Highest protein per 100 calories
Foods ranked by protein density — grams of protein per 100 kcal.
1267 ranked foods
| # | Food | Category | g / 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | Canned tuna in oil, drained | Seafood | 14.7 |
| 127 | Drum, cooked | Seafood | 14.7 |
| 128 | Freshwater drum, cooked | Seafood | 14.7 |
| 129 | Beef tri-tip, cooked | Red Meat | 14.7 |
| 130 | Chicken liver, cooked | Poultry | 14.6 |
| 131 | Beef brisket, cooked | Red Meat | 14.6 |
| 132 | Beef strip steak, cooked | Red Meat | 14.5 |
| 133 | Fish sauce | Prepared Foods | 14.5 |
| 134 | Turkey drumstick, cooked | Poultry | 14.3 |
| 135 | Chicken hearts, cooked | Poultry | 14.3 |
| 136 | Beef bottom round, cooked | Red Meat | 14.2 |
| 137 | Whitefish, cooked | Seafood | 14.2 |
| 138 | Rainbow trout, cooked | Seafood | 14.2 |
| 139 | Trout, cooked | Seafood | 14.2 |
| 140 | Sockeye salmon, canned | Seafood | 14.1 |
| 141 | Carp, cooked | Seafood | 14.1 |
| 142 | Low-fat cheddar cheese | Dairy | 14.1 |
| 143 | Mushrooms, raw | Vegetables | 14 |
| 144 | White mushrooms, raw | Vegetables | 14 |
| 145 | Ground beef, 93% lean, cooked | Red Meat | 14 |
| 146 | Fish roe, cooked | Seafood | 14 |
| 147 | Bamboo shoots, cooked | Vegetables | 13.9 |
| 148 | Lamb liver, cooked | Red Meat | 13.9 |
| 149 | Turkey neck, cooked | Poultry | 13.9 |
| 150 | Mussels, cooked | Seafood | 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).
























