Highest protein foods in soups, sauces, and gravies (Top 50, USDA

Highest protein foods in soups, sauces, and gravies, top 50

#	Food	protein	Calories	Protein
1	Soup, beef broth, cubed	17.3 g	170	17.3 g
2	Soup, chicken broth or bouillon, dry	16.7 g	267	16.7 g
3	Soup, chicken noodle, dry	15.4 g	377	15.4 g
4	Sauce, alfredo mix, dry	15.3 g	535	15.3 g
5	Soup, chicken broth cubes, dry	14.6 g	198	14.6 g
6	Gravy, unspecified type, dry	13.0 g	344	13.0 g
7	Sauce, sofrito, prepared from recipe	12.8 g	237	12.8 g
8	Gravy, instant turkey, dry	11.7 g	409	11.7 g
9	Gravy, chicken, dry	11.3 g	381	11.3 g
10	Gravy, brown, dry	10.7 g	367	10.7 g
11	Gravy, turkey, dry	10.4 g	367	10.4 g
12	Gravy, mushroom, dry	10.0 g	328	10.0 g
13	Gravy, instant beef, dry	9.8 g	369	9.8 g
14	Gravy, au jus, dry	9.2 g	313	9.2 g
15	Gravy, onion, dry	9.0 g	322	9.0 g
16	Gravy, pork, dry	8.8 g	367	8.8 g
17	Gravy, brown instant, dry	8.5 g	380	8.5 g
18	Sauce, cheese sauce mix, dry	7.7 g	438	7.7 g
19	Soup, onion, dry	7.5 g	293	7.5 g
20	Sauce, cheese, ready-to-serve	6.7 g	174	6.7 g
21	Sauce, teriyaki, ready-to-serve	5.9 g	89	5.9 g
22	Dip, bean, original flavor	5.4 g	119	5.4 g
23	Sauce, fish, ready-to-serve	5.1 g	35	5.1 g
24	Sauce, homemade, white	4.0 g	186	4.0 g
25	Sauce, homemade, white	3.8 g	147	3.8 g
26	Sauce, hoisin, ready-to-serve	3.3 g	220	3.3 g
27	SMART SOUP, Indian Bean Masala	3.3 g	57	3.3 g
28	Soup, shark fin, restaurant-prepared	3.2 g	46	3.2 g
29	Dip, salsa con queso, cheese and salsa- medium	3.1 g	143	3.1 g
30	Soup, onion, canned	3.1 g	46	3.1 g
31	SMART SOUP, French Lentil	2.9 g	53	2.9 g
32	Soup, beef barley, ready to serve	2.8 g	52	2.8 g
33	Soup, hot and sour, Chinese restaurant	2.6 g	39	2.6 g
34	Wasabi	2.2 g	292	2.2 g
35	Soup, wonton, Chinese restaurant	2.1 g	32	2.1 g
36	Fish broth	2.0 g	16	2.0 g
37	SMART SOUP, Moroccan Chick Pea	2.0 g	51	2.0 g
38	SMART SOUP, Santa Fe Corn Chowder	2.0 g	55	2.0 g
39	Sauce, hot chile, sriracha	1.9 g	93	1.9 g
40	Sauce, sweet and sour, prepared-from-recipe	1.8 g	79	1.8 g
41	SMART SOUP, Greek Minestrone	1.7 g	40	1.7 g
42	Sauce, salsa, ready-to-serve	1.5 g	29	1.5 g
43	Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve	1.4 g	128	1.4 g
44	Sauce, oyster, ready-to-serve	1.4 g	51	1.4 g
45	SMART SOUP, Vietnamese Carrot Lemongrass	1.3 g	44	1.3 g
46	Gravy, mushroom, canned	1.3 g	50	1.3 g
47	Sauce, steak, tomato based	1.3 g	95	1.3 g
48	Gravy, au jus, canned	1.2 g	16	1.2 g
49	Soup, egg drop, Chinese restaurant	1.2 g	27	1.2 g
50	Soup, beef broth or bouillon canned, ready-to-serve	1.1 g	7	1.1 g

Ranking by weight favours dry and concentrated foods — soup, beef broth, cubed tops this list partly because it contains little water.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

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