Food data
What’s in your food, and where it came from
260 everyday ingredients ranked by nutrient per 100 g, with USDA FoodData Central figures. Each ingredient’s page shows its full nutrient panel, where it first grew and how it spread.
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Most protein per 100 g
Show lowest firstPercentages are of the US daily value for adults (50 g).
- 1Pork skin61.3 g · 123%
- 2Soy bean36.5 g · 73%
- 3Milk powder (dried)34.3 g · 69%
- 4Parsley (dried)31.3 g · 63%
- 5Goat cheese30.5 g · 61%
- 6Parmesan29.6 g · 59%
- 7Almond flour26.2 g · 52%
- 8Fontina PDO25.6 g · 51%
- 9Cheese25.2 g · 50%
- 10Gouda24.9 g · 50%
- 11Lentil24.6 g · 49%
- 12Yellowfin tuna24.4 g · 49%
- 13Peanut butter24 g · 48%
- 14Mung bean23.9 g · 48%
- 15Kidney bean23.6 g · 47%
- 16White bean23.4 g · 47%
- 17Cheddar cheese23.3 g · 47%
- 18Peanut23.2 g · 46%
- 19Chervil (dried)23.2 g · 46%
- 20Basil (dried)23 g · 46%
- 21Chicken breast22.5 g · 45%
- 22Besan22.4 g · 45%
- 23Moose22.3 g · 45%
- 24Mozzarella22.2 g · 44%
- 25Skipjack tuna22 g · 44%
Showing 25 of 259 ingredients with a protein figure.
Nutrient figures: USDA FoodData Central (public domain), per 100 g, raw unless the name says otherwise. Ingredient data from GlobeCooks, our world ingredient guide.