Foods high in protein

Whey based protein powder tops the list with 78.1 g per 100 g. The Daily Value for protein is 50 g. Ranked from 450,578 USDA foods; unusual items like supplements' raw ingredients and regional specialties are left out.

  1. 1Whey based protein powderBeverages78.1 g156% DV
  2. 2Abbott EAS whey protein powderBeverages66.7 g133% DV
  3. 3Whey protein isolate powderBeverages58.1 g116% DV
  4. 4Soy based protein powderBeverages55.6 g111% DV
  5. 5High protein nutritional shake mix, powderBeverages53.6 g107% DV
  6. 6Abbott EAS soy protein powderBeverages47.6 g95% DV
  7. 7SlimFast high protein whey powderBeverages27.9 g56% DV
  8. 8Low calorie cocoa mix, powder, aspartame, no sodiumBeverages25.1 g50% DV
  9. 9Chocolate reduced calorie drink mix, powderBeverages25 g50% DV
  10. 10Instant decaf tea, unsweetenedBeverages20.2 g40% DV
  11. 11Unsweetened instant tea powderBeverages20.2 g40% DV
  12. 12Cocoa mix, no sugar addedBeverages15.5 g31% DV
  13. 13Instant coffee, half the caffeineBeverages14.4 g29% DV
  14. 14Dairy based malted drink mixBeverages14.3 g29% DV
  15. 15Instant coffee, regularBeverages12.2 g24% DV
  16. 16Instant decaffeinated coffee, powderBeverages11.6 g23% DV
  17. 17Instant coffee, with chicoryBeverages9.3 g19% DV
  18. 18Chocolate powder, no sugar addedBeverages9.1 g18% DV
  19. 19Instant decaf coffee with whitener and low calorie sweetenerBeverages9 g18% DV
  20. 20SlimFast Shake Mix powderBeverages8.1 g16% DV
  21. 21Instant lemon tea, unsweetenedBeverages7.4 g15% DV
  22. 22Cocoa mix, powderBeverages6.7 g13% DV
  23. 23SlimFast High Protein Shake, ready-to-drinkBeverages6.6 g13% DV
  24. 24Cereal grain coffee substitute, powderBeverages6 g12% DV
  25. 25Cytosport Muscle Milk, ready-to-drinkBeverages5.9 g12% DV
  26. 26Nestle Boost Plus nutritional drinkBeverages5.4 g11% DV
  27. 27Sweetened instant mocha coffeeBeverages5.3 g11% DV
  28. 28Abbott Ensure Plus, ready-to-drinkBeverages5.2 g10% DV
  29. 29Chocolate malted drink mix powderBeverages5.1 g10% DV
  30. 30Chocolate milk mix, powder, fortifiedBeverages4.5 g9% DV
  31. 31Fortified chocolate drink, milk and soy basedBeverages4.2 g8% DV
  32. 32Malted drink mix, with whole milkBeverages3.9 g8% DV
  33. 33Abbott Ensure nutritional shake, ready-to-drinkBeverages3.8 g8% DV
  34. 34Low calorie orange breakfast drink mix, powderBeverages3.6 g7% DV
  35. 35Peanut meal supplement drink, cannedBeverages3.5 g7% DV
  36. 36Fast food strawberry shakeBeverages3.4 g7% DV
  37. 37Chocolate malted drink mix, prepared with whole milkBeverages3.4 g7% DV
  38. 38Vanilla shake, fast foodBeverages3.4 g7% DV
  39. 39Chocolate malt powder, prepared with 1% milkBeverages3.3 g7% DV
  40. 40SlimFast meal replacement, ready-to-drinkBeverages3.3 g7% DV
  41. 41Cereal grain coffee substitute, whole milkBeverages3.3 g7% DV
  42. 42Diet instant decaf lemon teaBeverages3.3 g7% DV
  43. 43Instant lemon tea, saccharin, powderBeverages3.3 g7% DV
  44. 44Chocolate milk mix, powder, fortified, whole milkBeverages3.3 g7% DV
  45. 45Chocolate malt powder, prepared with fat free milkBeverages3.3 g7% DV
  46. 46Chocolate beverage mix, prepared with whole milkBeverages3.2 g6% DV
  47. 47Carob-flavor beverage mix, prepared with whole milkBeverages3.2 g6% DV
  48. 48Chocolate syrup, prepared with whole milkBeverages3.1 g6% DV
  49. 49Reduced fat flavored milk, sweetened, fortifiedBeverages3 g6% DV
  50. 50Nestle Rich Chocolate Hot Cocoa MixBeverages3 g6% DV
  51. 51Strawberry-flavor beverage mix, prepared with whole milkBeverages3 g6% DV
  52. 52Eggnog-flavor mix, prepared with whole milkBeverages2.9 g6% DV
  53. 53Coffee cream liqueur, 34 proofBeverages2.8 g6% DV
  54. 54Nestle Hot Cocoa Mix Rich Chocolate With MarshmallowsBeverages2.8 g6% DV
  55. 55Kraft French Vanilla Cafe instant coffeeBeverages2.5 g5% DV
  56. 56Chocolate reduced calorie drink mix, aspartameBeverages2.2 g4% DV
  57. 57Vanilla light coffee, milk based, sweetenedBeverages2.1 g4% DV
  58. 58Chocolate syrupBeverages2.1 g4% DV
  59. 59Coffee, milk based, sweetenedBeverages2 g4% DV
  60. 60Instant coffee with whitener, reduced calorieBeverages2 g4% DV
  61. 61Carob-flavor beverage mix, powderBeverages1.8 g4% DV
  62. 62Iced mocha coffee, milk basedBeverages1.5 g3% DV
  63. 63Canned pineapple and orange juice drinkBeverages1.3 g3% DV
  64. 64V8 Splash Peach Mango smoothieBeverages1.2 g2% DV
  65. 65V8 Splash Strawberry Banana smoothieBeverages1.2 g2% DV
  66. 66V8 Splash Tropical Colada smoothieBeverages1.2 g2% DV
  67. 67Cocoa mix, aspartame, prepared with waterBeverages1.2 g2% DV
  68. 68Citrus juice drink, frozen concentrateBeverages1.2 g2% DV
  69. 69Cocoa mix, prepared with waterBeverages0.92 g2% DV
  70. 70Higher alcohol beerBeverages0.9 g2% DV
  71. 71Fortified acai berry drinkBeverages0.83 g2% DV
  72. 72Unsweetened chocolate almond milk, fortifiedBeverages0.83 g2% DV
  73. 73Unsweetened oat milk, refrigeratedBeverages0.8 g2% DV
  74. 74Ocean Spray Light Cranberry and Raspberry Flavored JuiceBeverages0.73 g1% DV
  75. 75Fuze orange mango drink, fortifiedBeverages0.68 g1% DV
  76. 76Unsweetened almond milk, refrigeratedBeverages0.66 g1% DV
  77. 77Chocolate-flavored whey and milk drinkBeverages0.64 g1% DV
  78. 78Chocolate almond milk, ready-to-drinkBeverages0.63 g1% DV
  79. 79Canned pina coladaBeverages0.6 g1% DV
  80. 80Clam and tomato juice, cannedBeverages0.6 g1% DV
  81. 81Instant lemon tea, with ascorbic acidBeverages0.6 g1% DV
  82. 82Whiskey sour mix powderBeverages0.6 g1% DV
  83. 83Unsweetened almond milk, shelf stableBeverages0.55 g1% DV
  84. 84Cooking wineBeverages0.5 g1% DV
  85. 85Non-alcoholic wineBeverages0.5 g1% DV
  86. 86SakeBeverages0.5 g1% DV
  87. 87Horchata, restaurant styleBeverages0.48 g1% DV
  88. 88Monster energy drink, fortifiedBeverages0.47 g1% DV
  89. 89Red Bull energy drinkBeverages0.46 g1% DV
  90. 90Regular beerBeverages0.46 g1% DV
  91. 91Energy drink with carbonated water and HFCSBeverages0.42 g1% DV
  92. 92Pina colada, prepared from recipeBeverages0.42 g1% DV
  93. 93Sugar-free energy drinkBeverages0.42 g1% DV
  94. 94Sweetened vanilla almond milkBeverages0.42 g1% DV
  95. 95V8 V-Fusion Peach MangoBeverages0.41 g1% DV
  96. 96V8 V-Fusion Strawberry BananaBeverages0.41 g1% DV
  97. 97V8 V-Fusion TropicalBeverages0.41 g1% DV
  98. 98Orange breakfast drink, frozen concentrateBeverages0.4 g1% DV
  99. 99Budweiser beerBeverages0.36 g1% DV
  100. 100Ocean Spray Light Cranberry, Concord GrapeBeverages0.36 g1% DV

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Source: USDA FoodData Central. Per serving uses each food's typical USDA portion. Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older.