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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
Cheese, parmesan, low sodium45141.6 g0.8 gChicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, thigh, meat only, cooked, braised17624.6 g0.0 gWheat, KAMUT khorasan, cooked1325.7 g3.1 gNuts, chestnuts, chinese, dried3636.8 g—Chicken, canned, meat only, with broth16521.8 g0.0 gChicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat and skin, cooked, stewed18427.4 g0.0 gVeal, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, raw14419.4 g—Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, raw16022.1 g0.0 gPears, raw570.4 g9.8 gSchool Lunch, pizza, pepperoni topping, thin crust, whole grain, frozen, cooked25412.8 g7.6 gBeef, chuck, under blade center steak, boneless, Denver Cut, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled21526.3 g0.0 gBeef, chuck, clod roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted20725.7 g0.0 gBeef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled20425.2 g0.0 gFast foods, submarine sandwich, ham on white bread with lettuce and tomato1519.1 g3.5 gSUBWAY, black forest ham sub on white bread with lettuce and tomato1519.1 g3.5 gFrankfurter, meat and poultry, low fat12115.5 g0.0 gSchool Lunch, pizza, cheese topping, thin crust, whole grain, frozen, cooked24712.7 g7.1 gChicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted20330.5 g0.0 gSoup, pea, green, canned, condensed1256.5 g6.5 gYautia (tannier), raw981.5 g—Pineapple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid530.4 g10.0 gOats (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)38916.9 g—Quinoa, cooked1204.4 g0.9 gBeef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled21226.1 g0.0 gEgg, white, dried38281.1 g5.4 gNuts, chestnuts, chinese, raw2244.2 g—Beef, round, top round, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, braised25034.1 g0.0 gDurian, raw or frozen1471.5 g—Beef, variety meats and by-products, mechanically separated beef, raw27615.0 g—Turnover, chicken- or turkey-, and vegetable-filled, reduced fat, frozen1687.9 g3.9 gBabyfood, cereal, brown rice, dry, instant4068.7 g0.7 gFrozen novelties, juice type, orange950.5 g20.0 gCheese, white, queso blanco31020.4 g1.8 gPheasant, cooked, total edible23932.4 g0.0 gBeef, bottom sirloin, tri-tip roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, roasted19326.3 g0.0 gPork, cured, shoulder, arm picnic, separable lean only, roasted17024.9 g0.0 gSour cream, fat free743.1 g0.4 gCereals ready-to-eat, NATURE'S PATH, Organic FLAX PLUS flakes35011.9 g12.3 gTurkey, retail parts, breast, meat and skin, with added solution, raw14420.8 g0.0 gBeef, plate steak, boneless, inside skirt, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled22330.6 g0.0 gSource: USDA FoodData Central. The density score blends eight nutrients against their Daily Values and is our own metric, not USDA's.