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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Kind of food
Most protein per 100 g: Meat & poultry
Show lowest firstPercentages are of the US daily value for adults (50 g).
- 1Chicken breast22.5 g · 45%
- 2Moose22.3 g · 45%
- 3Ostrich meat21.8 g · 44%
- 4Pork liver21.4 g · 43%
- 5Beef20 g · 40%
- 6Veal19.4 g · 39%
- 7Lamb meat19.3 g · 39%
- 8Pork ribs19.1 g · 38%
- 9Bison18.7 g · 37%
- 10Chicken18.6 g · 37%
- 11Ground beef17.5 g · 35%
- 12Turkey meat16.5 g · 33%
- 13Frog legs16.4 g · 33%
- 14Pork16.3 g · 33%
- 15Pork belly15.2 g · 30%
- 16Ham15.1 g · 30%
- 17Sausage15.1 g · 30%
- 18Blood sausage14.6 g · 29%
- 19Meatball (frozen)14.4 g · 29%
- 20Tripe12.1 g · 24%
- 21Pig's intestine7.6 g · 15%
Nutrient figures: USDA FoodData Central (public domain), per 100 g, raw unless the name says otherwise. Ingredient data from GlobeCooks, our world ingredient guide.