Highest protein foods in lamb, veal, and game products (Top 50, US

Highest protein foods in lamb, veal, and game products, top 50

#	Food	protein	Calories	Protein
1	Game meat, beaver, cooked	34.9 g	212	34.9 g
2	Game meat, rabbit, wild	33.0 g	173	33.0 g
3	Game meat, bear, cooked	32.4 g	259	32.4 g
4	Game meat, squirrel, cooked	30.8 g	173	30.8 g
5	Lamb, variety meats and by-products, liver	30.6 g	220	30.6 g
6	Game meat, deer, cooked	30.2 g	158	30.2 g
7	Game meat, opossum, cooked	30.2 g	221	30.2 g
8	Game meat, elk, cooked	30.2 g	146	30.2 g
9	Game meat, muskrat, cooked	30.1 g	234	30.1 g
10	Game meat, caribou, cooked	29.8 g	167	29.8 g
11	Game meat, antelope, cooked	29.5 g	150	29.5 g
12	Game meat, moose, cooked	29.3 g	134	29.3 g
13	Game meat, raccoon, cooked	29.2 g	255	29.2 g
14	Veal, variety meats and by-products, heart	29.1 g	186	29.1 g
15	Veal, variety meats and by-products, pancreas	29.1 g	256	29.1 g
16	Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver	28.4 g	192	28.4 g
17	Game meat, boar, wild	28.3 g	160	28.3 g
18	Game meat, horse, cooked	28.1 g	175	28.1 g
19	Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver	27.4 g	193	27.4 g
20	Game meat, goat, cooked	27.1 g	143	27.1 g
21	Game meat, buffalo, water	26.8 g	131	26.8 g
22	Game meat, elk, ground	26.6 g	193	26.6 g
23	Lamb, variety meats and by-products, spleen	26.5 g	156	26.5 g
24	Game meat, deer, ground	26.5 g	187	26.5 g
25	Veal, variety meats and by-products, kidneys	26.3 g	163	26.3 g
26	Lamb, New Zealand, imported	26.3 g	161	26.3 g
27	Veal, variety meats and by-products, tongue	25.9 g	202	25.9 g
28	Veal, ground, cooked	25.8 g	215	25.8 g
29	Lamb, New Zealand, imported	25.8 g	168	25.8 g
30	Lamb, variety meats and by-products, liver	25.5 g	238	25.5 g
31	Bison, ground, grass-fed	25.5 g	179	25.5 g
32	Lamb, variety meats and by-products, heart	25.0 g	185	25.0 g
33	Lamb, ground, cooked	24.8 g	283	24.8 g
34	Veal, ground, cooked	24.4 g	172	24.4 g
35	Veal, variety meats and by-products, spleen	24.1 g	129	24.1 g
36	Game meat, beaver, raw	24.1 g	146	24.1 g
37	Game meat, bison, ground	23.8 g	238	23.8 g
38	Lamb, variety meats and by-products, kidneys	23.7 g	137	23.7 g
39	Game meat, deer, raw	23.0 g	120	23.0 g
40	Game meat, elk, raw	23.0 g	111	23.0 g
41	Lamb, variety meats and by-products, pancreas	22.8 g	234	22.8 g
42	Veal, variety meats and by-products, thymus	22.7 g	125	22.7 g
43	Game meat, caribou, raw	22.6 g	127	22.6 g
44	Lamb, New Zealand, imported	22.6 g	192	22.6 g
45	Game meat, antelope, raw	22.4 g	114	22.4 g
46	Game meat, moose, raw	22.2 g	102	22.2 g
47	Veal, leg, top round	22.1 g	107	22.1 g
48	Game meat, rabbit, wild	21.8 g	114	21.8 g
49	Game meat, deer, ground	21.8 g	157	21.8 g
50	Game meat, elk, ground	21.8 g	172	21.8 g

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

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

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