Highest protein foods in vegetables and vegetable products (Top 50

Highest protein foods in vegetables and vegetable products, top 50

#	Food	protein	Calories	Protein
1	Parsley, freeze-dried	31.3 g	271	31.3 g
2	Yeast extract spread	23.9 g	185	23.9 g
3	Chives, freeze-dried	21.2 g	311	21.2 g
4	Tomatoes, sun-dried	14.1 g	258	14.1 g
5	Soybeans, green, raw	13.0 g	147	13.0 g
6	Tomato powder	12.9 g	302	12.9 g
7	Shallots, freeze-dried	12.3 g	348	12.3 g
8	Winged bean tuber, raw	11.6 g	148	11.6 g
9	Drumstick leaves, raw	9.4 g	64	9.4 g
10	Lentils, sprouted, raw	9.0 g	106	9.0 g
11	Onions, dehydrated flakes	9.0 g	349	9.0 g
12	Kanpyo, (dried gourd strips)	8.6 g	258	8.6 g
13	Carrot, dehydrated	8.1 g	341	8.1 g
14	Beans, fava, in pod	7.9 g	88	7.9 g
15	Spinach souffle	7.9 g	172	7.9 g
16	Pigeonpeas, immature seeds, raw	7.2 g	136	7.2 g
17	Winged beans, immature seeds, raw	7.0 g	49	7.0 g
18	Potato flour	6.9 g	357	6.9 g
19	Lima beans, immature seeds, raw	6.8 g	113	6.8 g
20	Garlic, raw	6.4 g	149	6.4 g
21	Potato pancakes	6.1 g	268	6.1 g
22	Seaweed, spirulina, raw	5.9 g	26	5.9 g
23	Winged bean leaves, raw	5.9 g	74	5.9 g
24	Seaweed, laver, raw	5.8 g	35	5.8 g
25	Broadbeans, immature seeds, raw	5.6 g	72	5.6 g
26	Grape leaves, raw	5.6 g	93	5.6 g
27	Peas, green, raw	5.4 g	81	5.4 g
28	Arrowhead, raw	5.3 g	99	5.3 g
29	Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), leafy tips, raw	5.3 g	30	5.3 g
30	Succotash, (corn and limas), raw	5.0 g	99	5.0 g
31	Taro leaves, raw	5.0 g	42	5.0 g
32	Pepeao, dried	4.8 g	298	4.8 g
33	Wasabi, root, raw	4.8 g	109	4.8 g
34	Fireweed, leaves, raw	4.7 g	103	4.7 g
35	Jute, potherb, raw	4.7 g	34	4.7 g
36	Eppaw, raw	4.6 g	150	4.6 g
37	Fiddlehead ferns, raw	4.6 g	34	4.6 g
38	Corn pudding, home prepared	4.4 g	131	4.4 g
39	Grape leaves, canned	4.3 g	69	4.3 g
40	Arrowroot, raw	4.2 g	65	4.2 g
41	Lambsquarters, raw	4.2 g	43	4.2 g
42	Cowpeas, leafy tips, raw	4.1 g	29	4.1 g
43	Alfalfa seeds, sprouted, raw	4.0 g	23	4.0 g
44	Broccoli raab, cooked	3.8 g	25	3.8 g
45	Radish seeds, sprouted, raw	3.8 g	43	3.8 g
46	Brussels sprouts, raw	3.4 g	43	3.4 g
47	Chrysanthemum leaves, raw	3.4 g	24	3.4 g
48	Chrysanthemum, garland, raw	3.4 g	24	3.4 g
49	Mushrooms, oyster, raw	3.3 g	33	3.3 g
50	Cowpeas, young pods with seeds, raw	3.3 g	44	3.3 g

Ranking by weight favours dry and concentrated foods — parsley, freeze-dried tops this list partly because it contains little water.

SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026

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