Highest protein per 100 calories
Foods ranked by protein density — grams of protein per 100 kcal.
2036 ranked foods
| # | Food | Category | g / 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Mustard, prepared, yellow | Herbs & Spices | 6.2 |
| 702 | Cocktail Sausages | Red Meat | 6.2 |
| 703 | Radicchio, raw | Vegetables | 6.2 |
| 704 | Brie cheese | Dairy | 6.2 |
| 705 | Kohlrabi, cooked | Vegetables | 6.2 |
| 706 | Chickpeas In Water | Legumes & Soy | 6.2 |
| 707 | Grape leaves, canned | Vegetables | 6.2 |
| 708 | Grape leaves, canned | Vegetables | 6.2 |
| 709 | Refried Beans | Legumes & Soy | 6.2 |
| 710 | Black Beans | Legumes & Soy | 6.2 |
| 711 | Three Bean Salad In Water | Legumes & Soy | 6.2 |
| 712 | Banana peppers, raw | Vegetables | 6.1 |
| 713 | 6 Premium Pork Sausages | Red Meat | 6.1 |
| 714 | Pinto beans, canned | Legumes & Soy | 6.1 |
| 715 | Limburger cheese | Dairy | 6.1 |
| 716 | Limburger cheese | Dairy | 6.1 |
| 717 | Beef prime rib, roasted | Red Meat | 6.1 |
| 718 | Our Mature Cheddar | Dairy | 6.1 |
| 719 | Mackerel Fillets In Tomato Sauce | Seafood | 6.1 |
| 720 | Extra Mature Cheddar | Dairy | 6.1 |
| 721 | Our Extra Mature Cheddar | Dairy | 6.1 |
| 722 | Whole Milk Greek Yogurt Plain | Dairy | 6.1 |
| 723 | Lizis High Protein Granola Nuts And Seeds | Grains | 6.1 |
| 724 | Pink beans, cooked | Legumes & Soy | 6.1 |
| 725 | Blue cheese | Dairy | 6.1 |
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).












