Highest protein foods in beef products (Top 50, USDA data)

Highest protein foods in beef products, top 50

#	Food	protein	Calories	Protein
1	Beef, New Zealand, imported	34.5 g	202	34.5 g
2	Beef, New Zealand, imported	33.5 g	193	33.5 g
3	Beef, New Zealand, imported	33.2 g	226	33.2 g
4	Beef, chuck for stew, separable lean and fat	32.5 g	194	32.5 g
5	Beef, chuck for stew, separable lean and fat	32.4 g	191	32.4 g
6	Beef, chuck for stew, separable lean and fat	32.3 g	186	32.3 g
7	Beef, New Zealand, imported	32.1 g	208	32.1 g
8	Beef, New Zealand, imported	31.9 g	250	31.9 g
9	Beef, New Zealand, imported	31.9 g	252	31.9 g
10	Beef, cured, breakfast strips	31.3 g	449	31.3 g
11	Beef, New Zealand, imported	31.3 g	228	31.3 g
12	Beef, New Zealand, imported	31.3 g	179	31.3 g
13	Beef, New Zealand, imported	31.2 g	167	31.2 g
14	Beef, rib, shortribs	30.8 g	295	30.8 g
15	Beef, New Zealand, imported	30.8 g	194	30.8 g
16	Beef, New Zealand, imported	30.2 g	188	30.2 g
17	Beef, New Zealand, imported	30.1 g	208	30.1 g
18	Beef, New Zealand, imported	30.1 g	239	30.1 g
19	Beef, New Zealand, imported	30.0 g	192	30.0 g
20	Beef, New Zealand, imported	29.9 g	252	29.9 g
21	Beef, New Zealand, imported	29.9 g	196	29.9 g
22	Beef, New Zealand, imported	29.8 g	196	29.8 g
23	Beef, New Zealand, imported	29.8 g	197	29.8 g
24	Beef, New Zealand, imported	29.7 g	164	29.7 g
25	Beef, New Zealand, imported	29.5 g	168	29.5 g
26	Beef, ground, 97% lean meat / 3% fat	29.5 g	175	29.5 g
27	Beef, New Zealand, imported	29.4 g	200	29.4 g
28	Beef, New Zealand, imported	29.4 g	265	29.4 g
29	Beef, New Zealand, imported	29.3 g	202	29.3 g
30	Beef, ground, 95% lean meat / 5% fat	29.2 g	193	29.2 g
31	Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver	29.1 g	191	29.1 g
32	Beef, ground, 93% lean meat / 7% fat	28.9 g	209	28.9 g
33	Beef composite, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat	28.7 g	203	28.7 g
34	Beef, New Zealand, imported	28.5 g	217	28.5 g
35	Beef, variety meats and by-products, heart	28.5 g	165	28.5 g
36	Beef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat	28.5 g	230	28.5 g
37	Beef, New Zealand, imported	27.8 g	286	27.8 g
38	Beef, ground, 85% lean meat / 15% fat	27.7 g	256	27.7 g
39	Beef, ground, 97% lean meat / 3% fat	27.6 g	154	27.6 g
40	Beef, New Zealand, imported	27.5 g	178	27.5 g
41	Beef, ground, 95% lean meat / 5% fat	27.3 g	174	27.3 g
42	Beef, New Zealand, imported	27.3 g	157	27.3 g
43	Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys	27.3 g	158	27.3 g
44	Beef, New Zealand, imported	27.2 g	197	27.2 g
45	Beef, variety meats and by-products, pancreas	27.1 g	271	27.1 g
46	Beef, ground, 93% lean meat / 7% fat	27.0 g	192	27.0 g
47	Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat	27.0 g	272	27.0 g
48	Beef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat	26.6 g	214	26.6 g
49	Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver	26.5 g	175	26.5 g
50	Beef, ground, 97% lean meat / 3% fat	26.4 g	153	26.4 g

Ranking by weight favours dry and concentrated foods — beef, new zealand, imported tops this list partly because it contains little water.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

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