> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.foodconsumer.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Foods that contain high protein - URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/foods_that_contain_high_protein/ - Published: 2007-03-01T19:06:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-20T15:45:08.000Z - Description: A USDA data table ranking selected foods by protein per common measure, led by roasted duck at 51.89 g per half duck, stewed chicken at 42.59 g per cup, and halibut at 42.44 g per half fillet. - Author: Food Consumer - Tags: Food Chemicals, #vivvo-import **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**