Highest protein per 100 calories
Foods ranked by protein density — grams of protein per 100 kcal.
1267 ranked foods
| # | Food | Category | g / 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Clams, cooked | Seafood | 17.3 |
| 77 | Beef heart, cooked | Red Meat | 17.3 |
| 78 | Beef kidney, cooked | Red Meat | 17.3 |
| 79 | Veal cutlet, cooked | Red Meat | 17.1 |
| 80 | Clams, canned | Seafood | 17.1 |
| 81 | Sockeye salmon, cooked | Seafood | 17 |
| 82 | Turbot, cooked | Seafood | 16.9 |
| 83 | Chum salmon, cooked | Seafood | 16.8 |
| 84 | Beef shank, cooked | Red Meat | 16.8 |
| 85 | Canned pink salmon, drained | Seafood | 16.7 |
| 86 | Chicken drumstick, raw | Poultry | 16.7 |
| 87 | Tilefish, cooked | Seafood | 16.7 |
| 88 | Nori (laver) seaweed, raw | Vegetables | 16.6 |
| 89 | Seaweed, nori | Vegetables | 16.6 |
| 90 | Freshwater bass, cooked | Seafood | 16.6 |
| 91 | Mullet, cooked | Seafood | 16.5 |
| 92 | Turkey, dark meat, roasted | Poultry | 16.5 |
| 93 | Asparagus, frozen, cooked | Vegetables | 16.4 |
| 94 | Abalone, raw | Seafood | 16.3 |
| 95 | Beef broth | Prepared Foods | 16.3 |
| 96 | Bluefin tuna, cooked | Seafood | 16.3 |
| 97 | Chicken thigh, raw | Poultry | 16.2 |
| 98 | Bluefish, cooked | Seafood | 16.2 |
| 99 | Duck breast, cooked | Poultry | 16.1 |
| 100 | Sea trout, cooked | Seafood | 16.1 |
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).
























