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Protein per 100 kcal in everyday foods. Nutrition data: USDA, the same database as the ClariMeal app.
Popular picks · per 100 kcal
- 24.2g Shrimpcooked
- 21.7g Codcooked
- 20.5g Turkey breastroasted
- Protein, Per 100 g
- Chicken breast roasted · 165 kcal 31.0 g 165
- Beef sirloin, lean broiled · 188 kcal 30.3 g 188
- Turkey breast roasted · 147 kcal 30.1 g 147
- Pork tenderloin roasted · 143 kcal 26.2 g 143
- Tilapia cooked · 128 kcal 26.2 g 128
- Salmon cooked · 182 kcal 25.4 g 182
- Shrimp cooked · 99 kcal 24.0 g 99
- Mussels cooked · 172 kcal 23.8 g 172
- Cod cooked · 105 kcal 22.8 g 105
- Tempeh 192 kcal 20.3 g 192
- Haddock cooked · 90 kcal 20.0 g 90
- Tuna, canned in water drained · 86 kcal 19.4 g 86
- Pollock cooked · 87 kcal 19.4 g 87
- Crab cooked · 97 kcal 19.4 g 97
- Eggs hard-boiled · 155 kcal 12.6 g 155
- Cottage cheese, 1% fat 72 kcal 12.4 g 72
- Edamame cooked · 121 kcal 11.9 g 121
- Egg whites raw · 52 kcal 10.9 g 52
- Greek yogurt, nonfat plain · 59 kcal 10.2 g 59
- Tofu, firm 78 kcal 9.0 g 78
- Lentils cooked · 116 kcal 9.0 g 116
- Skim milk 34 kcal 3.4 g 34
- Protein, Per 100 kcal
- Shrimp cooked · 99 kcal 24.2 g 99
- Tuna, canned in water drained · 86 kcal 22.6 g 86
- Pollock cooked · 87 kcal 22.4 g 87
- Haddock cooked · 90 kcal 22.2 g 90
- Cod cooked · 105 kcal 21.7 g 105
- Egg whites raw · 52 kcal 21.0 g 52
- Turkey breast roasted · 147 kcal 20.5 g 147
- Tilapia cooked · 128 kcal 20.4 g 128
- Crab cooked · 97 kcal 19.9 g 97
- Chicken breast roasted · 165 kcal 18.8 g 165
- Pork tenderloin roasted · 143 kcal 18.3 g 143
- Greek yogurt, nonfat plain · 59 kcal 17.3 g 59
- Cottage cheese, 1% fat 72 kcal 17.2 g 72
- Beef sirloin, lean broiled · 188 kcal 16.1 g 188
- Salmon cooked · 182 kcal 14.0 g 182
- Mussels cooked · 172 kcal 13.8 g 172
- Tofu, firm 78 kcal 11.6 g 78
- Tempeh 192 kcal 10.6 g 192
- Skim milk 34 kcal 9.9 g 34
- Edamame cooked · 121 kcal 9.8 g 121
- Eggs hard-boiled · 155 kcal 8.1 g 155
- Lentils cooked · 116 kcal 7.8 g 116
How much protein you get from 100 calories of each food. 100 calories of egg whites is about 6 egg whites, of beef sirloin a small piece.
Sources. USDA FoodData Central, public domain. Values per 100 g of the edible part. Foods selected and names shortened by ClariMeal; per 100 kcal calculated by ClariMeal; values rounded. USDA FoodData Central. Page updated .
Questions
What does protein per 100 kcal show?
How much protein a food gives for the same amount of energy. Foods near the top give more protein for fewer calories.
What do the 50 g of protein on food labels mean?
Food labels in the US use a reference amount of 50 g of protein, based on a 2,000 kcal diet. ClariMeal calculates your own protein target from your weight and goal.
