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.

Raw tuna — 9/10 Raw turkey breast — 9/10 Raw veal — 8/10 Raw venison carpaccio — 9/10 Razor clam — 9/10 Reblochon cheese — 4/10 Red caviar — 7/10 Red fish — 9/10 Red Leicester cheese — 4/10 Red meat and wild-caught fish (average) — 9/10 Red mullet — 9/10 Red porgy — 9/10 Red prawns — 9/10 Red salmon — 9/10 Red snapper fish — 9/10 Redfish fillet — 9/10 Reduced fat, reduced sodium soft cheese (part-skim milk) — 7/10 Reduced-fat mozzarella cheese stick — 7/10 Reduced-salt halloumi cheese — 6/10 Regular ground turkey — 8/10 Regular Veal — 7/10 Reindeer — 9/10 Reindeer meat — 9/10 Rennet — 8/10 Rennet — 8/10 Ribeye steak — 6/10 River snail — 9/10 Roast duck — 5/10 Roast meat — 8/10 Roast pork — 6/10 Roast veal — 7/10 Roasted beef — 8/10 Roasted beef shank — 7/10 Roasted chicken cold cut — 6/10 Roasted chicken leg — 8/10 Roasted chicken quarter — 8/10 Roasted chicken wings — 7/10 Roasted Cod Loin — 9/10 Roasted ham — 5.5/10 Roasted herb beef tenderloin — 8.5/10 Roasted lamb — 7/10 Roasted pintado fish — 8.5/10 Roasted pork carnitas — 6/10 Roasted pork chop — 7/10 Roasted Pork Hock — 4/10 Roasted pumpkin and sunflower seed mix — 7.5/10 Roasted rabbit — 8.5/10 Roasted reindeer — 9/10 Roasted skinless chicken leg — 8/10 Roasted spice mix (cumin and coriander) — 8/10 Roasted turkey — 9/10 Rocamadour cheese — 5/10 Rockfish — 9/10 Rohu fish — 9/10 Romano cheese — 5/10 Roquefort — 4/10 Rosette sausage — 3/10 Rossiysky cheese — 6/10 Rotisserie chicken leg and thigh — 7/10 Royal cheese — 5/10 Royal cheese — 4/10 Royal red shrimp — 9/10 Rump steak — 7/10 Sablefish — 9/10 Sablefish grilled — 8.5/10 Saddle of lamb — 7/10 Saganaki cheese — 4/10 Saint marcellin cheese — 4/10 Sainte maure cheese — 5/10 Saithe — 9/10 Saithe fillet — 9/10 Salamella sausage — 4/10 Salami — 3/10 Salami 30% less fat — 4/10 Salami cheese — 4/10 Salami with green peppercorn — 3/10 Salami with hazelnuts and pistachios — 3/10 Salchichón — 2/10 Salmon — 9/10 Salmon Marinated in Soy Sauce — 8/10 Salmon nori — 8.5/10 Salmon roe — 8/10 Salmon wakame — 8/10 Salmon with Sesame — 8.5/10 Salt cod — 5/10 Salted cod — 8/10 Salted herring — 6/10 Salted herring — 5/10 Salted meat — 6/10 Salted salmon — 6/10 Salted squid — 5/10 Salted sturgeon — 5/10 Salted trout — 7/10 Sardines — 8/10 Sardines (raw) — 9/10 Sardines in water — 8/10 Sashimi — 9/10 Sashimi fish — 9/10 Sausage casing — 5/10 Sausage cold cut — 3/10
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