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Most nutrient-dense (our calculation)
Per 100 g, from USDA FoodData Central.
Our own calculation: how much of the FDA Daily Value for eight nutrients a food delivers per 100 calories. Basic and whole foods only. How it works.
Food (per 100 g)CalProteinSugar
McDONALD'S, QUARTER POUNDER24414.1 g5.1 gNuts, butternuts, dried61224.9 g—Sour cream, light1363.5 g0.2 gLamb, shoulder, arm, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, broiled28124.4 g—Lamb, New Zealand, imported, rack - partly frenched, separable lean and fat, cooked, fast roasted25322.1 g0.0 gFast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty, with condiments27013.5 g5.2 gPuddings, banana, dry mix, regular, prepared with 2% milk1012.9 g—Beef, New Zealand, imported, cube roll, separable lean and fat, raw22518.2 g0.0 gPasta, gluten-free, corn, cooked1262.6 g—TACO BELL, Soft Taco with steak22511.8 g—Cereals, QUAKER, oatmeal, REAL MEDLEYS, blueberry hazelnut, dry3869.8 g18.7 gPIZZA HUT 12" Super Supreme Pizza, Hand-Tossed Crust24310.9 g3.7 gAPPLEBEE'S, mozzarella sticks31614.9 g2.8 gLamb, Australian, imported, fresh, rib chop/rack roast, frenched, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, raw23721.3 g0.0 gARBY'S, roast beef sandwich, classic24215.2 g3.8 gPAPA JOHN'S 14" Cheese Pizza, Original Crust26011.5 g5.3 gNuts, cashew nuts, dry roasted, without salt added57415.3 g5.0 gNuts, cashew nuts, dry roasted, with salt added57415.3 g5.0 gRolls, gluten-free, white, made with rice flour, rice starch, and corn starch2393.3 g6.9 gSchar, Gluten-Free, Classic White Rolls2393.3 g6.9 gFast foods, taco with beef, cheese and lettuce, hard shell2268.9 g0.9 gBeef, rib eye roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, roasted27724.9 g0.0 gPancakes, plain, dry mix, incomplete (includes buttermilk)35510.0 g2.2 gBeef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, grilled29424.2 g0.0 gPork, fresh, loin, blade (roasts), bone-in, separable lean and fat, cooked, roasted25424.3 g0.0 gChicken, cornish game hens, meat and skin, raw20017.1 g0.0 gBabyfood, dessert, fruit pudding, orange, strained801.1 g—Prune puree2572.1 g39.0 gSILK Coffee, soymilk622.1 g9.5 gChicken, stewing, meat and skin, cooked, stewed28526.9 g—Fast foods, croissant, with egg, cheese, and bacon28912.9 g4.8 gFast foods, cheeseburger; single, large patty; with condiments26915.2 g3.6 gCrackers, whole-wheat42710.6 g1.2 gBacon, turkey, low sodium25313.3 g0.0 gPork, fresh, composite of trimmed retail cuts (leg, loin, shoulder, and spareribs), separable lean and fat, raw21618.9 g—Lamb, Australian, imported, fresh, leg, sirloin half, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted28124.9 g—Fast foods, roast beef sandwich, plain24415.2 g3.8 gFish, mackerel, salted30518.5 g0.0 gKFC, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Drumstick, meat and skin with breading23922.3 g—Burrito, beef and bean, frozen2397.3 g0.7 gSource: USDA FoodData Central. The density score blends eight nutrients against their Daily Values and is our own metric, not USDA's.