Highest protein per 100 calories
Foods ranked by protein density — grams of protein per 100 kcal.
2036 ranked foods
| # | Food | Category | g / 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Wild Alaska Pink Salmon | Seafood | 21.3 |
| 52 | Perch, cooked | Seafood | 21.2 |
| 53 | Turkey, light meat, roasted | Poultry | 21.2 |
| 54 | Pollock, cooked | Seafood | 21.1 |
| 55 | Grouper, cooked | Seafood | 21.1 |
| 56 | Egg white, raw | Eggs | 21 |
| 57 | Watercress, raw | Vegetables | 20.9 |
| 58 | Naked Wafer Thin Ham Slices | Red Meat | 20.8 |
| 59 | Chunk Light Tuna In Water | Seafood | 20.8 |
| 60 | Lingcod, cooked | Seafood | 20.8 |
| 61 | Turkey breast, raw | Poultry | 20.8 |
| 62 | Elk, cooked | Red Meat | 20.7 |
| 63 | Sheepshead, cooked | Seafood | 20.7 |
| 64 | Queen crab, cooked | Seafood | 20.6 |
| 65 | Snow crab, cooked | Seafood | 20.6 |
| 66 | Walleye, cooked | Seafood | 20.6 |
| 67 | Cuttlefish, cooked | Seafood | 20.6 |
| 68 | Roast Chicken Breast | Red Meat | 20.6 |
| 69 | Snapper, cooked | Seafood | 20.5 |
| 70 | Turkey breast, cooked | Poultry | 20.5 |
| 71 | Crayfish, cooked | Seafood | 20.5 |
| 72 | Tilapia, cooked | Seafood | 20.4 |
| 73 | Shrimp, canned | Seafood | 20.4 |
| 74 | Rockfish, cooked | Seafood | 20.4 |
| 75 | Halibut, cooked | Seafood | 20.3 |
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).




















