🏆 Protein-Dense Low-Calorie Foods

Best protein-to-calorie ratio foods. Maximum protein for minimum calories.

Top 50 · Per 100g · USDA Data

#	Food	Protein	Calories	Protein	% DV
🥇	🐟 Cod Finfish and Shellfish Products	20g	84 kcal	20g	41%
🥈	🐟 Shrimp Finfish and Shellfish Products	24g	99 kcal	24g	48%
🥉	🐟 Shrimp Finfish and Shellfish Products	20g	85 kcal	20g	40%
4	🍗 Ruffed Grouse Breast Meat Poultry Products	26g	112 kcal	26g	52%
5	🐟 Pollock Finfish and Shellfish Products	17g	76 kcal	17g	34%
6	🥛 Cheese Mozzarella Dairy and Egg Products	32g	141 kcal	32g	63%
7	🐟 Tuna Finfish and Shellfish Products	29g	130 kcal	29g	58%
8	🍗 Emu Outside Drum Poultry Products	23g	103 kcal	23g	46%
9	🐟 Pollock Finfish and Shellfish Products	19g	86.6 kcal	19g	39%
10	🐟 Tuna Finfish and Shellfish Products	24g	109 kcal	24g	49%
11	🥛 Cheese Swiss Dairy and Egg Products	28g	127 kcal	28g	57%
12	🐟 Haddock Finfish and Shellfish Products	20g	90 kcal	20g	40%
13	🐟 Cod Finfish and Shellfish Products	15g	69 kcal	15g	31%
14	🐟 Haddock Finfish and Shellfish Products	16g	74 kcal	16g	33%
15	🐟 Cod Finfish and Shellfish Products	19g	85 kcal	19g	37%
16	🐟 Tuna Finfish and Shellfish Products	26g	116 kcal	26g	51%
17	🐟 Ling Finfish and Shellfish Products	24g	111 kcal	24g	49%
18	🐟 Pollock Finfish and Shellfish Products	12g	56 kcal	12g	25%
19	🐟 Pike Finfish and Shellfish Products	19g	88 kcal	19g	39%
20	🍖 Game Meat Moose Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	29g	134 kcal	29g	59%
21	🐟 Pike Finfish and Shellfish Products	25g	113 kcal	25g	49%
22	🍗 Emu Fan Fillet Poultry Products	23g	103 kcal	23g	45%
23	🐟 Sunfish Finfish and Shellfish Products	25g	114 kcal	25g	50%
24	🐟 Cusk Finfish and Shellfish Products	19g	87 kcal	19g	38%
25	🐟 Ling Finfish and Shellfish Products	19g	87 kcal	19g	38%
26	🐟 Sunfish Finfish and Shellfish Products	19g	89 kcal	19g	39%
27	🐟 Cusk Finfish and Shellfish Products	24g	112 kcal	24g	49%
28	🐟 Pollock Finfish and Shellfish Products	12g	56 kcal	12g	24%
29	🐟 Crab Finfish and Shellfish Products	18g	84 kcal	18g	37%
30	🐟 Mahimahi Finfish and Shellfish Products	19g	85 kcal	19g	37%
31	🍖 Game Meat Moose Lamb, Veal, and Game Products	22g	102 kcal	22g	44%
32	🍗 Emu Flat Fillet Poultry Products	22g	102 kcal	22g	44%
33	🍗 Turkey Drumstick Poultry Products	24g	109 kcal	24g	47%
34	🐟 Mahimahi Finfish and Shellfish Products	24g	109 kcal	24g	47%
35	🐟 Haddock Finfish and Shellfish Products	25g	116 kcal	25g	50%
36	🐟 Cod Finfish and Shellfish Products	23g	105 kcal	23g	46%
37	🐟 Cod Finfish and Shellfish Products	23g	105 kcal	23g	46%
38	🐟 Cod Finfish and Shellfish Products	18g	82 kcal	18g	36%
39	🍗 Turkey Retail Parts Poultry Products	30g	136 kcal	30g	59%
40	🐟 Whitefish Finfish and Shellfish Products	23g	108 kcal	23g	47%
41	🍗 Turkey Drumstick Poultry Products	30g	139 kcal	30g	60%
42	🐟 Roughy Finfish and Shellfish Products	16g	76 kcal	16g	33%
43	🐟 Crab Finfish and Shellfish Products	18g	83 kcal	18g	36%
44	🐟 Crab Finfish and Shellfish Products	18g	83 kcal	18g	36%
45	🐟 Burbot Finfish and Shellfish Products	25g	115 kcal	25g	50%
46	🐟 Roughy Finfish and Shellfish Products	23g	105 kcal	23g	45%
47	🍗 Turkey Retail Parts Poultry Products	28g	130 kcal	28g	56%
48	🐟 Burbot Finfish and Shellfish Products	19g	90 kcal	19g	39%
49	🐟 Lobster Finfish and Shellfish Products	17g	77 kcal	17g	33%
50	🐟 Tuna Finfish and Shellfish Products	28g	132 kcal	28g	56%

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Data from USDA FoodData Central. All values per 100g.