Highest protein per 100 calories
Foods ranked by protein density — grams of protein per 100 kcal.
2036 ranked foods
| # | Food | Category | g / 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1401 | Frosted Mini Wheats Original | Grains | 2.4 |
| 1402 | Homemade Vanilla | Prepared Foods | 2.4 |
| 1403 | Hazelnuts | Nuts & Seeds | 2.4 |
| 1404 | Sun-dried tomatoes in oil | Vegetables | 2.4 |
| 1405 | Burdock root, cooked | Vegetables | 2.4 |
| 1406 | Carrot juice, canned | Vegetables | 2.4 |
| 1407 | Phyllo dough | Grains | 2.4 |
| 1408 | Ginkgo nuts, raw | Nuts & Seeds | 2.4 |
| 1409 | Eggplant, cooked | Vegetables | 2.4 |
| 1410 | Brown rice cakes | Grains | 2.4 |
| 1411 | Jasmine rice, cooked | Grains | 2.4 |
| 1412 | Parboiled white rice, cooked | Grains | 2.4 |
| 1413 | Classic Almond Biscotti | Prepared Foods | 2.4 |
| 1414 | Philadelphia Original | Dairy | 2.4 |
| 1415 | Soft Baked Almond Flour Bars Dark Chocolate Almond | Prepared Foods | 2.4 |
| 1416 | Sorghum flour | Grains | 2.3 |
| 1417 | Raisin bran cereal | Grains | 2.3 |
| 1418 | Lime, raw | Fruits | 2.3 |
| 1419 | Peach, raw | Fruits | 2.3 |
| 1420 | Walnuts | Nuts & Seeds | 2.3 |
| 1421 | Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream | Prepared Foods | 2.3 |
| 1422 | Potato, microwaved | Vegetables | 2.3 |
| 1423 | Allspice, ground | Herbs & Spices | 2.3 |
| 1424 | Nutty Granola | Grains | 2.3 |
| 1425 | Chow mein noodles | Grains | 2.3 |
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).

















