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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
Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised19033.3 g0.0 gBeans, pinto, canned, drained solids1147.0 g0.5 gSeeds, cottonseed kernels, roasted (glandless)50632.6 g—Infant formula, MEAD JOHNSON, PROSOBEE, with iron, ready to feed, with ARA and DHA641.6 g1.0 gLamb, New Zealand, imported, leg chop/steak, bone-in, separable lean only, raw12621.1 g0.0 gBeef, loin, top sirloin petite roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted17029.1 g0.0 gLasagna, cheese, frozen, prepared1306.5 g4.2 gBeef, round, full cut, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, select, cooked, broiled17229.3 g—Fish, salmon, red, (sockeye), kippered (Alaska Native)14124.5 g0.0 gFish, seatrout, mixed species, cooked, dry heat13321.5 g—Beans, pinto, immature seeds, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt1629.3 g—Beans, pinto, immature seeds, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt1629.3 g—Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, canned, drained solids, rinsed in tap water1218.1 g—Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat, puffed, fortified36414.7 g—Beef, round, tip round, roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, raw12621.1 g0.0 gDuck, domesticated, meat only, raw13518.3 g0.0 gBeef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled16329.8 g0.0 gFish, salmon, sockeye, cooked, dry heat15626.5 g0.0 gVeal, leg (top round), separable lean and fat, raw11721.0 g0.0 gVeal, shank (fore and hind), separable lean only, raw10819.3 g—Fish, salmon, sockeye, raw13122.3 g0.0 gSoup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water341.8 g—Babyfood, apple yogurt dessert, strained930.8 g12.0 gBeef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw13122.1 g0.0 gSoup, bean with pork, canned, condensed1295.9 g3.0 gChicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw12022.5 g0.0 gFish, spot, raw12318.5 g—HORMEL, Cure 81 Ham10618.4 g0.0 gCereals, ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Blueberry Mini SPOONERS3508.8 g18.4 gPork, fresh, loin, sirloin (chops or roasts), boneless, separable lean only, raw12122.8 g0.0 gBeef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw12723.3 g0.0 gBeef, round, knuckle, tip side, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw13321.4 g0.0 gFish, flatfish (flounder and sole species), raw7012.4 g0.0 gSuccotash, (corn and limas), frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt934.3 g2.2 gSuccotash, (corn and limas), frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt934.3 g2.2 gFish, salmon, chinook, cooked, dry heat23125.7 g—Pork, cured, ham with natural juices, slice, bone-in, separable lean only, heated, pan-broil15027.8 g0.0 gBeef, round, eye of round steak, boneless separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw12723.2 g0.0 gInfant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START SOY, with DHA and ARA, liquid concentrate1323.3 g11.7 gInfant formula, NESTLE, GOOD START ESSENTIALS SOY, with iron, powder50212.5 g44.4 gSource: USDA FoodData Central. The density score blends eight nutrients against their Daily Values and is our own metric, not USDA's.