Highest protein per 100 calories
Foods ranked by protein density — grams of protein per 100 kcal.
2036 ranked foods
| # | Food | Category | g / 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Beef pastrami | Red Meat | 14.8 |
| 202 | Tuna Creations Lemon Pepper | Seafood | 14.8 |
| 203 | Rabbit, cooked | Red Meat | 14.8 |
| 204 | Canned tuna in oil | Seafood | 14.7 |
| 205 | Canned tuna in oil, drained | Seafood | 14.7 |
| 206 | Drum, cooked | Seafood | 14.7 |
| 207 | Freshwater drum, cooked | Seafood | 14.7 |
| 208 | Beef tri-tip, cooked | Red Meat | 14.7 |
| 209 | Chicken liver, cooked | Poultry | 14.6 |
| 210 | Low Fat Cottage Cheese | Dairy | 14.6 |
| 211 | Beef brisket, cooked | Red Meat | 14.6 |
| 212 | Beef strip steak, cooked | Red Meat | 14.5 |
| 213 | Fish sauce | Prepared Foods | 14.5 |
| 214 | Cottage Cheese | Dairy | 14.4 |
| 215 | Cottage Cheese Pure & Natural | Dairy | 14.4 |
| 216 | Small Curd Low Fat Cottage Cheese | Dairy | 14.4 |
| 217 | Vanilla | Dairy | 14.4 |
| 218 | Greek Yogurt Vanilla | Dairy | 14.4 |
| 219 | Turkey drumstick, cooked | Poultry | 14.3 |
| 220 | Honey Deli Ham | Red Meat | 14.3 |
| 221 | Chicken hearts, cooked | Poultry | 14.3 |
| 222 | Beef bottom round, cooked | Red Meat | 14.2 |
| 223 | Whitefish, cooked | Seafood | 14.2 |
| 224 | Rainbow trout, cooked | Seafood | 14.2 |
| 225 | Skyr Fat Free Strawberry Yogurt | Dairy | 14.2 |
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).















