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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
Restaurant, family style, french fries2893.5 g0.3 gRestaurant, Chinese, general tso's chicken29512.9 g11.6 gTurkey, skin from whole, (light and dark), with added solution, roasted45122.1 g0.0 gFrozen novelties, ice cream type, chocolate or caramel covered, with nuts3234.4 g30.0 gMcDONALD'S, Sausage, Egg & Cheese McGRIDDLES28310.8 g7.9 gBread, pan dulce, sweet yeast bread3679.4 g12.5 gBeef, rib, small end (ribs 10-12), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, prime, raw33516.7 g—Sausage, pork, chorizo, link or ground, raw29613.6 g0.0 gLemonade, frozen concentrate, white, prepared with water400.1 g10.0 gSausage, Italian, pork, mild, raw29013.9 g1.2 gSauce, peanut, made from peanut butter, water, soy sauce2576.3 g17.1 gCrackers, matzo, egg39112.3 g—Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked995.1 g—Salad dressing, KRAFT Mayo Fat Free Mayonnaise Dressing640.2 g6.8 gAPPLEBEE'S, french fries2903.3 g0.0 gCrackers, cheese, regular48910.9 g4.5 gSnacks, FRITOLAY, SUNCHIPS, Multigrain Snack, Harvest Cheddar flavor4918.1 g7.0 gRice and vermicelli mix, chicken flavor, prepared with 80% margarine1362.6 g0.6 gNoodles, japanese, somen, dry35611.3 g—Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, chitterlings, cooked, simmered23312.5 g0.0 gChocolate-flavored hazelnut spread5395.4 g54.0 gNuts, pecans6919.2 g4.0 gPlums, canned, purple, heavy syrup pack, solids and liquids890.4 g22.3 gJams, preserves, marmalade, reduced sugar1510.0 g29.4 gBread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs3306.6 g16.1 gSnacks, FRITOLAY, SUNCHIPS, multigrain, French onion flavor4968.7 g8.8 gChicken, broilers or fryers, back, meat and skin, raw31914.1 g0.0 gCake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe3563.9 g—Cream, whipped, cream topping, pressurized2573.2 g8.0 gCrackers, flavored, fish-shaped46310.2 g1.2 gBeef, rib, large end (ribs 6-9), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, prime, cooked, broiled40420.6 g—Beef, cured, breakfast strips, raw or unheated40612.5 g—Cereals, QUAKER, hominy grits, white, regular, dry3618.8 g0.6 gBeef, rib, back ribs, bone-in, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw32416.1 g0.0 gSnacks, shrimp cracker4267.1 g21.4 gCookies, ladyfingers, with lemon juice and rind36510.6 g25.4 gBaking chocolate, mexican, squares4263.6 g69.4 gNuts, macadamia nuts, raw7187.9 g4.6 gBacon and beef sticks51729.1 g0.8 gCrackers, cheese, low sodium50310.1 g0.3 gSource: USDA FoodData Central. The density score blends eight nutrients against their Daily Values and is our own metric, not USDA's.