Highest protein per 100 calories
Foods ranked by protein density — grams of protein per 100 kcal.
2036 ranked foods
| # | Food | Category | g / 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Dungeness crab, cooked | Seafood | 20.3 |
| 77 | Sliced Chicken | Red Meat | 20.3 |
| 78 | Whiting, cooked | Seafood | 20.2 |
| 79 | Roasted Turkey Slices | Red Meat | 20.1 |
| 80 | Chunk Light Tuna | Seafood | 20 |
| 81 | Slow Roasted Turkey Breast | Red Meat | 20 |
| 82 | Total 0% Milkfat | Dairy | 20 |
| 83 | King crab, cooked | Seafood | 19.9 |
| 84 | Spirulina, dried | Vegetables | 19.8 |
| 85 | Chicken gizzards, cooked | Poultry | 19.7 |
| 86 | Wiltshire Cured Ham | Red Meat | 19.6 |
| 87 | King mackerel, cooked | Seafood | 19.4 |
| 88 | Ocean perch, cooked | Seafood | 19.3 |
| 89 | Shrimp, raw | Seafood | 19.2 |
| 90 | Monkfish, cooked | Seafood | 19.1 |
| 91 | Venison, cooked | Red Meat | 19.1 |
| 92 | Total 0% Fat | Dairy | 19.1 |
| 93 | Sea bass, cooked | Seafood | 19.1 |
| 94 | Simple Ingredient Skyr | Dairy | 19 |
| 95 | Goat, cooked | Red Meat | 19 |
| 96 | Chicken breast, cooked | Poultry | 18.8 |
| 97 | Chicken breast, raw | Poultry | 18.8 |
| 98 | Kefir Protein Original | Dairy | 18.8 |
| 99 | Greek Yogurt Vanilla Flavored | Dairy | 18.6 |
| 100 | Scallops, cooked | Seafood | 18.5 |
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).














