Nutrient list · USDA values per 100 g
Highest Protein Meats and Poultry
Quick answer
Bacon comes first with 33.9 g per 100 g. 44 foods in the CalorTracker database qualify, ranked highest first.
Meat and poultry ranked against each other by protein per 100 g, highest first: 44 cuts and products, from Bacon at 33.9 g per 100 g to Hot Dog (Frankfurter, Boiled) at 10.3 g per 100 g.
Cut, fat content and cooking all move the figure. A cooked cut has lost water and so holds more protein per 100 g than the same meat raw, and cured or dried meats are concentrated by processing. Read the name in each row, which includes how USDA describes the cooking.
| Food | Protein per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| 1.Bacon | 33.9 g | 468 kcal |
| 2.Beef Jerky | 33.2 g | 410 kcal |
| 3.Chicken Breast (Roasted) | 31 g | 165 kcal |
| 4.Sirloin Steak (Broiled) | 30.6 g | 183 kcal |
| 5.Venison | 30.2 g | 158 kcal |
| 6.Turkey Breast (Roasted) | 30.1 g | 147 kcal |
| 7.Chicken Breast with Skin (Roasted) | 29.8 g | 197 kcal |
| 8.Turkey Bacon | 29.5 g | 368 kcal |
| 9.Beef Liver | 29.1 g | 191 kcal |
| 10.Pork Spareribs (Braised) | 29.1 g | 397 kcal |
| 11.Roast Turkey (Meat Only) | 29.1 g | 159 kcal |
| 12.Canadian Bacon | 28.3 g | 146 kcal |
| 13.Prosciutto | 27.8 g | 195 kcal |
| 14.Flank Steak (Broiled) | 27.7 g | 192 kcal |
| 15.Pork Loin (Roasted) | 27.1 g | 248 kcal |
| 16.Beef Brisket (Braised) | 26.8 g | 291 kcal |
| 17.Beef Tenderloin (Broiled) | 26.5 g | 267 kcal |
| 18.Pork Tenderloin (Roasted) | 26 g | 147 kcal |
| 19.Ground Beef 80/20 (Cooked) | 25.8 g | 270 kcal |
| 20.Ribeye Steak (Grilled) | 24.9 g | 271 kcal |
| 21.Chicken Thigh (Roasted) | 24.8 g | 179 kcal |
| 22.Chicken Liver | 24.5 g | 167 kcal |
| 23.Chicken Drumstick (Roasted) | 24.2 g | 155 kcal |
| 24.Chicken Wings | 23.8 g | 254 kcal |
| 25.Ground Bison | 23.8 g | 238 kcal |
| 26.Duck | 23.5 g | 201 kcal |
| 27.Chicken Thigh with Skin (Roasted) | 23.3 g | 232 kcal |
| 28.Ham (Roasted) | 22.6 g | 178 kcal |
| 29.Chicken Breast | 22.5 g | 120 kcal |
| 30.Salami | 21.7 g | 425 kcal |
| 31.Lean Ground Beef 95/5 (Raw) | 21.4 g | 137 kcal |
| 32.Pork Chop | 21.1 g | 201 kcal |
| 33.Ground Turkey | 19.7 g | 148 kcal |
| 34.Chicken Thigh (Raw) | 18.6 g | 144.07 kcal |
| 35.Ground Beef 85/15 (Raw) | 18.6 g | 215 kcal |
| 36.Corned Beef | 18.2 g | 251 kcal |
| 37.Angus Steak | 18.1 g | 255 kcal |
| 38.Ground Beef (80/20) | 17.2 g | 254 kcal |
| 39.Deli Ham | 16.6 g | 164 kcal |
| 40.Bologna | 15.2 g | 308 kcal |
| 41.Deli Turkey Breast | 14.8 g | 106 kcal |
| 42.Italian Sausage (Raw) | 13.9 g | 290 kcal |
| 43.Bratwurst | 13.7 g | 333 kcal |
| 44.Hot Dog (Frankfurter, Boiled) | 10.3 g | 298 kcal |
How this list is calculated
Foods are ranked by protein per 100 g, highest first. Every value is computed from the USDA FoodData Central record behind each food's page, which CalorTracker stores per 100 g. Nothing is estimated or rounded before ranking, and foods with equal values are ordered by name.
This list draws on the meat and poultry in the CalorTracker food database (44 foods). Every food with a measured value above zero qualifies. A food USDA has no measurement for is left out, never counted as zero.
44 foods qualify, and the table shows all of them.
Every number comes from USDA FoodData Central, the US government's food composition database, through the food pages linked in the table. The same method is written out on how we calculate, and our sources are listed on sources.
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Source: USDA FoodData Central, retrieved . How we calculate.