Highest protein per 100 calories
Foods ranked by protein density — grams of protein per 100 kcal.
2036 ranked foods
| # | Food | Category | g / 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | Wild-Caught Sardines In Olive Oil | Seafood | 7.3 |
| 552 | Catalina Crunch Cinnamon Toast Protein Cereal | Grains | 7.3 |
| 553 | Kimchi | Vegetables | 7.3 |
| 554 | Pork spareribs, cooked | Red Meat | 7.3 |
| 555 | Mackerel Fillets In Olive Oil | Seafood | 7.3 |
| 556 | Scottish Mackerel Fillets | Seafood | 7.3 |
| 557 | Provolone cheese | Dairy | 7.3 |
| 558 | Provolone cheese | Dairy | 7.3 |
| 559 | Skinless And Boneless Mackerel Fillets Olive Oil | Seafood | 7.3 |
| 560 | Pumpkin flowers, cooked | Vegetables | 7.3 |
| 561 | Corned beef | Red Meat | 7.2 |
| 562 | Romaine lettuce, raw | Vegetables | 7.2 |
| 563 | Winged beans, cooked | Legumes & Soy | 7.2 |
| 564 | Red Lentil & Beetroot Fusilli | Grains | 7.2 |
| 565 | Gruyère cheese | Dairy | 7.2 |
| 566 | Wheat bran | Grains | 7.2 |
| 567 | Beef vegetable soup | Prepared Foods | 7.2 |
| 568 | Enoki mushroom, raw | Vegetables | 7.2 |
| 569 | Enoki mushrooms, raw | Vegetables | 7.2 |
| 570 | Tilsit cheese | Dairy | 7.2 |
| 571 | Sliced Swiss Cheese | Dairy | 7.1 |
| 572 | Fenugreek seed | Herbs & Spices | 7.1 |
| 573 | Zucchini, raw | Vegetables | 7.1 |
| 574 | Kefir Yogurt Madagascan Vanilla | Dairy | 7.1 |
| 575 | Napolina Lentils In Water | Legumes & Soy | 7.1 |
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).















