High Protein Foods: Protein Content per 100g and per 100 kcal
Foods with the most protein per 100 g in each food group, and the foods with the most protein per 100 calories (protein density). Dry foods such as protein powders, dried meat and cheese lead per 100 g; lean meat, fish and some vegetables lead per calorie.
Only generic foods with complete data are ranked. Raw, cooked and dried versions appear separately.
Fruits
Most protein per 100 g
- Goji berries, dried 14.3 g
- Apricots, dehydrated (low-moisture), sulfured, uncooked 4.9 g
- Longans, dried 4.9 g
- Peaches, dehydrated (low-moisture), sulfured, uncooked 4.9 g
- Jujube, Chinese, fresh, dried 4.7 g
- Bananas, dehydrated, or banana powder 3.9 g
- Litchis, dried 3.8 g
- Prunes, dehydrated (low-moisture), uncooked 3.7 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Rhubarb, raw 4.3 g / 100 kcal
- Goji berries, dried 4.1 g / 100 kcal
- Horned melon (Kiwano) 4 g / 100 kcal
- Melons, casaba, raw 4 g / 100 kcal
- Winter squash, raw 3.8 g / 100 kcal
- Lemon, raw, without peel 3.8 g / 100 kcal
- Lemon, raw 3.8 g / 100 kcal
- Guava, raw 3.7 g / 100 kcal
Vegetables
Most protein per 100 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Seaweed, spirulina, raw 22.8 g / 100 kcal
- Cowpeas, leafy tips, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 21.2 g / 100 kcal
- Cowpeas, leafy tips, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 21.2 g / 100 kcal
- Watercress, raw 20.9 g / 100 kcal
- Seaweed, spirulina, dried 19.8 g / 100 kcal
- Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), leafy tips, raw 17.7 g / 100 kcal
- Alfalfa sprouts, raw 17.3 g / 100 kcal
- Alfalfa seeds, sprouted, raw 17.3 g / 100 kcal
Meat
Most protein per 100 g
- Pork skin rinds 61.3 g
- Textured vegetable protein, dry 51.1 g
- Pork, cracklings 45 g
- Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, restaurant 40.9 g
- Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, microwaved 39 g
- Bacon, NS as to type of meat, cooked 37.4 g
- Pork bacon, NS as to fresh, smoked or cured, cooked 37.4 g
- Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, broiled, pan-fried or roasted, reduced sodium 37 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Turkey, breast, smoked, lemon pepper flavor, 97% fat-free 22 g / 100 kcal
- Game meat, moose, cooked, roasted 21.8 g / 100 kcal
- Moose 21.8 g / 100 kcal
- Game meat, moose, raw 21.8 g / 100 kcal
- Chicken breast, oven-roasted, fat-free, sliced 21.3 g / 100 kcal
- Veal, leg, top round, cap off, cutlet, boneless, cooked, grilled 21.1 g / 100 kcal
- Veal, shank, separable lean only, raw 21 g / 100 kcal
- Chicken breast, fat-free, mesquite flavor, sliced 21 g / 100 kcal
Poultry
Most protein per 100 g
- Emu, full rump, cooked, broiled 33.7 g
- Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried 33.4 g
- Chicken, stewing, light meat, meat only, cooked, stewed 33 g
- Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat only, cooked, fried 32.8 g
- Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, cooked, fried 32.5 g
- Pheasant, cooked, total edible 32.4 g
- Emu, inside drums, cooked, broiled 32.4 g
- Pheasant, cooked 32.3 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Ruffed Grouse, breast meat, skinless, raw 23.2 g / 100 kcal
- Emu, outside drum, raw 22.4 g / 100 kcal
- Emu, fan fillet, raw 21.8 g / 100 kcal
- Emu, flat fillet, raw 21.8 g / 100 kcal
- Turkey, drumstick, from whole bird, meat only, raw 21.7 g / 100 kcal
- Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted 21.7 g / 100 kcal
- Turkey, drumstick, from whole bird, meat only, roasted 21.7 g / 100 kcal
- Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, with added solution, cooked, roasted 21.5 g / 100 kcal
Fish and Seafood
Most protein per 100 g
- Fish, cod, Atlantic, dried and salted 62.8 g
- Shrimp, dried 51 g
- Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat 47.7 g
- Mollusks, cuttlefish, mixed species, cooked, moist heat 32.5 g
- Fish, sturgeon, mixed species, smoked 31.2 g
- Fish, tuna, cooked 30.3 g
- Fish, tuna, fresh, bluefin, cooked, dry heat 29.9 g
- Mollusks, octopus, common, cooked, moist heat 29.8 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Fish, cod, Pacific, cooked 24.3 g / 100 kcal
- Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked 24.2 g / 100 kcal
- Tuna, ahi or yellowfin, frozen, wild caught 24.2 g / 100 kcal
- Fish, haddock, steamed 23.7 g / 100 kcal
- Crustaceans, shrimp, raw 23.6 g / 100 kcal
- Mahi mahi, frozen, wild caught 23.6 g / 100 kcal
- Halibut, frozen, wild caught 23.4 g / 100 kcal
- Cod, Pacific or Alaskan, frozen, wild caught 23.3 g / 100 kcal
Dairy and Eggs
Most protein per 100 g
- Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced 84.1 g
- Egg, white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reduced 82.4 g
- Egg, white, dried 81.1 g
- Egg, white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reduced 76.9 g
- Egg substitute, powder 55.5 g
- Protein supplement, milk based, Muscle Milk Light, powder 50 g
- Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced 48.2 g
- Egg, whole, dried 48.1 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced 23.6 g / 100 kcal
- Cheese, Mozzarella, nonfat or fat free 22.5 g / 100 kcal
- Cheese, mozzarella, nonfat 22.5 g / 100 kcal
- Cheese, Swiss, nonfat or fat free 22.4 g / 100 kcal
- Egg, white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reduced 21.9 g / 100 kcal
- Egg, white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reduced 21.9 g / 100 kcal
- Egg, white, raw, frozen, pasteurized 21.2 g / 100 kcal
- Egg, white, dried 21.2 g / 100 kcal
Grains and Pasta
Most protein per 100 g
- Vital wheat gluten 75.2 g
- Chickpeas, puffed 23.4 g
- Wheat germ, crude 23.2 g
- Chickpea flour, pre-gelatinized 22.1 g
- Spaghetti, protein-fortified, dry, enriched (n x 6.25) 21.8 g
- Kernza flour, pre-gelatinized 19.6 g
- Khorasan, puffed, organic 18.5 g
- Kamut, puffed, organic 17.8 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Vital wheat gluten 20.3 g / 100 kcal
- Oat bran, cooked 8 g / 100 kcal
- Wheat bran, crude 7.2 g / 100 kcal
- Oat bran, raw 7 g / 100 kcal
- Wheat germ, crude 6.4 g / 100 kcal
- Spaghetti, protein-fortified, dry, enriched (n x 6.25) 5.8 g / 100 kcal
- Chickpeas, puffed 5.8 g / 100 kcal
- Chickpea flour, pre-gelatinized 5.7 g / 100 kcal
Breakfast Cereals
Most protein per 100 g
- Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Wheat Germ, Regular 31.4 g
- Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat germ, toasted, plain 29.1 g
- Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Honey Crunch Wheat Germ 26.6 g
- Incaparina, dry mix (corn and soy flours), unprepared 21.8 g
- Cereal, K's, plain 19 g
- Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Toasted Wheat Bran 17.6 g
- Cereals, QUAKER, Oat Bran, QUAKER/MOTHER'S Oat Bran, dry 17 g
- Cereals, QUAKER, Weight Control Instant Oatmeal, banana bread 16.5 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Toasted Wheat Bran 8.8 g / 100 kcal
- Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Wheat Germ, Regular 8.6 g / 100 kcal
- Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat germ, toasted, plain 7.6 g / 100 kcal
- Cereals ready-to-eat, SUN COUNTRY, KRETSCHMER Honey Crunch Wheat Germ 7.1 g / 100 kcal
- Oat bran cereal, cooked 7 g / 100 kcal
- Incaparina, dry mix (corn and soy flours), unprepared 5.7 g / 100 kcal
- Cereal, K's, plain 5.3 g / 100 kcal
- Cereals, Oat Bran, QUAKER, QUAKER/MOTHER'S Oat Bran, prepared with water, salt 4.7 g / 100 kcal
Bread and Baked Goods
Most protein per 100 g
- Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry 40.4 g
- Bread, soy, toasted 18 g
- Bread, soy 16.4 g
- Bread, whole-wheat, commercially prepared, toasted 16.3 g
- Quiche with meat, poultry or fish 15.5 g
- Breadsticks, hard, whole wheat 15.1 g
- Bread, multigrain, toasted 14.7 g
- Bread, multi-grain, toasted (includes whole-grain) 14.5 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry 12.4 g / 100 kcal
- Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, compressed 8 g / 100 kcal
- Crepe, with meat 7.5 g / 100 kcal
- Bread, sprouted wheat 7 g / 100 kcal
- Bread, sprouted wheat, toasted 7 g / 100 kcal
- Bread, wheat, sprouted 7 g / 100 kcal
- Bread, wheat, sprouted, toasted 7 g / 100 kcal
- Bread, soy, toasted 6.1 g / 100 kcal
Beans and Legumes
Most protein per 100 g
- Soy protein isolate 88.3 g
- Soy protein isolate, potassium type 88.3 g
- Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash 63.6 g
- Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction 63.6 g
- Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu) 52.5 g
- Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu), prepared with calcium sulfate 52.4 g
- Peanut flour, defatted 52.2 g
- Soy flour, defatted 51.5 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Soy protein isolate, potassium type 27.5 g / 100 kcal
- Soy protein isolate 26.4 g / 100 kcal
- Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash 19.4 g / 100 kcal
- Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction 19.4 g / 100 kcal
- Vitasoy USA Nasoya, Lite Silken Tofu 19.1 g / 100 kcal
- MORI-NU, Tofu, silken, lite extra firm 18.4 g / 100 kcal
- Soy sauce made from soy (tamari) 17.5 g / 100 kcal
- MORI-NU, Tofu, silken, lite firm 17 g / 100 kcal
Nuts and Seeds
Most protein per 100 g
- Nutritional powder mix, whey based, NFS 78.1 g
- Nutritional powder mix, protein, NFS 78.1 g
- Nutritional powder mix (EAS Whey Protein Powder) 66.7 g
- Nutritional powder mix (Isopure) 58.1 g
- Nutritional powder mix, protein, soy based, NFS 55.6 g
- Nutritional powder mix, high protein (Herbalife) 53.6 g
- Nutritional powder mix, high protein, NFS 53.6 g
- Seeds, sesame flour, low-fat 50.1 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Nutritional powder mix, protein, NFS 22.2 g / 100 kcal
- Nutritional powder mix, whey based, NFS 22.2 g / 100 kcal
- Nutritional powder mix (EAS Whey Protein Powder) 17.3 g / 100 kcal
- Nutritional powder mix (Isopure) 16.2 g / 100 kcal
- Seeds, sesame flour, low-fat 15.1 g / 100 kcal
- Seeds, cottonseed flour, low fat (glandless) 15 g / 100 kcal
- Seeds, sunflower seed flour, partially defatted 14.7 g / 100 kcal
- Nutritional powder mix, protein, soy based, NFS 14.3 g / 100 kcal
Fats and Oils
Most protein per 100 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese, low calorie 5.2 g / 100 kcal
- Margarine-like, vegetable oil spread, fat free, liquid, with salt 3.5 g / 100 kcal
- Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese dressing, light 2.4 g / 100 kcal
- Salad dressing, mayonnaise, imitation, milk cream 2.2 g / 100 kcal
- Salad dressing, italian dressing, fat-free 2.1 g / 100 kcal
- Italian dressing, fat free 2.1 g / 100 kcal
- Mayonnaise, made with tofu 1.8 g / 100 kcal
- Creamy Italian dressing, fat free 1.8 g / 100 kcal
Beverages
Most protein per 100 g
- Beverages, Protein powder whey based 78.1 g
- Beverages, ABBOTT, EAS whey protein powder 66.7 g
- Beverages, Whey protein powder isolate 58.1 g
- Beverages, Protein powder soy based 55.6 g
- Beverages, nutritional shake mix, high protein, powder 53.6 g
- Beverages, ABBOTT, EAS soy protein powder 47.6 g
- Beverages, UNILEVER, SLIMFAST Shake Mix, high protein, whey powder, 3-2-1 Plan 27.9 g
- Beverages, Cocoa mix, low calorie, powder, with added calcium, phosphorus, aspartame, without added sodium or vitamin A 25.1 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Energy drink, sugar free (Vault) 25 g / 100 kcal
- Beverages, Energy drink, VAULT Zero, sugar-free, citrus flavor 25 g / 100 kcal
- Beverages, Protein powder whey based 22.2 g / 100 kcal
- Beverages, WENDY'S, tea, ready-to-drink, unsweetened 22 g / 100 kcal
- Tea, iced, brewed, green, unsweetened 22 g / 100 kcal
- Tea, hot, leaf, green 22 g / 100 kcal
- Beverages, tea, green, brewed, regular 22 g / 100 kcal
- Beverages, ABBOTT, EAS whey protein powder 17.3 g / 100 kcal
Sweets and Desserts
Most protein per 100 g
- Gelatins, dry powder, unsweetened 85.6 g
- Gelatin desserts, dry mix, reduced calorie, with aspartame, no added sodium 55.3 g
- Gelatin desserts, dry mix, reduced calorie, with aspartame, added phosphorus, potassium, sodium, vitamin C 55.3 g
- Chicken breast, baked, broiled, or roasted, skin not eaten, from raw 30.2 g
- Chicken breast, baked or broiled, skin not eaten, from fast food / restaurant 29.6 g
- Chicken breast, fried, coated, skin / coating not eaten, from raw 29.6 g
- Chicken breast, sauteed, skin not eaten 29.6 g
- Chicken breast, grilled without sauce, skin not eaten 29.6 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Gelatins, dry powder, unsweetened 25.6 g / 100 kcal
- Chicken breast, rotisserie, skin not eaten 19.4 g / 100 kcal
- Chicken breast, NS as to cooking method, skin not eaten 19.4 g / 100 kcal
- Chicken breast, baked or broiled, skin not eaten, from pre-cooked 19.4 g / 100 kcal
- Chicken breast, stewed, skin not eaten 18.8 g / 100 kcal
- Chicken breast, baked, broiled, or roasted, skin not eaten, from raw 18.8 g / 100 kcal
- Chicken breast, baked or broiled, skin not eaten, from fast food / restaurant 16.8 g / 100 kcal
- Chicken breast, grilled without sauce, skin not eaten 16.8 g / 100 kcal
Snacks
Most protein per 100 g
- Snacks, pork skins, plain 61.3 g
- Snacks, pork skins, barbecue-flavor 57.9 g
- Snacks, beef jerky, chopped and formed 33.2 g
- Formulated Bar, SOUTH BEACH protein bar 30.3 g
- Nutrition bar (South Beach Living High Protein Bar) 30.3 g
- Formulated bar, ZONE PERFECT CLASSIC CRUNCH BAR, mixed flavors 30 g
- Nutrition bar (Zone Perfect Classic Crunch) 30 g
- Nutrition bar (Balance Original Bar) 28 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Snacks, pork skins, plain 11.3 g / 100 kcal
- Snacks, pork skins, barbecue-flavor 10.8 g / 100 kcal
- Snacks, beef jerky, chopped and formed 8.1 g / 100 kcal
- Formulated Bar, SOUTH BEACH protein bar 7.4 g / 100 kcal
- Nutrition bar (South Beach Living High Protein Bar) 7.4 g / 100 kcal
- Formulated bar, ZONE PERFECT CLASSIC CRUNCH BAR, mixed flavors 7 g / 100 kcal
- Nutrition bar (Zone Perfect Classic Crunch) 7 g / 100 kcal
- Soy chips 6.9 g / 100 kcal
Spices, Herbs and Condiments
Most protein per 100 g
- Spices, parsley, dried 26.6 g
- Spices, mustard seed, ground 26.1 g
- Spices, chervil, dried 23.2 g
- Spices, fenugreek seed 23 g
- Spices, basil, dried 23 g
- Spices, tarragon, dried 22.8 g
- Spices, coriander leaf, dried 21.9 g
- Spices, dill weed, dried 20 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Basil, fresh 13.7 g / 100 kcal
- Buffalo sauce 11 g / 100 kcal
- Hot pepper sauce 10.8 g / 100 kcal
- Capers, canned 10.3 g / 100 kcal
- Spices, basil, dried 9.9 g / 100 kcal
- Spices, chervil, dried 9.8 g / 100 kcal
- Spices, parsley, dried 9.1 g / 100 kcal
- Dill weed, fresh 8 g / 100 kcal
Soups and Sauces
Most protein per 100 g
- Cheese fondue 19.3 g
- Soup, beef broth, cubed, dry 17.3 g
- Soup, bouillon cubes and granules, low sodium, dry 16.7 g
- Soup, chicken broth or bouillon, dry 16.7 g
- Soup, beef broth or bouillon, powder, dry 16 g
- Soup, chicken noodle, dry, mix 15.4 g
- Sauce, alfredo mix, dry 15.3 g
- Soup, chicken broth cubes, dry 14.6 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Soup, beef broth bouillon and consomme, canned, condensed 22.9 g / 100 kcal
- Soup, SWANSON, beef broth, lower sodium 20 g / 100 kcal
- Soup, chicken broth, less/reduced sodium, ready to serve 19.4 g / 100 kcal
- Soup, beef broth, less/reduced sodium, ready to serve 19 g / 100 kcal
- Soup, beef broth, bouillon, consomme, prepared with equal volume water 18.5 g / 100 kcal
- Soup, beef broth or bouillon canned, ready-to-serve 16.3 g / 100 kcal
- Soup, stock, beef, home-prepared 15.2 g / 100 kcal
- Soup, broth 14.8 g / 100 kcal
Meals and Dishes
Most protein per 100 g
- CRACKER BARREL, grilled sirloin steak 31.5 g
- T.G.I. FRIDAY'S, classic sirloin steak (10 oz) 31 g
- Restaurant, family style, sirloin steak 29.8 g
- POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Breast, meat only, skin and breading removed 29 g
- POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Wing, meat only, skin and breading removed 28.9 g
- DENNY'S, top sirloin steak 28.9 g
- Steak teriyaki 28.9 g
- Fast Foods, Fried Chicken, Wing, meat only, skin and breading removed 28.8 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Fish with tomato-based sauce 20.4 g / 100 kcal
- POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Breast, meat only, skin and breading removed 18.5 g / 100 kcal
- Venison or deer with tomato-based sauce 18.3 g / 100 kcal
- Fast Foods, Fried Chicken, Breast, meat only, skin and breading removed 18.3 g / 100 kcal
- KFC, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Breast, meat only, skin and breading removed 18 g / 100 kcal
- Shrimp teriyaki 18 g / 100 kcal
- KFC, Fried Chicken, EXTRA CRISPY, Breast, meat only, skin and breading removed 17.8 g / 100 kcal
- Venison or deer with gravy 17.3 g / 100 kcal
Baby Foods
Most protein per 100 g
- Babyfood, cereal, high protein, with apple and orange, dry 25.4 g
- Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, ENFAMIL, ENFAGROW, Soy, Toddler transitions, with ARA and DHA, powder 15.7 g
- Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, NEXT STEP PROSOBEE, powder, not reconstituted 15.6 g
- Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, NEXT STEP, PROSOBEE LIPIL, powder, with ARA and DHA 15.6 g
- Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, GO AND GROW, powder, with ARA and DHA 15.4 g
- Babyfood, meat, lamb, junior 15.2 g
- Babyfood, meat, chicken sticks, junior 14.6 g
- Infant formula, ABBOTT NUTRITION, SIMILAC, NEOSURE, powder, with ARA and DHA 14.4 g
Most protein per 100 kcal
- Babyfood, meat, veal, strained 16.2 g / 100 kcal
- Babyfood, meat, lamb, strained 15 g / 100 kcal
- Babyfood, meat, beef, junior 14.9 g / 100 kcal
- Babyfood, meat, beef, strained 14.9 g / 100 kcal
- Baby Toddler beef 14.8 g / 100 kcal
- Babyfood, meat, lamb, junior 13.6 g / 100 kcal
- Babyfood, meat, ham, junior 11.6 g / 100 kcal
- Babyfood, meat, ham, strained 11.6 g / 100 kcal