Foods high in Protein (USDA Foundation)

Protein is essential for building and repairing muscles, organs, and other tissues.

FDA daily value: 50 g

Diet All Vegetarian Vegan
Source All Canadian (CNF) USDA SR Legacy USDA Foundation

Showing 101-150 of 419 foods.

# Food Category Per 100 g % DV
101 Sesame butter, creamy Nut and Seed Products 19.71 g 39%
102 Ham, sliced, restaurant Pork Products 19.60 g 39%
103 Sausage, pork, chorizo, link or ground, cooked, pan-fried Sausages and Luncheon Meats 19.30 g 39%
104 Sausage, pork, chorizo, link or ground, cooked, pan-fried Sausages and Luncheon Meats 19.30 g 39%
105 Swordfish, frozen, wild caught Finfish and Shellfish Products 19.24 g 38%
106 Halibut, frozen, wild caught Finfish and Shellfish Products 19.06 g 38%
107 Fish, tilapia, farm raised, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 19.00 g 38%
108 Fish, tuna, light, canned in water, drained solids Finfish and Shellfish Products 19.00 g 38%
109 Cheese, queso fresco, solid Dairy and Egg Products 18.88 g 38%
110 Seeds, sunflower seed, kernel, raw Nut and Seed Products 18.87 g 38%
111 Beef, ribeye, steak, boneless, choice, raw Beef Products 18.74 g 37%
112 Crustaceans, crab, blue swimming, lump, pasteurized, refrigerated Finfish and Shellfish Products 18.65 g 37%
113 Chicken, thigh, boneless, skinless, raw Poultry Products 18.61 g 37%
114 Chicken, wing, meat and skin, raw Poultry Products 18.41 g 37%
115 Beef, chuck, roast, boneless, choice, raw Beef Products 18.40 g 37%
116 Chicken, drumstick, meat and skin, raw Poultry Products 18.36 g 37%
117 Sausage, Italian, pork, mild, cooked, pan-fried Sausages and Luncheon Meats 18.20 g 36%
118 Sausage, Italian, pork, mild, cooked, pan-fried Sausages and Luncheon Meats 18.20 g 36%
119 Beef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat, raw Beef Products 18.16 g 36%
120 Flaxseed, ground Nut and Seed Products 18.04 g 36%
121 Cheese, pasteurized process, American, vitamin D fortified Dairy and Egg Products 18.00 g 36%
122 Chicken, ground, with additives, raw Poultry Products 17.91 g 36%
123 Pork, ground, raw Pork Products 17.81 g 36%
124 Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw Beef Products 17.53 g 35%
125 Cheese, American, restaurant Dairy and Egg Products 17.50 g 35%
126 Lamb, ground, raw Lamb, Veal, and Game Products 17.46 g 35%
127 Nuts, cashew nuts, raw Nut and Seed Products 17.44 g 35%
128 Turkey, ground, 93% lean/ 7% fat, raw Poultry Products 17.34 g 35%
129 Chicken, thigh, meat and skin, raw Poultry Products 17.11 g 34%
130 Chia seeds, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 17.01 g 34%
131 Sausage, turkey, breakfast links, mild, raw Sausages and Luncheon Meats 16.70 g 33%
132 Sausage, turkey, breakfast links, mild, raw Sausages and Luncheon Meats 16.70 g 33%
133 Ham, sliced, pre-packaged, deli meat (96%fat free, water added) Sausages and Luncheon Meats 16.70 g 33%
134 Fish, catfish, farm raised, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 16.47 g 33%
135 Scallops, bay, Patagonian, frozen, wild caught Finfish and Shellfish Products 16.39 g 33%
136 Fish, haddock, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 16.30 g 33%
137 Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg yolk Dairy and Egg Products 16.20 g 32%
138 Flour, coconut Nut and Seed Products 16.14 g 32%
139 Fish, cod, Atlantic, wild caught, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 16.07 g 32%
140 Nuts, pine nuts, raw Nut and Seed Products 15.70 g 31%
141 Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, pasteurized Dairy and Egg Products 15.60 g 31%
142 Crustaceans, shrimp, farm raised, raw Finfish and Shellfish Products 15.57 g 31%
143 Cheese, pasteurized process cheese food or product, American, singles Dairy and Egg Products 15.57 g 31%
144 Snow crab, legs only, frozen Finfish and Shellfish Products 15.54 g 31%
145 Pork, belly, with skin, raw Pork Products 15.20 g 30%
146 Einkorn, grain, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 15.12 g 30%
147 Flour, whole wheat, unenriched Cereal Grains and Pasta 15.10 g 30%
148 Nuts, brazilnuts, raw Nut and Seed Products 15.04 g 30%
149 Sea bass, Chilean, frozen, wild caught Finfish and Shellfish Products 14.93 g 30%
150 Khorasan, grain, dry, raw Cereal Grains and Pasta 14.76 g 30%

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