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Are you
looking for high protein foods or foods high in proteins? The table below
gives the protein content of foods. Make your list of foods that are high in
protein or good sources of high protein foods.
Foods like
eggs, milk, spinach, soybean, quinoa, meat, fish, whole grains, rice, beans,
legumes, corn, oats, peas and peanut butter are good sources of high protein
foods. The table gives the protein content of foods.
Foods High in Proteins: Vegetables and Beans
|
Description |
Weight
(g) |
Measure |
Content
per
Measure
(g) |
|
Alfalfa
seeds, sprouted, raw |
33 |
1 cup |
1.32 |
|
Artichokes, (globe or French), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
120 |
1 medium |
4.18 |
|
Asparagus, canned, drained solids |
72 |
4 spears |
1.54 |
|
Asparagus, cooked, boiled, drained |
60 |
4 spears |
1.55 |
|
Asparagus, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
180 |
1 cup |
5.31 |
|
Avocados, raw, California |
28.35 |
1 oz |
0.60 |
|
Avocados, raw, Florida |
28.35 |
1 oz |
0.45 |
|
Beans,
baked, canned, plain or vegetarian |
254 |
1 cup |
12.17 |
|
Beans,
baked, canned, with franks |
259 |
1 cup |
17.48 |
|
Beans,
baked, canned, with pork and sweet sauce |
253 |
1 cup |
13.43 |
|
Beans,
baked, canned, with pork and tomato sauce |
253 |
1 cup |
13.05 |
|
Beans,
black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
172 |
1 cup |
15.24 |
|
Beans,
Cowpeas (Blackeyes), immature seeds, boiled, without salt |
165 |
1 cup |
5.23 |
|
Beans,
Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained,
without salt |
170 |
1 cup |
14.43 |
|
Beans,
Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, |
172 |
1 cup |
13.30 |
|
Beans,
great northern, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
177 |
1 cup |
14.74 |
|
Beans,
Kidney beans, red, mature seeds, canned |
256 |
1 cup |
13.44 |
|
Beans,
Kidney beans, red, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
177 |
1 cup |
15.35 |
|
Beans,
Lima beans, large, mature seeds, canned |
241 |
1 cup |
11.88 |
|
Beans,
Lima beans, large, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
188 |
1 cup |
14.66 |
|
Beans,
Mung beans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, without salt |
124 |
1 cup |
2.52 |
|
Beans,
Mung beans, mature seeds, sprouted, raw |
104 |
1 cup |
3.16 |
|
Beans,
Navy beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
182 |
1 cup |
15.83 |
|
Beans,
Pinto beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
171 |
1 cup |
14.04 |
|
Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt |
180 |
1 cup |
22.23 |
|
Soybeans, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
172 |
1 cup |
28.62 |
|
Beans,
Snap beans, green, canned, regular pack, drained solids |
135 |
1 cup |
1.55 |
|
Beans,
Snap beans, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
125 |
1 cup |
2.36 |
|
Beans,
White beans, mature seeds, canned |
262 |
1 cup |
19.02 |
|
Beet
greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
144 |
1 cup |
3.70 |
|
Beets,
canned, drained solids |
170 |
1 cup |
1.55 |
|
Broccoli, raw |
88 |
1 cup |
2.62 |
|
Broccoli, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
156 |
1 cup |
4.65 |
|
Beets,
cooked, boiled, drained |
170 |
1 cup |
2.86 |
|
Beets,
cooked, boiled, drained |
50 |
1 beet |
0.84 |
|
Cabbage,
Chinese (pak-choi), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
170 |
1 cup |
2.65 |
|
Cabbage,
Chinese (pe-tsai), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
119 |
1 cup |
1.79 |
|
Cabbage,
cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
150 |
1 cup |
1.53 |
|
Cabbage,
raw |
70 |
1 cup |
1.01 |
|
Cabbage,
red, raw |
70 |
1 cup |
0.97 |
|
Cabbage,
Savoy, raw |
70 |
1 cup |
1.40 |
|
Carrots,
baby, raw |
10 |
1 medium |
0.08 |
|
Carrots,
cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
156 |
1 cup |
1.70 |
|
Carrots,
frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
146 |
1 cup |
1.74 |
|
Carrots,
raw |
110 |
1 cup |
1.13 |
|
Cauliflower, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
124 |
1 cup |
2.28 |
|
Cauliflower, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
180 |
1 cup |
2.90 |
|
Cauliflower, raw |
100 |
1 cup |
1.98 |
|
Celery,
cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
150 |
1 cup |
1.25 |
|
Celery,
raw |
120 |
1 cup |
0.90 |
|
Corn,
sweet, white, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
77 |
1 ear |
2.56 |
|
Corn,
sweet, yellow, canned, cream style, regular pack |
256 |
1 cup |
4.45 |
|
Corn,
sweet, yellow, canned, vacuum pack, regular pack |
210 |
1 cup |
5.06 |
|
Corn,
sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
77 |
1 ear |
2.56 |
|
Corn,
sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled, drained, without
salt |
164 |
1 cup |
4.51 |
|
Corn,
sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained,
without salt |
63 |
1 ear |
1.96 |
|
Cucumber, peeled, raw |
119 |
1 cup |
0.68 |
|
Cucumber, with peel, raw |
104 |
1 cup |
0.72 |
|
Dandelion greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
105 |
1 cup |
2.10 |
|
Endive,
raw |
50 |
1 cup |
0.63 |
|
Garlic,
raw |
3 |
1 clove |
0.19 |
|
Lentils,
mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
198 |
1 cup |
17.86 |
|
Lettuce,
cos or romaine, raw |
56 |
1 cup |
0.91 |
|
Lettuce,
iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw |
55 |
1 cup |
0.56 |
|
Lettuce,
looseleaf, raw |
56 |
1 cup |
0.73 |
|
Mushrooms, canned, drained solids |
156 |
1 cup |
2.92 |
|
Mushrooms, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
156 |
1 cup |
3.39 |
|
Mushrooms, raw |
70 |
1 cup |
2.03 |
|
Mushrooms, shiitake, cooked, without salt |
145 |
1 cup |
2.26 |
|
Mushrooms, shiitake, dried |
3.6 |
1
mushroom |
0.34 |
|
Mustard
greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
140 |
1 cup |
3.16 |
|
Okra,
cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
160 |
1 cup |
2.99 |
|
Okra,
frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
184 |
1 cup |
3.83 |
|
Olives,
ripe, canned (small-extra large) |
22 |
5 large |
0.18 |
|
Onions,
cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
210 |
1 cup |
2.86 |
|
Onions,
dehydrated flakes |
5 |
1 tbsp |
0.45 |
|
Onions,
raw |
110 |
1 whole |
1.28 |
|
Onions,
spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw |
100 |
1 cup |
1.83 |
|
Parsley,
raw |
10 |
10
sprigs |
0.30 |
|
Parsnips, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
156 |
1 cup |
2.06 |
|
Peas,
edible-podded, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
160 |
1 cup |
5.23 |
|
Peas,
edible-podded, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
160 |
1 cup |
5.60 |
|
Peas,
green, canned, regular pack, drained solids |
170 |
1 cup |
7.51 |
|
Peas,
green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
160 |
1 cup |
8.24 |
|
Peas,
split, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
196 |
1 cup |
16.35 |
|
Peppers,
hot chili, green, raw |
45 |
1 pepper |
0.90 |
|
Peppers,
hot chili, red, raw |
45 |
1 pepper |
0.90 |
|
Peppers,
sweet, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
136 |
1 cup |
1.25 |
|
Peppers,
sweet, green, raw |
149 |
1 cup |
1.33 |
|
Peppers,
sweet, green, raw |
119 |
1 pepper |
1.06 |
|
Peppers,
sweet, red, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
136 |
1 cup |
1.25 |
|
Peppers,
sweet, red, raw |
119 |
1 pepper |
1.06 |
|
Potato
pancakes, home-prepared |
76 |
1
pancake |
4.68 |
|
Potato,
baked, flesh and skin, without salt |
202 |
1 potato |
5.05 |
|
Potatoes, baked, flesh, without salt |
156 |
1 potato |
3.06 |
|
Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, without salt |
136 |
1 potato |
2.54 |
|
Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, without salt |
135 |
1 potato |
2.31 |
|
Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, without salt |
156 |
1 cup |
2.67 |
|
Potatoes, hashed brown, home-prepared |
156 |
1 cup |
3.78 |
|
Pumpkin,
canned, without salt |
245 |
1 cup |
2.70 |
|
Pumpkin,
cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
245 |
1 cup |
1.76 |
|
Radishes, raw |
4.5 |
1 radish |
0.03 |
|
Spinach,
canned, drained solids |
214 |
1 cup |
6.01 |
|
Spinach,
cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
180 |
1 cup |
5.35 |
|
Spinach,
frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
190 |
1 cup |
5.97 |
|
Spinach,
raw |
30 |
1 cup |
0.86 |
|
Squash,
summer, all varieties, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
180 |
1 cup |
1.64 |
|
Squash,
summer, all varieties, raw |
113 |
1 cup |
1.33 |
|
Squash,
winter, all varieties, cooked, baked, without salt |
205 |
1 cup |
1.82 |
|
Squash,
winter, butternut, frozen, cooked, boiled, without salt |
240 |
1 cup |
2.95 |
|
Sweet
potato, canned, syrup pack, drained solids |
196 |
1 cup |
2.51 |
|
Sweet
potato, canned, vacuum pack |
255 |
1 cup |
4.21 |
|
Sweet
potato, cooked, baked in skin, without salt |
146 |
1 potato |
2.51 |
|
Sweet
potato, cooked, boiled, without skin, without salt |
156 |
1 potato |
2.57 |
|
Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, stewed |
255 |
1 cup |
2.42 |
|
Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, whole, regular pack |
240 |
1 cup |
2.21 |
|
Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average |
180 |
1 cup |
1.53 |
|
Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average |
17 |
1 cherry
tomato |
0.14 |
|
Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average |
123 |
1 tomato |
1.05 |
|
Tomatoes, sun-dried |
2 |
1 piece |
0.28 |
|
Tomatoes, sun-dried, packed in oil, drained |
3 |
1 piece |
0.15 |
|
Watermelon, raw |
286 |
1 wedge |
1.77 |
Protein content of other Vegetarian Foods High in Protein
|
Description |
Weight
(g) |
Measure |
Content
per
Measure
(g) |
|
Buckwheat flour, whole-groat |
120 |
1 cup |
15.14 |
|
Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked |
168 |
1 cup |
5.68 |
|
Bulgur,
cooked |
182 |
1 cup |
5.61 |
|
Bulgur,
dry |
138 |
1 cup |
11.70 |
|
Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow |
140 |
1 cup |
17.21 |
|
Cornmeal, whole-grain, yellow |
122 |
1 cup |
9.91 |
|
Noodles,
chinese, chow mein |
45 |
1 cup |
3.77 |
|
Oat
bran, cooked |
219 |
1 cup |
7.03 |
|
Oat
bran, raw |
94 |
1 cup |
16.26 |
|
Peanut
butter, smooth style, with salt |
16 |
1 tbsp |
4.03 |
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Quinoa,
cooked |
- |
1 cup |
11 |
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Rice,
brown, long-grain, cooked |
125 |
195 |
5.03 |
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Rice,
white, long-grain, regular, cooked |
158 |
195 |
4.25 |
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Rice,
white, long-grain, regular, raw, enriched |
158 |
185 |
13.19 |
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Spaghetti, cooked, enriched, without added salt |
140 |
1 cup |
6.68 |
|
Spaghetti, whole-wheat, cooked |
140 |
1 cup |
7.46 |
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Spaghetti, whole-wheat, cooked |
140 |
1 cup |
7.46 |
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Tempeh |
225 |
1 cup |
31 |
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Tofu,
firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride |
81 |
1/4
block |
6.51 |
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Tofu,
firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride |
120 |
1 piece |
7.86 |
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Wheat
flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached |
125 |
1 cup |
12.91 |
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Veggie
burger |
1 patty |
1 patty |
5-24 |
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Wheat
flour, whole-grain |
125 |
1 cup |
16.44 |
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Wheat
flour, white, bread, enriched |
125 |
137 |
16.41 |
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Whole
wheat bread |
2 slices |
2 slices |
5 |
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