Highest protein per 100 calories
Foods ranked by protein density — grams of protein per 100 kcal.
2036 ranked foods
| # | Food | Category | g / 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Oven Roasted Turkey Breast | Red Meat | 16.7 |
| 152 | Oikos Triple Zero Strawberry Flavored | Dairy | 16.7 |
| 153 | Skyr Natural Fat Free Icelandic Style Yogurt | Dairy | 16.7 |
| 154 | Tilefish, cooked | Seafood | 16.7 |
| 155 | Greek Natural Yogurt 0% Fat | Dairy | 16.6 |
| 156 | Nori (laver) seaweed, raw | Vegetables | 16.6 |
| 157 | Seaweed, nori | Vegetables | 16.6 |
| 158 | Freshwater bass, cooked | Seafood | 16.6 |
| 159 | Mullet, cooked | Seafood | 16.5 |
| 160 | Turkey, dark meat, roasted | Poultry | 16.5 |
| 161 | Icelandic Style Yogurt | Dairy | 16.4 |
| 162 | Asparagus, frozen, cooked | Vegetables | 16.4 |
| 163 | Abalone, raw | Seafood | 16.3 |
| 164 | Beef broth | Prepared Foods | 16.3 |
| 165 | Bluefin tuna, cooked | Seafood | 16.3 |
| 166 | Chicken thigh, raw | Poultry | 16.2 |
| 167 | Chicken Italia Chipolatas | Red Meat | 16.2 |
| 168 | Bluefish, cooked | Seafood | 16.2 |
| 169 | Duck breast, cooked | Poultry | 16.1 |
| 170 | Sea trout, cooked | Seafood | 16.1 |
| 171 | Chicken giblets, cooked | Poultry | 16.1 |
| 172 | Pink salmon, cooked | Seafood | 16.1 |
| 173 | Sea Salt Caramel | Prepared Foods | 16 |
| 174 | Peanut flour, defatted | Legumes & Soy | 16 |
| 175 | Ham, roasted | Red Meat | 16 |
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).

















