High-protein foods

2,373 foods

Foods where protein is a major share of the energy. Protein does not raise blood sugar directly and slows the glucose response of a mixed meal. Every food on this list is ranked by its glycemic load per 100 g, lowest first, so the best choices for blood sugar come first. Open a food for the portion-based load, nutrition facts and alternatives.

Sorted by glycemic load per 100 g, lowest first.

Grilled pork neck steak — 5/10 Grilled pork shashlik — 6/10 Grilled pork skewer — 7/10 Grilled shrimp skewer — 8/10 Grilled squid with herbs and lemon — 9/10 Grilled swordfish — 8.5/10 Ground beef — 6/10 Ground chicken — 8/10 Ground chicken and zucchini meatballs (baked) — 8/10 Ground chicken breast cooked — 8.5/10 Ground elk meat — 9/10 Ground lamb — 6/10 Ground meat (beef and pork) — 6/10 Ground pork — 6/10 Ground turkey — 8.5/10 Ground turkey (93% lean, 7% fat) — 8/10 Ground veal — 7/10 Ground venison — 8/10 Grouper fillet — 9/10 Gruyere — 5/10 Gruyere cheese — 6/10 Guinea fowl leg — 8/10 Gyro meat — 4/10 Gyros (pork) — 5/10 Haddock — 9/10 Hairtail fish — 8.5/10 Hake — 8/10 Hake fillet — 8/10 Hake fillet, steamed, no added fat — 8/10 Hake medallion — 9/10 Halibut — 9/10 Halloumi — 4/10 Halloumi cheese — 6/10 Ham and cheese roll-up — 4/10 Ham and goat cheese roll — 5/10 Ham and swiss cheese — 5/10 Ham hock — 4/10 Ham roll — 3/10 Ham sausage — 4/10 Hamburger steak — 6.5/10 Hanger steak — 8/10 Hard Goat Cheese — 6/10 Hard-boiled egg with mayonnaise — 7/10 Harzer cheese — 8/10 Havarti cheese — 4/10 Headcheese — 3/10 Hemp hearts — 8/10 Hemp hearts — 9/10 Herb cheese — 4/10 Herring fillet — 6/10 Herring in flaxseed oil — 7/10 Herring in water — 8/10 Herring roe — 8/10 High protein mozzarella cheese — 7/10 High-protein grated cheese 9.7% fat — 6/10 High-protein sausage — 4/10 Hilsa fish — 8.5/10 Horse mackerel — 9/10 Horse sausage — 4/10 Hydrolysed collagen — 6/10 Hydrolysed elastin (Fish) — 5/10 Hydrolyzed bovine collagen — 6/10 Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (with soy) — 5.5/10 Hydrolyzed wheat protein — 4/10 Iberian ham — 6/10 Inlet — 9/10 Isopure Clear Mixed Berry Protein Powder — 5/10 Jack cheese — 5/10 Jarlsberg cheese — 5/10 John dory — 9/10 Kabanos sausage — 3/10 Kackavalj cheese — 5/10 Kangaroo meat — 9/10 Kashar cheese — 6/10 Kashkaval cheese — 4/10 Kasseri cheese — 5/10 Kassler — 4/10 Kebab (beef or lamb) — 7/10 Kebab meat — 3/10 Kefta meatballs — 6/10 Keto shell — 6.5/10 Kidneys — 8/10 Kindziuk sausage — 3/10 Kipper — 7/10 Kippers — 7/10 Knackwurst — 3/10 Korosi cheese — 5/10 Korycinski cheese — 5/10 Kraków sausage — 3.5/10 Kranjska sausage — 3/10 Krecek (spicy stewed beef skin) — 3/10 Krill — 9/10 Kulen sausage — 3/10 L-glutamine — 8/10 Lactose free gouda cheese — 5/10 Lactose free lactase enzyme — 6/10 Lactose free whey protein isolate — 7/10 Lactose-free Camembert cheese — 6/10 Lamb — 6/10 Lamb (raw) — 6/10
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