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.

Steak tartare — 5/10 Steak tips — 8.2/10 Steamed Cod Fillet — 9/10 Steamed crab legs — 8/10 Steamed crab meat — 9/10 Steamed cutlet — 8/10 Steamed fish — 9/10 Steamed fresh smelt fish — 9/10 Steamed meat patty — 6/10 Steamed meatballs — 7/10 Steamed mussels — 8/10 Steamed pork with mushrooms — 7/10 Steamed Sardines — 9/10 Steamed sea bass — 9/10 Steamed seasoned ground chicken patties — 8/10 Steamed squid — 9/10 Steamed squid with ginger, scallions, and soy sauce — 8.5/10 Steamed tilapia — 9/10 Stilton cheese — 4/10 Stracchino cheese — 5/10 String cheese — 6.5/10 Sturgeon fillet — 9/10 Styrian cheese — 4.5/10 Suckling pig — 7/10 Sugar free black sesame powder — 8/10 Sugar free ham sausage — 4/10 Sulguni cheese — 6/10 Suluguni cheese — 4/10 Swiss cheese — 7/10 Swordfish steak — 7/10 Swordfish steak — 6/10 Taco meat — 5/10 Talagani cheese — 4/10 Taleggio cheese — 4/10 Telemea cheese 14% fat — 5/10 Thin Poultry Sausage — 4/10 Threadfin bream (Bisugo) — 9/10 Thuringian rostbratwurst — 4/10 Tilapia — 9/10 Tilapia fillet — 8/10 Tilapia fillet baked — 6/10 Tilsit cheese — 6/10 Toasted hemp hearts — 8/10 Toasted sesame and flaxseed blend — 8/10 Toma cheese — 5/10 Tomino cheese — 6/10 Tongue aspic — 6/10 Top round beef — 8/10 Topside beef — 8/10 Toulouse sausage — 3/10 Traditional raw milk cheese — 6/10 Trapist cheese — 6/10 Trappista cheese — 5/10 Tri-tip steak — 8/10 Trout — 8.5/10 Trout (raw) — 9/10 Trout canned — 8/10 Truffle cheese — 4/10 Tuna — 8/10 Tuna carpaccio — 9/10 Tuna fillet in vegetable oil — 7.8/10 Tuna in olive oil — 6/10 Tuna paste with greek yogurt — 8/10 Tuna preparation — 7/10 Tuna with Sesame — 8/10 Tuńczyk w oleju (Tuna in oil) — 7/10 Turbot — 9/10 Turbot fillet — 9/10 Turkey and vegetable aspic — 8/10 Turkey and zucchini filling — 8.5/10 Turkey Bacon — 5/10 Turkey breast — 9/10 Turkey breast slices — 6/10 Turkey broth jelly — 8/10 Turkey chop — 9/10 Turkey cold cut — 6/10 Turkey cold cuts — 9/10 Turkey cutlet, baked, no breading — 8/10 Turkey cutlets — 8.5/10 Turkey gizzards — 8/10 Turkey ham — 5/10 Turkey leg — 8/10 Turkey liver — 8/10 Turkey loin — 9/10 Turkey meat — 9/10 Turkey meat 2% fat — 8/10 Turkey meat for skewers — 9/10 Turkey neck — 8/10 Turkey oyster — 9/10 Turkey pepperoni — 3/10 Turkey rump — 4/10 Turkey salami — 4/10 Turkey sausage — 4/10 Turkey sausage (lean) — 6.5/10 Turkey sausage (no nitrates, no fillers) — 6/10 Turkey sausage, lean, reduced sodium, grilled — 6/10 Turkey shank — 8.5/10 Turkey skewers — 8/10 Turkey stick — 5/10 Turkey thigh — 8.5/10
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