Foods high in protein

Chicken breast, skinless boneless, raw tops the list with 61.2 g per serving. The Daily Value for protein is 50 g. Ranked from 12,719 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Chicken breast, skinless boneless, rawPoultry Products · 1 piece (272 g)61.2 g122% DV
2. 2Skinless boneless chicken breast, braisedPoultry Products · 1 piece (174 g)55.9 g112% DV
3. 3Chicken breast, skinless, boneless, with solution, rawPoultry Products · 1 piece (263 g)53.4 g107% DV
4. 4Chicken giblets, friedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (145 g)47.2 g94% DV
5. 5Stewed stewing chicken light meatPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)46.3 g93% DV
6. 6Fried chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products · 1 cup (140 g)45.9 g92% DV
7. 7Cooked pheasantPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)45.4 g91% DV
8. 8Simmered chicken gizzardsPoultry Products · 1 cup chopped or dice (145 g)44.1 g88% DV
9. 9Chicken breast, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)43.4 g87% DV
10. 10Roasted chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)43.3 g87% DV
11. 11Chicken meat, friedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)42.8 g86% DV
12. 1293% lean ground turkey, pan-broiledPoultry Products · 1 paired cooked w crumbles (155 g)42 g84% DV
13. 13Chicken breast, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)41.7 g83% DV
14. 14Roasted goose meatPoultry Products · 1 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook goose) (143 g)41.4 g83% DV
15. 15Chicken dark meat, friedPoultry Products · 1 cup (140 g)40.6 g81% DV
16. 16Chicken breast, meat only, stewedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)40.6 g81% DV
17. 17Chicken meat, roastedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)40.5 g81% DV
18. 18Stewed chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)40.4 g81% DV
19. 19Stewed stewing chicken dark meatPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)39.4 g79% DV
20. 20Simmered roasting chicken gibletsPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (145 g)38.8 g78% DV
21. 21Chicken breast, meat and skin, stewedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)38.3 g77% DV
22. 22Chicken dark meat, roastedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)38.3 g77% DV
23. 23Chicken heart, simmeredPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (145 g)38.3 g77% DV
24. 24Capon giblets, cooked, simmeredPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (145 g)38.3 g77% DV
25. 25Stewed chicken, meat onlyPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)38.2 g76% DV
26. 26Roasted roasting chicken light meatPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)38 g76% DV
27. 27Simmered stewing chicken gibletsPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (145 g)37.3 g75% DV
28. 28Turkey back, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)37.2 g74% DV
29. 29Squab, raw, meat and skinPoultry Products · 1 squab (199 g)36.8 g74% DV
30. 30Chicken dark meat, stewedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)36.4 g73% DV
31. 31Chicken drumstick, meat and skin, stewedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)35.4 g71% DV
32. 32Roasted goose, with skinPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)35.2 g70% DV
33. 33Roasted roasting chicken meatPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)35 g70% DV
34. 34Chicken thigh, meat only, stewedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)35 g70% DV
35. 35Chicken meat and skin, stewedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)34.6 g69% DV
36. 36Chicken leg, meat and skin, stewedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)33.8 g68% DV
37. 37Cooked dovePoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)33.5 g67% DV
38. 38Mechanically deboned poultry, from hens, rawPoultry Products · 0.5 lb (227 g)33.4 g67% DV
39. 39Roasted duck meatPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)32.9 g66% DV
40. 40Roasted roasting chicken dark meatPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)32.5 g65% DV
41. 41Chicken wing, meat and skin, stewedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)31.9 g64% DV
42. 42Mechanically deboned poultry, without skin, rawPoultry Products · 0.5 lb (227 g)31.3 g63% DV
43. 43Mechanically deboned turkey, rawPoultry Products · 0.5 lb (227 g)30.2 g60% DV
44. 44Chicken dark meat and skin, friedPoultry Products · 1 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook chicken) (110 g)29.9 g60% DV
45. 45Squab, meat only, rawPoultry Products · 1 squab (168 g)29.4 g59% DV
46. 46Raw ruffed grouse breast, skinlessPoultry Products · 4 oz (113 g)29.3 g59% DV
47. 47Emu full rump, broiledPoultry Products · 1 serving ( 3 oz ) (85 g)28.6 g57% DV
48. 48Emu inside drum, broiledPoultry Products · 1 serving ( 3 oz ) (85 g)27.5 g55% DV
49. 49Ground turkey, fat free, pan-broiledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)26.9 g54% DV
50. 50Turkey breast, meat only, rawPoultry Products · 4 oz (113 g)26.7 g53% DV
51. 51Turkey drumstick, meat only, rawPoultry Products · 4 oz (113 g)26.7 g53% DV
52. 52Turkey wing, meat only, rawPoultry Products · 4 oz (113 g)26.7 g53% DV
53. 53Ground emu, rawPoultry Products · 1 patty (117 g)26.6 g53% DV
54. 54Ground turkey, fat free, rawPoultry Products · 4 oz (113 g)26.6 g53% DV
55. 55Batter-fried chicken light meat, skin onPoultry Products · 1 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook chicken) (113 g)26.6 g53% DV
56. 56Roasted duck, with skinPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)26.6 g53% DV
57. 57Emu fan fillet, broiledPoultry Products · 1 serving ( 3 oz ) (85 g)26.6 g53% DV
58. 58Raw turkey breast, meat onlyPoultry Products · 4 oz (113 g)26.4 g53% DV
59. 59Chicken dark meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 1 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook chicken) (101 g)26.2 g52% DV
60. 60Skinless boneless chicken breast, grilledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)26 g52% DV
61. 61Stewed stewing chicken meatPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)25.9 g52% DV
62. 62Mechanically deboned poultry, with skin, rawPoultry Products · 0.5 lb (227 g)25.9 g52% DV
63. 63Chicken dark meat and skin, stewedPoultry Products · 1 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook chicken) (110 g)25.9 g52% DV
64. 64Roasted turkey wing, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)25.6 g51% DV
65. 65Chicken wing, meat only, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)25.6 g51% DV
66. 66Turkey breast, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)25.6 g51% DV
67. 67Turkey drumstick, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)25.6 g51% DV
68. 68Turkey light meat, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)25.6 g51% DV
69. 69Turkey wing, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)25.6 g51% DV
70. 70Turkey, whole, meat only, rawPoultry Products · 4 oz (113 g)25.6 g51% DV
71. 71Raw turkey wing, meat onlyPoultry Products · 4 oz (113 g)25.4 g51% DV
72. 72Turkey light meat, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)25.1 g50% DV
73. 73Roasted turkey breast, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)25.1 g50% DV
74. 74Skinless boneless chicken breast, with added solution, grilledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)25.1 g50% DV
75. 75Raw duck meatPoultry Products · 1 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook duck) (137 g)25 g50% DV
76. 76Ostrich inside strip, cookedPoultry Products · 1 serving ( 3 oz ) (85 g)25 g50% DV
77. 77Raw turkey breast, meat only, with added solutionPoultry Products · 4 oz (113 g)24.8 g50% DV
78. 78Turkey light meat, meat and skin, rawPoultry Products · 4 oz (113 g)24.8 g50% DV
79. 79White Pekin duck leg, meat only, braisedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)24.7 g49% DV
80. 80Emu top loin, broiledPoultry Products · 1 serving ( 3 oz ) (85 g)24.7 g49% DV
81. 81Turkey, whole, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)24.7 g49% DV
82. 82Ostrich inside leg, cookedPoultry Products · 1 serving ( 3 oz ) (85 g)24.7 g49% DV
83. 83Turkey breast, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)24.7 g49% DV
84. 84Ground turkey, fat free, broiledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)24.6 g49% DV
85. 85Roasted capon, meat and skinPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)24.6 g49% DV
86. 86Ostrich oyster, cookedPoultry Products · 1 serving ( 3 oz ) (85 g)24.5 g49% DV
87. 87Rotisserie chicken drumstick, meat only, cookedPoultry Products · 1 serving (3oz) (85 g)24.4 g49% DV
88. 88Turkey wing, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)24.4 g49% DV
89. 89Raw turkey breast, meat only, with solutionPoultry Products · 4 oz (113 g)24.3 g49% DV
90. 90Turkey light meat, meat only, rawPoultry Products · 4 oz (113 g)24.3 g49% DV
91. 91Roasted turkey drumstick, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)24.3 g49% DV
92. 92Whole chicken with giblets and neck, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)24.3 g49% DV
93. 93Flour-fried chicken, meat and skinPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)24.3 g49% DV
94. 94Ostrich outside strip, cookedPoultry Products · 1 serving ( 3 oz ) (85 g)24.3 g49% DV
95. 95Turkey, whole, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)24.3 g49% DV
96. 96Ostrich tip trimmed, cookedPoultry Products · 1 serving ( 3 oz ) (85 g)24.2 g48% DV
97. 97Chicken meat, rawPoultry Products · 4 oz (113 g)24.2 g48% DV
98. 98Ground emu, pan-broiledPoultry Products · 1 serving ( 3 oz ) (85 g)24.2 g48% DV
99. 99Roasted capon, wholePoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)24.1 g48% DV
100. 100BBQ rotisserie chicken wing, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)24.1 g48% 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.