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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
Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, raw11915.2 g0.0 gSausage, turkey, fresh, cooked19623.9 g0.0 gCheese, cheddar (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)40322.9 g0.5 gBeef, ribeye cap steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled22625.3 g0.0 gBabyfood, dessert, dutch apple, junior790.2 g17.9 gBeef, plate steak, boneless, inside skirt, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw17420.9 g0.0 gPork, cured, ham, extra lean and regular, canned, unheated14418.0 g0.0 gOLIVE GARDEN, lasagna classico18411.3 g3.5 gPork, fresh, loin, top loin (chops), boneless, separable lean and fat, cooked, broiled19626.6 g0.0 gBeef, rib, shortribs, separable lean only, choice, raw17519.1 g—KFC, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Wing, meat only, skin and breading removed21628.6 g—Pork, cured, ham, extra lean and regular, canned, roasted16720.9 g0.0 gSnacks, tortilla chips, low fat, made with olestra, nacho cheese3188.4 g2.8 gCheese, ricotta, whole milk1507.5 g0.3 gPork, cured, ham -- water added, slice, bone-in, separable lean and fat, heated, pan-broil16620.8 g1.5 gPork, cured, ham, rump, bone-in, separable lean and fat, unheated17622.3 g0.1 gPork, fresh, loin, center rib (roasts), boneless, separable lean only, cooked, roasted21428.8 g—Beef, bottom sirloin, tri-tip roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw17420.6 g0.0 gRestaurant, Italian, lasagna with meat18510.8 g3.1 gRestaurant, Latino, tripe soup748.6 g—Cheese, colby39423.8 g0.5 gBeef, chuck, under blade center steak, boneless, Denver Cut, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw17819.2 g0.0 gLamb, New Zealand, imported, rack - fully frenched, separable lean and fat, cooked, fast roasted19523.6 g0.0 gCereals, QUAKER, QUAKER MultiGrain Oatmeal, dry33412.6 g2.5 gBeef, variety meats and by-products, thymus, raw23612.2 g—Beef, round, bottom round, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, braised25432.9 g0.0 gPate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked46211.4 g—Beef, ribeye cap steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw18719.5 g0.0 gRestaurant, Latino, tamale, pork1747.3 g0.5 gPork, fresh, leg (ham), rump half, separable lean and fat, cooked, roasted20927.0 g0.0 gBeef, loin, top sirloin cap steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, grilled23826.3 g0.0 gFish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat20622.1 g0.0 gLamb, New Zealand, imported, netted shoulder, rolled, boneless, separable lean only, cooked, slow roasted19925.1 g0.0 gChili, no beans, canned entree1187.5 g1.1 gChicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat and skin, cooked, roasted22229.0 g—Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, QUAKER Puffed Wheat36616.3 g1.4 gLamb, leg, shank half, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, roasted21726.7 g—Vegetarian fillets29023.0 g0.8 gPlantains, yellow, baked1551.5 g21.3 gLamb, New Zealand, imported, rack - fully frenched, separable lean and fat, raw16919.9 g0.0 gSource: USDA FoodData Central. The density score blends eight nutrients against their Daily Values and is our own metric, not USDA's.