Highest protein per 100 calories
Foods ranked by protein density — grams of protein per 100 kcal.
2036 ranked foods
| # | Food | Category | g / 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1526 | White rice, raw | Grains | 2 |
| 1527 | Hickory nuts, dried | Nuts & Seeds | 1.9 |
| 1528 | Chocolate Ice Cream | Prepared Foods | 1.9 |
| 1529 | Potato flour | Grains | 1.9 |
| 1530 | Chicken Noodles | Grains | 1.9 |
| 1531 | Polenta (cornmeal), cooked | Grains | 1.9 |
| 1532 | Corn flour | Grains | 1.9 |
| 1533 | Belvita Breakfast Cocoa With Choc Chips | Prepared Foods | 1.9 |
| 1534 | Old-Fashioned Vanilla Ice Cream | Prepared Foods | 1.9 |
| 1535 | Vanilla Bean Ice Cream | Prepared Foods | 1.9 |
| 1536 | Original | Prepared Foods | 1.9 |
| 1537 | Jicama, raw | Vegetables | 1.9 |
| 1538 | Yellow grits, cooked | Grains | 1.9 |
| 1539 | Grapefruit, canned in juice | Fruits | 1.9 |
| 1540 | Honeycomb Real Dairy Ice Cream | Prepared Foods | 1.9 |
| 1541 | Avocado Oil Classic Sea Salt Kettle Style Potato Chips | Prepared Foods | 1.9 |
| 1542 | Potato salad | Prepared Foods | 1.9 |
| 1543 | Parsnips, cooked | Vegetables | 1.9 |
| 1544 | Florida avocado, raw | Fruits | 1.9 |
| 1545 | Dairy Vanilla | Prepared Foods | 1.9 |
| 1546 | Kelloggs Corn Flakes | Grains | 1.9 |
| 1547 | Blackberries, frozen | Fruits | 1.8 |
| 1548 | Tomato soup | Prepared Foods | 1.8 |
| 1549 | Lemongrass, raw | Herbs & Spices | 1.8 |
| 1550 | Cream of celery soup | Prepared Foods | 1.8 |
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).