Highest protein per 100 calories
Foods ranked by protein density — grams of protein per 100 kcal.
2036 ranked foods
| # | Food | Category | g / 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 926 | Peanut Butter | Nuts & Seeds | 4.6 |
| 927 | Pepper (hot) sauce | Prepared Foods | 4.6 |
| 928 | Okara (soy pulp) | Legumes & Soy | 4.6 |
| 929 | Smooth Almond Butter | Nuts & Seeds | 4.6 |
| 930 | Pepperami | Red Meat | 4.6 |
| 931 | Fruity Favourites | Dairy | 4.6 |
| 932 | Calabash gourd, cooked | Vegetables | 4.6 |
| 933 | Red cabbage, raw | Vegetables | 4.6 |
| 934 | Celery seed | Herbs & Spices | 4.6 |
| 935 | Chorizo | Red Meat | 4.6 |
| 936 | Pepperoni | Red Meat | 4.6 |
| 937 | Fennel seed | Herbs & Spices | 4.6 |
| 938 | Bean dip | Prepared Foods | 4.6 |
| 939 | Succotash, cooked | Vegetables | 4.6 |
| 940 | Smooth Almond Butter | Nuts & Seeds | 4.6 |
| 941 | Peanuts, raw | Legumes & Soy | 4.6 |
| 942 | Summer squash, cooked | Vegetables | 4.6 |
| 943 | Pip And Nut Crunchy Peanut Butter | Nuts & Seeds | 4.5 |
| 944 | Smooth Peanut Butter | Nuts & Seeds | 4.5 |
| 945 | 100% Peanut Butter Smooth | Nuts & Seeds | 4.5 |
| 946 | Crunchy Peanut Butter | Nuts & Seeds | 4.5 |
| 947 | 100% Peanut Butter Crunchy | Nuts & Seeds | 4.5 |
| 948 | Crunchy 100% Peanut Butter | Nuts & Seeds | 4.5 |
| 949 | Smooth Peanut Butter | Nuts & Seeds | 4.5 |
| 950 | Peanut Butter Smooth | Nuts & Seeds | 4.5 |
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).










