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Lean High-Protein Foods

Ranked by protein per calorie (lean protein). Per 100 g, from the USDA database.

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1. Soy protein isolate, potassium type27.5 g protein/100 kcal
2. Soy protein isolate26.4 g protein/100 kcal
3. Gelatins, dry powder, unsweetened25.6 g protein/100 kcal
4. Fish, cod, Atlantic, wild caught, raw24.4 g protein/100 kcal
5. Fish, cod, Pacific, cooked24.3 g protein/100 kcal
6. Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, raw (Alaska Native)24.3 g protein/100 kcal
7. Tuna, ahi or yellowfin, frozen, wild caught24.2 g protein/100 kcal
8. Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked24.2 g protein/100 kcal
9. Duck, scoter, white-winged, meat (Alaska Native)24 g protein/100 kcal
10. Whale, beluga, meat, raw (Alaska Native)23.9 g protein/100 kcal
11. Fish, haddock, steamed23.7 g protein/100 kcal
12. Crustaceans, shrimp, raw23.6 g protein/100 kcal
13. Mahi mahi, frozen, wild caught23.6 g protein/100 kcal
14. Fish, cooked, as ingredient23.6 g protein/100 kcal
15. Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced23.6 g protein/100 kcal
16. Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native)23.5 g protein/100 kcal
17. Halibut, frozen, wild caught23.4 g protein/100 kcal
18. Cod, Pacific or Alaskan, frozen, wild caught23.3 g protein/100 kcal
19. Sea cucumber, yane (Alaska Native)23.2 g protein/100 kcal
20. Ruffed Grouse, breast meat, skinless, raw23.2 g protein/100 kcal
21. Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, partially dried (Alaska Native)23.1 g protein/100 kcal
22. Snapper, frozen, wild caught23.1 g protein/100 kcal
23. Crustaceans, crab, blue swimming, lump, pasteurized, refrigerated23 g protein/100 kcal
24. Walrus, meat, dried (Alaska Native)22.7 g protein/100 kcal
25. Fish, lingcod, meat, raw (Alaska Native)22.7 g protein/100 kcal
26. Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)22.6 g protein/100 kcal
27. Fish, pollock, Alaska, raw22.6 g protein/100 kcal
28. Cheese, Mozzarella, nonfat or fat free22.5 g protein/100 kcal
29. Cheese, mozzarella, nonfat22.5 g protein/100 kcal
30. Frog legs, raw22.5 g protein/100 kcal
31. Snow crab, legs only, frozen 22.4 g protein/100 kcal
32. Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat22.4 g protein/100 kcal
33. Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked22.4 g protein/100 kcal
34. Emu, outside drum, raw22.4 g protein/100 kcal
35. Fish, tuna, raw22.4 g protein/100 kcal
36. Fish, tuna, fresh, yellowfin, raw22.4 g protein/100 kcal
37. Cheese, Swiss, nonfat or fat free22.4 g protein/100 kcal
38. Fish, tuna, canned22.4 g protein/100 kcal
39. Fish, tuna, NFS22.4 g protein/100 kcal
40. Buffalo, free range, top round steak, cooked (Shoshone Bannock)22.3 g protein/100 kcal
41. Turtle, green, raw22.2 g protein/100 kcal
42. Fish, haddock, cooked, dry heat22.2 g protein/100 kcal
43. Beverages, Protein powder whey based22.2 g protein/100 kcal
44. Nutritional powder mix, whey based, NFS22.2 g protein/100 kcal
45. Nutritional powder mix, protein, NFS22.2 g protein/100 kcal
46. Fish, cod, steamed22.2 g protein/100 kcal
47. Fish, cod, Pacific, raw (may have been previously frozen)22.1 g protein/100 kcal
48. Buffalo, free range, top round steak, raw (Shoshone Bannock)22.1 g protein/100 kcal
49. Lobster, tail only, frozen, wild caught22.1 g protein/100 kcal
50. Alaska Pollock, raw22.1 g protein/100 kcal
51. Fish, haddock, raw22.1 g protein/100 kcal
52. Fish, cod, Pacific, cooked, dry heat (may contain additives to retain moisture)22 g protein/100 kcal
53. Turkey, breast, smoked, lemon pepper flavor, 97% fat-free22 g protein/100 kcal
54. Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, without salt, drained solids22 g protein/100 kcal
55. Fish, pollock, raw22 g protein/100 kcal
56. Octopus (Alaska Native)22 g protein/100 kcal
57. Fish, ling, cooked, dry heat21.9 g protein/100 kcal
58. Egg, white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reduced21.9 g protein/100 kcal
59. Egg, white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reduced21.9 g protein/100 kcal
60. Caribou, shoulder meat, dried (Alaska Native)21.9 g protein/100 kcal
61. Fish, pike, northern, raw21.9 g protein/100 kcal
62. Fish, pike, northern, cooked, dry heat21.8 g protein/100 kcal
63. Emu, fan fillet, raw21.8 g protein/100 kcal
64. Game meat, moose, cooked, roasted21.8 g protein/100 kcal
65. Moose21.8 g protein/100 kcal
66. Fish, ling, raw21.8 g protein/100 kcal
67. Fish, cusk, raw21.8 g protein/100 kcal
68. Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, cooked, dry heat21.8 g protein/100 kcal
69. Emu, flat fillet, raw21.8 g protein/100 kcal
70. Game meat, moose, raw21.8 g protein/100 kcal
71. Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, raw21.8 g protein/100 kcal
72. Crustaceans, shrimp, farm raised, raw21.8 g protein/100 kcal
73. Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, raw21.8 g protein/100 kcal
74. Fish, pollock, Alaska, raw (may contain additives to retain moisture)21.8 g protein/100 kcal
75. Fish, mahimahi, raw21.8 g protein/100 kcal
76. Fish, mahimahi, cooked, dry heat21.8 g protein/100 kcal
77. Fish, smoked21.8 g protein/100 kcal
78. Fish, haddock, smoked21.8 g protein/100 kcal
79. Fish, cod, Atlantic, cooked, dry heat21.7 g protein/100 kcal
80. Fish, cusk, cooked, dry heat21.7 g protein/100 kcal
81. Fish, cod, Atlantic, raw21.7 g protein/100 kcal
82. Turkey, drumstick, from whole bird, meat only, raw21.7 g protein/100 kcal
83. Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted21.7 g protein/100 kcal
84. Turkey, drumstick, from whole bird, meat only, roasted21.7 g protein/100 kcal
85. Fish, cod, Atlantic, canned, solids and liquid21.7 g protein/100 kcal
86. Fish, whitefish, mixed species, smoked21.7 g protein/100 kcal
87. Fish, cod, Atlantic, dried and salted21.7 g protein/100 kcal
88. Moose, meat, raw (Alaska Native)21.7 g protein/100 kcal
89. Fish, roughy, orange, raw21.6 g protein/100 kcal
90. Fish, roughy, orange, cooked, dry heat21.6 g protein/100 kcal
91. Lobster21.6 g protein/100 kcal
92. Crab21.5 g protein/100 kcal
93. Crustaceans, crab, blue, cooked, moist heat21.5 g protein/100 kcal
94. Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned21.5 g protein/100 kcal
95. Crab, canned21.5 g protein/100 kcal
96. Sea lion, Steller, meat (Alaska Native)21.5 g protein/100 kcal
97. Fish, burbot, cooked, dry heat21.5 g protein/100 kcal
98. Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, with added solution, cooked, roasted21.5 g protein/100 kcal
99. Fish, white, mixed species, steamed21.5 g protein/100 kcal
100. Fish, burbot, raw21.5 g protein/100 kcal