Top 50 Highest Protein Foods

Top 50 highest protein foods. Best foods for muscle building, weight loss, and satiety. Includes chicken breast, tuna, beef, eggs, and more.

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Rank	Food	Protein (g)	Calories	Category
1	Whale, beluga, meat, dried (Alaska Native)	69.9g	1370 kcal	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods
2	Fish, herring eggs, Pacific, dry (Alaska Native)	60.4g	1310 kcal	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods
3	Walrus, meat, dried (Alaska Native)	57.0g	1050 kcal	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods
4	Fish, herring, Pacific, flesh, air-dried, packed in oil (Alaska Native)	44.5g	2050 kcal	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods
5	Fish, salmon, king, chinook, smoked, brined (Alaska Native)	39.9g	430 kcal	American Indian/Alaska Native Foods
6	Bacon, for use on a sandwich	39.4g	494 kcal	Not included in a food category
7	Bacon, NS as to type of meat, cooked	37.4g	484 kcal	Bacon
8	Beef, bacon, reduced sodium, cooked	37.0g	541 kcal	Bacon
9	Game meat, deer, shoulder clod, separable lean only, cooked, braised	36.3g	797 kcal	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products
10	Lupins, mature seeds, raw	36.2g	1550 kcal	Legumes and Legume Products
11	Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised	34.7g	897 kcal	Beef Products
12	Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, braised	34.7g	936 kcal	Beef Products
13	Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, braised	34.6g	205 kcal	Beef Products
14	Beaver	34.6g	210 kcal	Lamb, goat, game
15	Bacon or side pork, fresh, cooked	33.9g	468 kcal	Bacon
16	Bacon, for use with vegetables	33.9g	468 kcal	Not included in a food category
17	Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised	33.9g	829 kcal	Beef Products
18	Game meat, bison, chuck, shoulder clod, separable lean only, cooked, braised	33.8g	809 kcal	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products
19	Emu, full rump, cooked, broiled	33.7g	168 kcal	Poultry Products
20	Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised	33.6g	205 kcal	Beef Products
21	Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised	33.6g	823 kcal	Beef Products
22	Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised	33.4g	886 kcal	Beef Products
23	Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised	33.4g	195 kcal	Beef Products
24	Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised	33.3g	205 kcal	Beef Products
25	Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised	33.3g	796 kcal	Beef Products
26	Beef jerky	33.2g	410 kcal	Cold cuts and cured meats
27	Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised	33.2g	196 kcal	Beef Products
28	Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, braised	33.2g	789 kcal	Beef Products
29	Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, braised	33.1g	203 kcal	Beef Products
30	Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised	33.0g	181 kcal	Beef Products
31	Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised	32.9g	890 kcal	Beef Products
32	Seeds, cottonseed kernels, roasted (glandless)	32.6g	2120 kcal	Nut and Seed Products
33	Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised	32.6g	887 kcal	Beef Products
34	Beef, chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, choice, cooked, braised	32.5g	813 kcal	Beef Products
35	Beef, for use with vegetables	32.4g	191 kcal	Not included in a food category
36	Emu, inside drums, cooked, broiled	32.4g	156 kcal	Poultry Products
37	Beef, chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, all grades, cooked, braised	32.4g	799 kcal	Beef Products
38	Beef, chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, select, cooked, braised	32.3g	186 kcal	Beef Products
39	Veal, shank (fore and hind), separable lean only, cooked, braised	32.2g	741 kcal	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products
40	Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised	32.2g	221 kcal	Beef Products
41	Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised	32.2g	225 kcal	Beef Products
42	Bear	32.2g	257 kcal	Lamb, goat, game
43	Beef, chuck eye Country-Style ribs, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised	32.1g	923 kcal	Beef Products
44	Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised	32.1g	920 kcal	Beef Products
45	Bacon bits	32.0g	476 kcal	Bacon
46	Bacon bits, meatless	32.0g	1990 kcal	Legumes and Legume Products
47	Beef, chuck, under blade steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised	32.0g	899 kcal	Beef Products
48	Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised	31.9g	885 kcal	Beef Products
49	Seeds, hemp seed, hulled	31.6g	2310 kcal	Nut and Seed Products
50	Game meat, deer, top round, separable lean only, 1" steak, cooked, broiled	31.5g	635 kcal	Lamb, Veal, and Game Products

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