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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
Candies, butterscotch3910.0 g80.5 gSalad dressing, mayonnaise, regular6801.0 g0.6 gSyrups, table blends, pancake, reduced-calorie1650.0 g32.8 gOil, flaxseed, contains added sliced flaxseed8780.4 g—Syrups, grenadine2680.0 g46.5 gPuddings, lemon, dry mix, regular3630.1 g—Beverages, carbonated, cola, without caffeine410.0 g10.6 gCandies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces3960.0 g59.0 gCandies, jellybeans3750.0 g70.0 gMayonnaise, reduced fat, with olive oil3610.4 g0.0 gBeverages, carbonated, cola, regular420.0 g9.9 gCandies, hard3940.0 g62.9 gPuddings, tapioca, dry mix3690.1 g65.0 gPuddings, tapioca, dry mix, with no added salt3690.1 g—Syrups, table blends, pancake, with 2% maple, with added potassium2650.0 g—Alcoholic beverage, liqueur, coffee, 63 proof3080.1 g32.2 gCookies, gluten-free, lemon wafer5150.0 g42.3 gGlutino, Gluten Free Wafers, Lemon Flavored5150.0 g42.3 gFrostings, cream cheese-flavor, ready-to-eat4150.1 g63.5 gSweeteners, tabletop, saccharin (sodium saccharin)3600.9 g85.2 gAlcoholic beverage, liqueur, coffee, 53 proof3360.1 g38.3 gPork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, leaf fat, raw8571.8 g—Beef, variety meats and by-products, suet, raw8541.5 g0.0 gPuddings, banana, dry mix, instant3670.0 g76.6 gSyrups, table blends, pancake, with 2% maple2650.0 g42.0 gSyrups, table blends, pancake2340.0 g21.5 gMargarine, margarine-type vegetable oil spread, 70% fat, soybean and partially hydrogenated soybean, stick6280.3 g—Puddings, banana, dry mix, instant, with added oil3860.0 g—Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat4180.0 g63.1 gSyrups, corn, light2830.0 g76.8 gFrostings, vanilla, creamy, dry mix4100.3 g—Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, instant3770.0 g92.9 gMargarine Spread, 40-49% fat, tub4010.3 g—Beverages, carbonated, tonic water340.0 g8.8 gSweeteners, tabletop, fructose, liquid2790.0 g76.0 gOil, olive, salad or cooking8840.0 g0.0 gSalad dressing, french, cottonseed, oil, home recipe6310.1 g—Mayonnaise, low sodium, low calorie or diet2310.3 g4.2 gSalad dressing, mayonnaise, imitation, soybean2320.3 g6.0 gMayonnaise dressing, no cholesterol6880.0 g0.3 gSource: USDA FoodData Central. The density score blends eight nutrients against their Daily Values and is our own metric, not USDA's.