Foods that contain high protein

Protein(g) Content of Selected Foods per Common Measure, sorted by nutrient content

NDB_No, Description, Weight (g), Common Measure, Content per Measure

05142 Duck, domesticated, meat only, cooked, roasted 221 1/2 duck 51.89
05126 Chicken, stewing, meat only, cooked, stewed 140 1 cup 42.59
15037 Fish, halibut, Atlantic and Pacific, cooked, dry heat 159 1/2 fillet 42.44
15086 Fish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat 155 1/2 fillet 42.33
05168 Turkey, all classes, meat only, cooked, roasted 140 1 cup 41.05
05180 Turkey, all classes, neck, meat only, cooked, simmered 152 1 neck 40.80
05022 Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, cooked, simmered 145 1 cup 39.37
15034 Fish, haddock, cooked, dry heat 150 1 fillet 36.36
15071 Fish, rockfish, Pacific, mixed species, cooked, dry heat 149 1 fillet 35.82
05058 Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter 140 1/2 breast 34.78
21114 Fast foods, hamburger; double, large patty; with condiments and vegetables 226 1 sandwich 34.28
15128 Fish, tuna salad 205 1 cup 32.88
21111 Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular patty; with condiments 215 1 sandwich 31.82
21082 Fast foods, taco 263 1 large 31.77
05059 Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat and skin, cooked, fried, flour 98 1/2 breast 31.20
05277 Chicken, canned, meat only, with broth 142 5 oz 30.91
21097 Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, large patty; with condiments and bacon 195 1 sandwich 30.77
17095 Veal, leg (top round), separable lean and fat, cooked, braised 85 3 oz 30.74
15029 Fish, flatfish (flounder and sole species), cooked, dry heat 127 1 fillet 30.68
05172 Turkey, all classes, giblets, cooked, simmered, some giblet fat 145 1 cup 30.29
17048 Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, braised 85 3 oz 30.21
21126 Fast foods, submarine sandwich, with tuna salad 256 1 sandwich, 6" roll 29.70
23605 Beef, round, bottom round, separable lean only,trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised 85 3 oz 29.19
21125 Fast foods, submarine sandwich, with roast beef 216 1 sandwich, 6" roll 28.64
16109 Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt 172 1 cup 28.62
01037 Cheese, ricotta, part skim milk 246 1 cup 28.02
01016 Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 1% milkfat 226 1 cup 28.00
13869 Beef, round, bottom round, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised 85 3 oz 27.85
15141 Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned 135 1 cup 27.70
01036 Cheese, ricotta, whole milk 246 1 cup 27.70
05040 Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat only, cooked, fried 84 3 oz 27.57
10078 Pork, fresh, shoulder, arm picnic, separable lean only, cooked, braised 85 3 oz 27.42
10176 Pork, fresh, loin, center loin (chops), bone-in, separable lean only,cooked, pan-fried 85 3 oz 27.35
15111 Fish, swordfish, cooked, dry heat 106 1 piece 26.91
01015 Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat 226 1 cup 26.74
05064 Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted 86 1/2 breast 26.68
21092 Fast foods, cheeseburger; double, regular patty; plain 155 1 sandwich 26.60
21113 Fast foods, hamburger; single, large patty; with condiments and vegetables 218 1 sandwich 25.83
17044 Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, braised 85 3 oz 25.83
17027 Lamb, domestic, loin, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice,cooked, broiled 85 3 oz 25.49
15221 Fish, tuna, yellowfin, fresh, cooked, dry heat 85 3 oz 25.47
10179 Pork, fresh, loin, center loin (chops), bone-in, separable lean and fat, cooked, pan-fried 85 3 oz 25.42
21098 Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, large patty; with condiments and vegetables 219 1 sandwich 25.38

From USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21

Originally published at http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/SR21/nutrlist/sr21w203.pdf