Highest protein per 100 calories
Foods ranked by protein density — grams of protein per 100 kcal.
2036 ranked foods
| # | Food | Category | g / 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Spiny lobster, cooked | Seafood | 18.5 |
| 102 | Beef round, cooked | Red Meat | 18.5 |
| 103 | Canned white tuna in water | Seafood | 18.5 |
| 104 | Albacore Tuna | Seafood | 18.3 |
| 105 | Albacore Wild Tuna | Seafood | 18.3 |
| 106 | Striped bass, cooked | Seafood | 18.3 |
| 107 | Naked 6 Deli Ham Slices | Red Meat | 18.3 |
| 108 | Pork tenderloin, cooked | Red Meat | 18.3 |
| 109 | Greek 0% Fat Authentic Greek Yogurt | Dairy | 18.2 |
| 110 | Wolffish, cooked | Seafood | 18.2 |
| 111 | Smelt, cooked | Seafood | 18.2 |
| 112 | Octopus, cooked | Seafood | 18.2 |
| 113 | Sucker, cooked | Seafood | 18.1 |
| 114 | White sucker, cooked | Seafood | 18.1 |
| 115 | Organic Greek Yogurt Plain | Dairy | 18 |
| 116 | Wild Caught Light Tuna | Seafood | 18 |
| 117 | Greek Yogurt Nonfat Plain | Dairy | 17.9 |
| 118 | Kvarg Raspberry Flavoured | Dairy | 17.9 |
| 119 | Caribou, cooked | Red Meat | 17.8 |
| 120 | Cottage Cheese | Dairy | 17.8 |
| 121 | Organic Greek Plain Nonfat | Dairy | 17.8 |
| 122 | Nonfat Greek Yogurt | Dairy | 17.8 |
| 123 | Flounder/sole, cooked | Seafood | 17.7 |
| 124 | Fat Free Natural Cottage Cheese | Dairy | 17.7 |
| 125 | Wild boar, cooked | Red Meat | 17.7 |
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).












