Highest protein per 100 calories
Foods ranked by protein density — grams of protein per 100 kcal.
2036 ranked foods
| # | Food | Category | g / 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | Fontina cheese | Dairy | 6.6 |
| 652 | Monterey Jack cheese | Dairy | 6.6 |
| 653 | Monterey Jack cheese | Dairy | 6.6 |
| 654 | Fully Cooked Chicken Sausage | Red Meat | 6.6 |
| 655 | Yellow tomato, raw | Vegetables | 6.5 |
| 656 | Red Kidney Beans In Chilli Sauce | Legumes & Soy | 6.5 |
| 657 | Bacon, cooked | Red Meat | 6.5 |
| 658 | Natural Bio Yogurt | Dairy | 6.5 |
| 659 | Green Pea Penne | Grains | 6.5 |
| 660 | Cannellini Beans | Legumes & Soy | 6.5 |
| 661 | Great northern beans, canned | Legumes & Soy | 6.5 |
| 662 | Miso | Legumes & Soy | 6.5 |
| 663 | Cottonseed kernels, roasted | Nuts & Seeds | 6.4 |
| 664 | Peas and carrots, cooked | Vegetables | 6.4 |
| 665 | Scallop squash, cooked | Vegetables | 6.4 |
| 666 | Kidney beans, canned | Legumes & Soy | 6.4 |
| 667 | Wheat germ | Grains | 6.4 |
| 668 | Iceberg lettuce, raw | Vegetables | 6.4 |
| 669 | Green peas, canned | Vegetables | 6.4 |
| 670 | Baby lima beans, cooked | Legumes & Soy | 6.4 |
| 671 | Green peas, cooked | Vegetables | 6.4 |
| 672 | Chicken & Apple Smoked Chicken Sausage | Red Meat | 6.4 |
| 673 | Cannellini beans, canned | Legumes & Soy | 6.4 |
| 674 | White beans, canned | Legumes & Soy | 6.4 |
| 675 | British Chipolatas | Red Meat | 6.4 |
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).

















