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

Highest protein foods in poultry products, top 50

#	Food	protein	Calories	Protein
1	Pheasant, cooked, total edible	32.4 g	239	32.4 g
2	Ostrich, inside strip, cooked	29.4 g	164	29.4 g
3	Emu, top loin, cooked	29.1 g	152	29.1 g
4	Ostrich, inside leg, cooked	29.0 g	141	29.0 g
5	Ostrich, oyster, cooked	28.8 g	159	28.8 g
6	Ostrich, outside strip, cooked	28.6 g	156	28.6 g
7	Ostrich, tip trimmed, cooked	28.5 g	145	28.5 g
8	Ostrich, top loin, cooked	28.1 g	155	28.1 g
9	Turkey, Ground, cooked	27.4 g	203	27.4 g
10	Ruffed Grouse, breast meat, skinless	25.9 g	112	25.9 g
11	Chicken, canned, no broth	25.3 g	185	25.3 g
12	Quail, cooked, total edible	25.1 g	227	25.1 g
13	Pheasant, breast, meat only	24.4 g	133	24.4 g
14	Canada Goose, breast meat only, skinless	24.3 g	133	24.3 g
15	Dove, cooked	23.9 g	213	23.9 g
16	Ostrich, inside strip, raw	23.7 g	127	23.7 g
17	Turkey, whole, light meat	23.7 g	114	23.7 g
18	Pheasant, raw, meat only	23.6 g	133	23.6 g
19	Turkey, ground, fat free	23.6 g	112	23.6 g
20	Guinea hen, meat and skin, raw	23.4 g	158	23.4 g
21	Ostrich, outside strip, raw	23.4 g	120	23.4 g
22	Emu, outside drum, raw	23.1 g	103	23.1 g
23	Ostrich, outside leg, raw	22.9 g	115	22.9 g
24	Emu, full rump, raw	22.8 g	112	22.8 g
25	Emu, oyster, raw	22.8 g	141	22.8 g
26	Emu, ground, raw	22.8 g	134	22.8 g
27	Goose, domesticated, meat only	22.8 g	161	22.8 g
28	Pheasant, raw, meat and skin	22.7 g	181	22.7 g
29	Turkey, whole, meat only	22.6 g	115	22.6 g
30	Quail, breast, meat only	22.6 g	123	22.6 g
31	Emu, fan fillet, raw	22.5 g	103	22.5 g
32	Ostrich, inside leg, raw	22.4 g	111	22.4 g
33	Emu, flat fillet, raw	22.3 g	102	22.3 g
34	Emu, inside drum, raw	22.2 g	108	22.2 g
35	Pheasant, leg, meat only	22.2 g	134	22.2 g
36	Ostrich, tenderloin, raw	22.1 g	123	22.1 g
37	Ostrich, round, raw	22.0 g	116	22.0 g
38	Ostrich, tip trimmed, raw	21.9 g	114	21.9 g
39	Ostrich, fan, raw	21.8 g	117	21.8 g
40	Quail, meat only, raw	21.8 g	134	21.8 g
41	Squab, (pigeon), light meat without skin	21.8 g	134	21.8 g
42	Ostrich, top loin, raw	21.7 g	119	21.7 g
43	Turkey, whole, meat and skin	21.6 g	144	21.6 g
44	Ostrich, oyster, raw	21.6 g	125	21.6 g
45	Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat only	21.4 g	119	21.4 g
46	Chicken, stewing, meat only	21.3 g	148	21.3 g
47	Guinea hen, meat only, raw	20.6 g	110	20.6 g
48	Chicken, roasting, meat only	20.3 g	111	20.3 g
49	Ostrich, ground, raw	20.2 g	165	20.2 g
50	Chicken, cornish game hens, meat only	20.0 g	116	20.0 g

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

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

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