Foods high in protein

Atlantic cod, dried and salted tops the list with 62.8 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. 1Atlantic cod, dried and saltedFinfish and Shellfish Products62.8 g126% DV
2. 2Cooked whelkFinfish and Shellfish Products47.7 g95% DV
3. 3Cuttlefish, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products32.5 g65% DV
4. 4Sturgeon, mixed species, smokedFinfish and Shellfish Products31.2 g62% DV
5. 5Fresh bluefin tuna, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products29.9 g60% DV
6. 6Common octopus, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products29.8 g60% DV
7. 7Mixed species yellowtail, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products29.7 g59% DV
8. 8Fresh yellowfin tuna, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products29.1 g58% DV
9. 9Canned light tuna in oil, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products29.1 g58% DV
10. 10Canned light tuna in oil, drained solidsFinfish and Shellfish Products29.1 g58% DV
11. 11European anchovy, canned in oil, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products28.9 g58% DV
12. 12Mixed species fish roe, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products28.6 g57% DV
13. 13Fresh skipjack tuna, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products28.2 g56% DV
14. 14Wild coho salmon, cooked, moist heatFinfish and Shellfish Products27.4 g55% DV
15. 15Anchovies, canned in olive oil, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products26.9 g54% DV
16. 16Trout, mixed species, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products26.6 g53% DV
17. 17Canned white tuna in oil, no salt, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products26.5 g53% DV
18. 18White tuna, canned in oil, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products26.5 g53% DV
19. 19Sockeye salmon, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products26.5 g53% DV
20. 20Spiny lobster, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products26.4 g53% DV
21. 21Canned sockeye salmon, drained, no skin or boneFinfish and Shellfish Products26.3 g53% DV
22. 22Milkfish, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products26.3 g53% DV
23. 23Conch, bakedFinfish and Shellfish Products26.3 g53% DV
24. 24Snapper, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products26.3 g53% DV
25. 25Tilapia, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products26.1 g52% DV
26. 26Sheepshead, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products26 g52% DV
27. 27King mackerel, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products26 g52% DV
28. 28Chum salmon, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products25.8 g52% DV
29. 29Pacific mackerel and jack, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products25.7 g51% DV
30. 30Chinook salmon, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products25.7 g51% DV
31. 31Cooked bluefishFinfish and Shellfish Products25.7 g51% DV
32. 32Cooked clamsFinfish and Shellfish Products25.6 g51% DV
33. 33Canned light tuna in water, no salt, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products25.5 g51% DV
34. 34Wild Atlantic salmon, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products25.4 g51% DV
35. 35Smoked haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products25.2 g50% DV
36. 36Atlantic pollock, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products24.9 g50% DV
37. 37Pumpkinseed sunfish, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products24.9 g50% DV
38. 38Perch, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products24.9 g50% DV
39. 39Cooked grouperFinfish and Shellfish Products24.8 g50% DV
40. 40Striped mullet, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products24.8 g50% DV
41. 41Cooked burbotFinfish and Shellfish Products24.8 g50% DV
42. 42Wild yellowfin tuna, frozenFinfish and Shellfish Products24.7 g49% DV
43. 43Northern pike, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products24.7 g49% DV
44. 44Atlantic sardines, canned in oil, drained with boneFinfish and Shellfish Products24.6 g49% DV
45. 45Canned pink salmon, drained, no skin or boneFinfish and Shellfish Products24.6 g49% DV
46. 46Black and red caviar, granularFinfish and Shellfish Products24.6 g49% DV
47. 47Kippered Atlantic herringFinfish and Shellfish Products24.6 g49% DV
48. 48Pink salmon, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products24.6 g49% DV
49. 49Walleye pike, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products24.5 g49% DV
50. 50Tilefish, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products24.5 g49% DV
51. 51Mixed species whitefish, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products24.5 g49% DV
52. 52Fresh yellowfin tuna, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products24.4 g49% DV
53. 53Cooked cuskFinfish and Shellfish Products24.4 g49% DV
54. 54Ling, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products24.4 g49% DV
55. 55Farmed coho salmon, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products24.3 g49% DV
56. 56Canned clams, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products24.3 g49% DV
57. 57Scup, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products24.2 g48% DV
58. 58Cooked freshwater bassFinfish and Shellfish Products24.2 g48% DV
59. 59Shrimp, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products24 g48% DV
60. 60Atlantic mackerel, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products23.9 g48% DV
61. 61Raw whelkFinfish and Shellfish Products23.8 g48% DV
62. 62Cooked blue musselFinfish and Shellfish Products23.8 g48% DV
63. 63Farmed rainbow trout, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products23.8 g48% DV
64. 64Spot, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products23.7 g47% DV
65. 65Mahimahi, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products23.7 g47% DV
66. 66Queen crab, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products23.7 g47% DV
67. 67Florida pompano, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products23.7 g47% DV
68. 68Cooked mixed species eelFinfish and Shellfish Products23.6 g47% DV
69. 69Sea bass, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products23.6 g47% DV
70. 70Canned white tuna in water, no salt, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products23.6 g47% DV
71. 71White tuna, canned in water, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products23.6 g47% DV
72. 72Canned sockeye salmon, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products23.6 g47% DV
73. 73Spanish mackerel, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products23.6 g47% DV
74. 74Whiting, mixed species, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products23.5 g47% DV
75. 75Swordfish, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products23.4 g47% DV
76. 76Wild coho salmon, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products23.4 g47% DV
77. 77Smoked mixed whitefishFinfish and Shellfish Products23.4 g47% DV
78. 78Raw fresh bluefin tunaFinfish and Shellfish Products23.3 g47% DV
79. 79Jack mackerel, canned, drained solidsFinfish and Shellfish Products23.2 g46% DV
80. 80Yellowtail, mixed species, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products23.1 g46% DV
81. 81Canned pink salmon, drained solidsFinfish and Shellfish Products23.1 g46% DV
82. 82Atlantic herring, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products23 g46% DV
83. 83Wild rainbow trout, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products22.9 g46% DV
84. 84Carp, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products22.9 g46% DV
85. 85Cooked Atlantic codFinfish and Shellfish Products22.8 g46% DV
86. 86Cooked shrimpFinfish and Shellfish Products22.8 g46% DV
87. 87Atlantic cod, canned, solids and liquidFinfish and Shellfish Products22.8 g46% DV
88. 88Cooked striped bassFinfish and Shellfish Products22.7 g45% DV
89. 89Lingcod, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products22.6 g45% DV
90. 90Orange roughy, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products22.6 g45% DV
91. 91Rainbow smelt, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products22.6 g45% DV
92. 92Cooked Atlantic and Pacific halibutFinfish and Shellfish Products22.5 g45% DV
93. 93Freshwater drum, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products22.5 g45% DV
94. 94Atlantic wolffish, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products22.4 g45% DV
95. 95Dungeness crab, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products22.3 g45% DV
96. 96Fish roe, mixed species, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products22.3 g45% DV
97. 97Wild caught sockeye salmon, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products22.3 g45% DV
98. 98Raw sockeye salmonFinfish and Shellfish Products22.3 g45% DV
99. 99Pacific rockfish, mixed, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products22.2 g44% DV
100. 100Cooked butterfishFinfish and Shellfish Products22.1 g44% DV

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.