Highest protein foods in finfish and shellfish products (Top 50, U

Highest protein foods in finfish and shellfish products, top 50

#	Food	protein	Calories	Protein
1	Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked	24.0 g	99	24.0 g
2	Fish, tuna, fresh	23.3 g	144	23.3 g
3	Fish, roe, mixed species	22.3 g	143	22.3 g
4	Fish, salmon, sockeye	22.3 g	131	22.3 g
5	Fish, tuna, fresh	22.0 g	103	22.0 g
6	Fish, shark, mixed species	21.0 g	130	21.0 g
7	Fish, trout, mixed species	20.8 g	148	20.8 g
8	Fish, milkfish, raw	20.5 g	148	20.5 g
9	Fish, salmon, pink	20.5 g	127	20.5 g
10	Fish, anchovy, european	20.4 g	131	20.4 g
11	Fish, mackerel, king	20.3 g	105	20.3 g
12	Fish, sheepshead, raw	20.2 g	108	20.2 g
13	Fish, salmon, chum	20.1 g	120	20.1 g
14	Crustaceans, shrimp, raw	20.1 g	85	20.1 g
15	Fish, tilapia, raw	20.1 g	96	20.1 g
16	Fish, bluefish, raw	20.0 g	124	20.0 g
17	Fish, salmon, chinook	19.9 g	179	19.9 g
18	Turtle, green, raw	19.8 g	89	19.8 g
19	Fish, swordfish, raw	19.7 g	144	19.7 g
20	Fish, pollock, Atlantic	19.4 g	92	19.4 g
21	Fish, perch, mixed species	19.4 g	91	19.4 g
22	Fish, mullet, striped	19.4 g	117	19.4 g
23	Fish, burbot, raw	19.3 g	90	19.3 g
24	Fish, mackerel, spanish	19.3 g	139	19.3 g
25	Fish, pike, northern	19.3 g	88	19.3 g
26	Fish, pike, walleye	19.1 g	93	19.1 g
27	Fish, cisco, raw	19.0 g	98	19.0 g
28	Fish, cusk, raw	19.0 g	87	19.0 g
29	Fish, ling, raw	19.0 g	87	19.0 g
30	Fish, scup, raw	18.9 g	105	18.9 g
31	Fish, mackerel, Atlantic	18.6 g	205	18.6 g
32	Fish, spot, raw	18.5 g	123	18.5 g
33	Crustaceans, crab, queen	18.5 g	90	18.5 g
34	Fish, mahimahi, raw	18.5 g	85	18.5 g
35	Fish, pompano, florida	18.5 g	164	18.5 g
36	Fish, eel, mixed species	18.4 g	184	18.4 g
37	Crustaceans, crab, blue	18.1 g	87	18.1 g
38	Fish, herring, Atlantic	18.0 g	158	18.0 g
39	Fish, carp, raw	17.8 g	127	17.8 g
40	Fish, cod, Atlantic	17.8 g	82	17.8 g
41	Fish, croaker, Atlantic	17.8 g	104	17.8 g
42	Fish, bass, striped	17.7 g	97	17.7 g
43	Fish, lingcod, raw	17.7 g	85	17.7 g
44	Fish, smelt, rainbow	17.6 g	97	17.6 g
45	Fish, drum, freshwater	17.5 g	119	17.5 g
46	Fish, tilefish, raw	17.5 g	96	17.5 g
47	Fish, wolffish, Atlantic	17.5 g	96	17.5 g
48	Fish, butterfish, raw	17.3 g	146	17.3 g
49	Fish, pollock, Alaska	17.2 g	76	17.2 g
50	Fish, shad, american	16.9 g	197	16.9 g

Ranking by weight favours dry and concentrated foods — crustaceans, shrimp, cooked tops this list partly because it contains little water.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

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