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Highest protein per 100 calories

Foods ranked by protein density — grams of protein per 100 kcal.

1267 ranked foods

#Foodg / 100 kcal
126Canned tuna in oil, drained
14.7
127Drum, cooked
14.7
128Freshwater drum, cooked
14.7
129Beef tri-tip, cooked
14.7
130Chicken liver, cooked
14.6
131Beef brisket, cooked
14.6
132Beef strip steak, cooked
14.5
133Fish sauce
14.5
134Turkey drumstick, cooked
14.3
135Chicken hearts, cooked
14.3
136Beef bottom round, cooked
14.2
137Whitefish, cooked
14.2
138Rainbow trout, cooked
14.2
139Trout, cooked
14.2
140Sockeye salmon, canned
14.1
141Carp, cooked
14.1
142Low-fat cheddar cheese
14.1
143Mushrooms, raw
14
144White mushrooms, raw
14
145Ground beef, 93% lean, cooked
14
146Fish roe, cooked
14
147Bamboo shoots, cooked
13.9
148Lamb liver, cooked
13.9
149Turkey neck, cooked
13.9
150Mussels, cooked
13.8
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).