Highest protein per 100 g: 25 foods ranked

Foods ranked by grams of protein in 100 g, per USDA FoodData Central. First is Soybeans, dry at 36.5 g protein per 100 g; the table lists the top 25.

#	Food	g protein per 100 g	kcal	Protein	Carbs	Fat
1	Soybeans, dry Legumes	36.5	446	37 g	30 g	20 g
2	Chicken breast, roasted Poultry	31.0	165	31 g	0 g	3.6 g
3	Pumpkin seeds Nuts & seeds	29.9	555	30 g	19 g	40 g
4	Pork loin, lean, roasted Meat	28.6	209	29 g	0 g	9.6 g
5	Turkey breast, roasted Poultry	27.0	127	27 g	0 g	2.1 g
6	Spanish peanuts, raw Legumes	26.2	570	26 g	16 g	50 g
7	Peanut butter, reduced fat Legumes	25.9	520	26 g	36 g	34 g
8	Lentils, uncooked Legumes	24.6	352	25 g	63 g	1.1 g
9	Shrimp, cooked Fish & seafood	24.0	99	24 g	0.2 g	0.3 g
10	Cheddar cheese Dairy & eggs	23.3	408	23 g	2.4 g	34 g
11	Peanuts, raw Legumes	23.2	588	23 g	27 g	43 g
12	Chicken breast, raw Poultry	22.5	120	23 g	0 g	2.6 g
13	Almonds Nuts & seeds	21.2	579	21 g	22 g	50 g
14	Beef tenderloin steak, raw Meat	21.1	143	21 g	0.2 g	6.5 g
15	Atlantic salmon, farmed, raw Fish & seafood	20.4	208	20 g	0 g	13 g
16	Shrimp, raw Fish & seafood	20.1	85	20 g	0 g	0.5 g
17	Ground turkey, raw Poultry	19.7	148	20 g	0 g	7.7 g
18	Sliced ham Meat	19.6	121	20 g	2.4 g	3.7 g
19	Turkey salami Meat	19.2	172	19 g	1.6 g	9.2 g
20	Canned tuna in water, drained Fish & seafood	19.0	90	19 g	0.1 g	0.9 g
21	Ground beef, 85% lean, raw Meat	18.6	215	19 g	0 g	15 g
22	Ground veal, raw Meat	18.6	197	19 g	0 g	13 g
23	Ground pork, raw Meat	17.8	228	18 g	0 g	18 g
24	Oat bran, uncooked Grains & bread	17.3	246	17 g	66 g	7 g
25	Ground lamb, raw Meat	16.6	282	17 g	0 g	23 g