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Highest protein per 100 calories

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

2036 ranked foods

#Foodg / 100 kcal
826Feta cheese
5.4
827Mint (peppermint), fresh
5.4
828Light Ice Cream Cookies & Cream
5.3
829Green beans, frozen, cooked
5.3
830Crookneck squash, raw
5.3
831Yellow squash, raw
5.3
832Naked Good Little Chipolatas
5.3
833Chicken Gyoza Dinner Dumplings
5.3
834Mixed vegetables, canned
5.3
835Tomatoes, cooked
5.3
836Tomato paste
5.3
837Black bean soup
5.3
838Baked Beans In Tomato Sauce
5.3
839Cheese sauce
5.2
840Salsa
5.2
841Dill seed
5.2
842Baked Beans
5.2
843Anise seed
5.2
844Green tomatoes, raw
5.2
845Taro shoots, cooked
5.2
846Red cabbage, cooked
5.2
847Minestrone soup
5.2
848Skinless & Boneless Mackerel Fillets
5.2
849Pumpkin seeds, roasted
5.2
850Chinese broccoli (gai lan), cooked
5.2
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).