gouda cheese | Dairy | 7 |
| 378 | Black-eyed peas, raw | Legumes & Soy | 7 |
| 379 | Edam cheese | Dairy | 7 |
| 380 | White beans, cooked | Legumes & Soy | 7 |
| 381 | Lentils, raw | Legumes & Soy | 7 |
| 382 | Spearmint, dried | Herbs & Spices | 7 |
| 383 | Fried tofu | Legumes & Soy | 7 |
| 384 | Globe artichoke, raw | Vegetables | 7 |
| 385 | Hyacinth beans, cooked | Legumes & Soy | 7 |
| 386 | Egg, fried | Eggs | 6.9 |
| 387 | Duck egg, raw | Eggs | 6.9 |
| 388 | Fava beans, cooked | Legumes & Soy | 6.9 |
| 389 | Mung beans, raw | Legumes & Soy | 6.9 |
| 390 | Sablefish, cooked | Seafood | 6.9 |
| 391 | Cranberry (roman) beans, cooked | Legumes & Soy | 6.9 |
| 392 | Egg omelet | Eggs | 6.9 |
| 393 | Emmental cheese | Dairy | 6.9 |
| 394 | Swiss cheese | Dairy | 6.9 |
| 395 | Kidney beans, cooked | Legumes & Soy | 6.8 |
| 396 | Chives, freeze-dried | Herbs & Spices | 6.8 |
| 397 | Chives, freeze-dried | Herbs & Spices | 6.8 |
| 398 | Broccoli, cooked | Vegetables | 6.8 |
| 399 | Chicken sausage, cooked | Poultry | 6.8 |
| 400 | Beef tongue, cooked | Red Meat | 6.8 |
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).
























