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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
Snacks, popcorn, oil-popped, white popcorn, salt added5009.0 g—Beef, rib, whole (ribs 6-12), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted35122.8 g—POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Drumstick, meat and skin with breading29320.4 g—Pasta, dry, enriched37113.0 g2.7 gMcDONALD'S, FILET-O-FISH28211.3 g3.7 gRolls, dinner, sweet32110.0 g15.4 gCRACKER BARREL, chicken tenderloin platter, fried, from kid's menu29418.7 g0.2 gSnacks, rice cakes, brown rice, plain, unsalted3878.2 g0.9 gSnacks, rice cracker brown rice, plain3878.2 g0.9 gBologna, beef29910.9 g2.0 gPuddings, tapioca, dry mix, prepared with whole milk1152.8 g—Chicken, broilers or fryers, back, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter33122.0 g—POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Thigh, meat and skin with breading31019.1 g0.0 gFast foods, hush puppies2966.2 g3.8 gPeaches, canned, heavy syrup, drained720.5 g14.7 gWheat flour, white, tortilla mix, enriched4059.7 g—Candies, chocolate covered, low sugar or low calorie59012.4 g14.6 gPotatoes, french fried, wedge cut, frozen, unprepared1622.6 g0.3 gApples, frozen, unsweetened, heated (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)470.3 g—Pancakes, buttermilk, prepared from recipe2276.8 g—Rice cake, cracker (include hain mini rice cakes)3927.1 g0.9 gSnacks, popcorn, caramel-coated, with peanuts4006.4 g45.4 gLamb, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw26716.9 g—Restaurant, Chinese, sweet and sour pork2708.9 g10.3 gBeef, carcass, separable lean and fat, select, raw27817.5 g—Crackers, snack, Goya Crackers43314.3 g2.4 gRestaurant, family style, chicken fingers, from kid's menu30718.7 g0.3 gBeef, brisket, flat half, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw27617.8 g0.0 gPuddings, vanilla, dry mix, instant, prepared with whole milk1142.7 g18.0 gSnacks, tortilla chips, unsalted, white corn5037.8 g1.0 gChicken breast tenders, breaded, cooked, microwaved25216.4 g0.0 gBeef, rib, large end (ribs 6-9), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted35523.0 g0.0 gCream puff shell, prepared from recipe3609.0 g0.3 gLamb, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw26416.6 g0.0 gFast foods, bagel, with egg, sausage patty, cheese, and condiments29513.0 g2.9 gPlantains, yellow, fried, Latino restaurant2361.4 g21.8 gMilk, canned, condensed, sweetened3217.9 g54.4 gPork, cured, bacon, pre-sliced, cooked, pan-fried46833.9 g0.0 gBread, cinnamon2537.0 g14.1 gPork, cured, shoulder, arm picnic, separable lean and fat, roasted28020.4 g0.0 gSource: USDA FoodData Central. The density score blends eight nutrients against their Daily Values and is our own metric, not USDA's.