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Highest protein per 100 calories

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

1267 ranked foods

#Foodg / 100 kcal
651Black walnuts
3.9
652Breadfruit seeds, raw
3.9
653Reduced-fat sour cream
3.9
654Hard red winter wheat
3.9
655Pumpkin, raw
3.8
656Quinoa, uncooked
3.8
657Chocolate milk
3.8
658Teff, cooked
3.8
659Pepperoni
3.8
660Beets, cooked
3.8
661Spinach egg noodles, cooked
3.8
662Red bell pepper, raw
3.8
663Sweet corn, raw
3.8
664Cardoon, cooked
3.8
665Lemon, raw
3.8
666Coconut water
3.8
667Cayenne pepper
3.8
668Buckwheat flour
3.8
669Guava, raw
3.8
670Canned pork luncheon meat
3.7
671Corn bran, crude
3.7
672Amaranth, cooked
3.7
673Peanut butter
3.7
674Beef frankfurter (hot dog)
3.7
675Bulgur, cooked
3.7
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).