Foods high in Protein (USDA Foundation)

The 50 g Daily Value for protein is a minimum target, not a ceiling. Your actual needs depend on your body weight and activity level. The number on a label tells you how much of that target one serving meets, so you can track your intake across the day.

Protein concentrates in meat, fish, eggs, and dairy, but also in legumes, nuts, and grains. This ranking shows raw amounts per 100 g. Keep in mind that serving sizes vary wildly; a portion of chicken breast weighs more than a portion of pumpkin seeds, so higher grams here do not always mean a better source for your plate.

FDA daily value: 50 g

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Showing 51–100 of 419 foods

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
51 Beans, Dry, Pinto (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 23.70 g 47%
52 Cheese, mozzarella, low moisture, part-skim Dairy and Egg Products 23.70 g 47%
53 Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 23.70 g 47%
54 Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 23.70 g 47%
55 Beans, Dry, Pinto (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 23.70 g 47%
56 Lentils, dry Legumes and Legume Products 23.57 g 47%
57 Beans, Dry, Small Red (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 23.50 g 47%
58 Beans, Dry, Small Red (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 23.50 g 47%
59 Cheese, provolone, sliced Dairy and Egg Products 23.45 g 47%
60 Beans, Dry, Pink (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 23.40 g 47%
61 Beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 23.40 g 47%
62 Beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw Beef Products 23.40 g 47%
63 Beans, Dry, Pink (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 23.40 g 47%
64 Beans, Dry, Flor de Mayo (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 23.30 g 47%
65 Cheese, cheddar Dairy and Egg Products 23.30 g 47%
66 Beans, Dry, Flor de Mayo (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 23.30 g 47%
67 Peanuts, raw Legumes and Legume Products 23.20 g 46%
68 Pork, chop, center cut, raw Pork Products 22.81 g 46%
69 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 22.80 g 46%
70 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw Beef Products 22.80 g 46%
71 Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 22.70 g 45%
72 Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Beef Products 22.70 g 45%
73 Cheese, monterey jack, solid Dairy and Egg Products 22.62 g 45%
74 Chicken, breast, boneless, skinless, raw Poultry Products 22.52 g 45%
75 Peanut butter, smooth style, with salt Legumes and Legume Products 22.50 g 45%
76 Fish, salmon, sockeye, wild caught, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 22.30 g 45%
77 Cheese, oaxaca, solid Dairy and Egg Products 22.14 g 44%
78 Beef, top sirloin steak, raw Beef Products 21.98 g 44%
79 Pork, loin, tenderloin, boneless, raw Pork Products 21.58 g 43%
80 Beans, cannellini, dry Legumes and Legume Products 21.56 g 43%
81 Beef, round, top round, boneless, choice, raw Beef Products 21.48 g 43%
82 Nuts, almonds, whole, raw Nut and Seed Products 21.45 g 43%
83 Chicken, breast, meat and skin, raw Poultry Products 21.41 g 43%
84 Beef, short loin (NY strip steak), raw Beef Products 21.32 g 43%
85 Beans, Dry, Red (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 21.30 g 43%
86 Beans, Dry, Red (0% moisture) Legumes and Legume Products 21.30 g 43%
87 Chickpeas, (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), dry Legumes and Legume Products 21.27 g 43%
88 Blackeye pea, dry Legumes and Legume Products 21.23 g 42%
89 Pork, loin, boneless, raw Pork Products 21.12 g 42%
90 Beef, tenderloin steak, raw Beef Products 21.09 g 42%
91 Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 21.00 g 42%
92 Almond butter, creamy Nut and Seed Products 20.79 g 42%
93 Snapper, frozen, wild caught Finfish and Shellfish Products 20.66 g 41%
94 Nuts, pistachio nuts, raw Nut and Seed Products 20.51 g 41%
95 Nuts, almonds, dry roasted, with salt added Nut and Seed Products 20.40 g 41%
96 Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farm raised, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 20.32 g 41%
97 Beef, flank, steak, boneless, choice, raw Beef Products 20.13 g 40%
98 Bison, ground, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 19.88 g 40%
99 Mahi mahi, frozen, wild caught Finfish and Shellfish Products 19.79 g 40%
100 Cheese, feta, whole milk, crumbled Dairy and Egg Products 19.71 g 39%

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