Ranking
Foods highest in protein
Protein is one of the three macronutrients, along with fat and carbohydrates. The nutrient reference value for adults is 50 g per day. The highest contents are found in plant protein products, dried meat, hard cheeses and fish. Top 30 contents per 100 g, out of 1,166 foods in the database with a measurable value.
By family: Prepared dishes By family: Vegetables By family: Meat and offal By family: Sweets By family: Cereal products, pulses and potatoes By family: Milk and dairy products By family: Fruit By family: Bread, flakes and breakfast cereals By family: Sausages and cold meats By family: Fats and oils By family: Fish By family: Plant based protein foods and alternatives to animal products By family: Various By family: Alcoholic beverages By family: Nuts, seeds and oleaginous fruit By family: Non-alcoholic beverages By family: Savoury snacks
Top 30 · protein content per 100 g
1
Soya flour, defattedFlour and starch · Cereal products, pulses and potatoes
51.5 g103 % NRV
2
Soya, textured (pieces, minced), driedPlant based protein foods · Plant based protein foods and alternatives to animal products
49.9 g100 % NRV
3
Yeast, driedSupplements · Special foods
47.9 g96 % NRV
4
Soya flour, full fatFlour and starch · Cereal products, pulses and potatoes
40.8 g82 % NRV
5
Dried meat (Hobel-, Bündner-, Walliser-, Tessiner- dried meat)Raw sausage products · Sausages and cold meats
39.3 g79 % NRV
6
Soybean, driedPulses · Cereal products, pulses and potatoes
38.2 g76 % NRV
7
Pork, knuckle, braised (without addition of fat and salt)Pork · Meat and offal
36.6 g73 % NRV
8
Pumpkin seedsNuts, seeds and oleaginous fruit · Nuts, seeds and oleaginous fruit
35.6 g71 % NRV
9
Skimmed milk powderMilk · Milk and dairy products
34.3 g69 % NRV
10
Appenzeller, at least 15% fidmHard cheese · Milk and dairy products
33.1 g66 % NRV
11
Beef, shoulder, well done roast in oven (without addition of fat and salt)Beef · Meat and offal
33.1 g66 % NRV
12
Pork, round, schnitzel, pan fried (without addition of fat and salt)Pork · Meat and offal
33 g66 % NRV
13
Beef, minced, pan fried (without addition of fat and salt)Beef · Meat and offal
32.6 g65 % NRV
14
Mostbröckli (smoked and dried beef), rawRaw sausage products · Sausages and cold meats
32.6 g65 % NRV
15
Pork, chuck, well done, roast in oven (without addition of fat and salt)Pork · Meat and offal
32.5 g65 % NRV
16
Bresaola (cured beef)Raw sausage products · Sausages and cold meats
32.4 g65 % NRV
17
Turkey, brest, schnitzel, ground, pan fried (without addition of fat and salt)Poultry · Meat and offal
31.8 g64 % NRV
18
Schabziger (Swiss green cheese)Hard cheese · Milk and dairy products
31.6 g63 % NRV
19
Seaweed, Nori, driedDried vegetables · Vegetables
31.5 g63 % NRV
20
Pork, chop, pan fried (without addition of fat and salt)Pork · Meat and offal
31.3 g63 % NRV
21
Beef, boiling meat lean, cooked (without addition of fat and salt)Beef · Meat and offal
31.1 g62 % NRV
22
Ham, rawRaw sausage products · Sausages and cold meats
31 g62 % NRV
23
Raw cured meat raw (average)Raw sausage products · Sausages and cold meats
31 g62 % NRV
24
Parmesan cheeseHard cheese · Milk and dairy products
30.5 g61 % NRV
25
Beef, entrcôte, steak, pan fried "medium" (without addition of fat and salt)Beef · Meat and offal
30.2 g60 % NRV
26
Chicken, brest (schnitzel, ground), pan fried (without addition of fat and salt)Poultry · Meat and offal
30.1 g60 % NRV
27
Bernese cheese for slicingHard cheese · Milk and dairy products
30 g60 % NRV
28
Pork, chopped, pan fried (without addition of fat and salt)Pork · Meat and offal
29.8 g60 % NRV
29
Escalope (average of beef, veal, pork, poultry), pan fried (without addition of fat and salt)Meat and offal · Meat and offal
29.7 g59 % NRV
30
Veal, knuckle, braised (whitout addition of fat and salt)Veal · Meat and offal
29.7 g59 % NRV
Soya flour, defattedFlour and starch · Cereal products, pulses and potatoes
51.5 g103 % NRV
2
Soya, textured (pieces, minced), driedPlant based protein foods · Plant based protein foods and alternatives to animal products
49.9 g100 % NRV
3
Yeast, driedSupplements · Special foods
47.9 g96 % NRV
4
Soya flour, full fatFlour and starch · Cereal products, pulses and potatoes
40.8 g82 % NRV
5
Dried meat (Hobel-, Bündner-, Walliser-, Tessiner- dried meat)Raw sausage products · Sausages and cold meats
39.3 g79 % NRV
6
Soybean, driedPulses · Cereal products, pulses and potatoes
38.2 g76 % NRV
7
Pork, knuckle, braised (without addition of fat and salt)Pork · Meat and offal
36.6 g73 % NRV
8
Pumpkin seedsNuts, seeds and oleaginous fruit · Nuts, seeds and oleaginous fruit
35.6 g71 % NRV
9
Skimmed milk powderMilk · Milk and dairy products
34.3 g69 % NRV
10
Appenzeller, at least 15% fidmHard cheese · Milk and dairy products
33.1 g66 % NRV
11
Beef, shoulder, well done roast in oven (without addition of fat and salt)Beef · Meat and offal
33.1 g66 % NRV
12
Pork, round, schnitzel, pan fried (without addition of fat and salt)Pork · Meat and offal
33 g66 % NRV
13
Beef, minced, pan fried (without addition of fat and salt)Beef · Meat and offal
32.6 g65 % NRV
14
Mostbröckli (smoked and dried beef), rawRaw sausage products · Sausages and cold meats
32.6 g65 % NRV
15
Pork, chuck, well done, roast in oven (without addition of fat and salt)Pork · Meat and offal
32.5 g65 % NRV
16
Bresaola (cured beef)Raw sausage products · Sausages and cold meats
32.4 g65 % NRV
17
Turkey, brest, schnitzel, ground, pan fried (without addition of fat and salt)Poultry · Meat and offal
31.8 g64 % NRV
18
Schabziger (Swiss green cheese)Hard cheese · Milk and dairy products
31.6 g63 % NRV
19
Seaweed, Nori, driedDried vegetables · Vegetables
31.5 g63 % NRV
20
Pork, chop, pan fried (without addition of fat and salt)Pork · Meat and offal
31.3 g63 % NRV
21
Beef, boiling meat lean, cooked (without addition of fat and salt)Beef · Meat and offal
31.1 g62 % NRV
22
Ham, rawRaw sausage products · Sausages and cold meats
31 g62 % NRV
23
Raw cured meat raw (average)Raw sausage products · Sausages and cold meats
31 g62 % NRV
24
Parmesan cheeseHard cheese · Milk and dairy products
30.5 g61 % NRV
25
Beef, entrcôte, steak, pan fried "medium" (without addition of fat and salt)Beef · Meat and offal
30.2 g60 % NRV
26
Chicken, brest (schnitzel, ground), pan fried (without addition of fat and salt)Poultry · Meat and offal
30.1 g60 % NRV
27
Bernese cheese for slicingHard cheese · Milk and dairy products
30 g60 % NRV
28
Pork, chopped, pan fried (without addition of fat and salt)Pork · Meat and offal
29.8 g60 % NRV
29
Escalope (average of beef, veal, pork, poultry), pan fried (without addition of fat and salt)Meat and offal · Meat and offal
29.7 g59 % NRV
30
Veal, knuckle, braised (whitout addition of fat and salt)Veal · Meat and offal
29.7 g59 % NRV
How much to cover my needs?
Amount providing 100% of the adult NRV (50 g):
| Food | /100 g | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Soya flour, defatted | 51.5 g | 97 g |
| Soya, textured (pieces, minced), dried | 49.9 g | 100 g |
| Yeast, dried | 47.9 g | 104 g |
Theoretical benchmark: real diets combine several sources across the day.