Highest Protein in Grains

Grains tend to have lower protein density compared to foods overall, but top sources in this category still provide meaningful amounts.

All foods Dairy and Eggs Fish & Shellfish Fruits Grains Legumes Meats Nuts & Seeds Vegetables
#1 75.2 g
Vital wheat gluten
Full nutrient profile
#2 23.1 g
Wheat germ, crude
Full nutrient profile
#3 21.8 g
Spaghetti, protein-fortified, dry, enriched (n x 6.25)
Full nutrient profile
# Food g / 100g
4 Oat bran, raw
17.3
5 Chia seeds, dry, raw
17.0
6 Oats (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)
16.9
7 Rye flour, dark
15.9
8 Wheat bran, crude
15.6
9 Wheat, hard red spring
15.4
10 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 15% protein, bleached, enriched
15.3
11 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 15% protein, bleached, unenriched
15.3
12 Einkorn, grain, dry, raw
15.1
13 Flour, whole wheat, unenriched
15.1
14 Khorasan, grain, dry, raw
14.8
15 Wild rice, raw
14.7
16 Oat flour, partially debranned
14.7
17 Noodles, egg, spinach, enriched, dry
14.6
18 Spelt, uncooked
14.6
19 Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, uncooked
14.5
20 Flour, spelt, whole grain
14.5
21 Noodles, japanese, soba, dry
14.4
22 Flour, bread, white, enriched, unbleached
14.3
23 Noodles, egg, dry, enriched
14.2
24 Noodles, egg, dry, unenriched
14.2
25 Quinoa, uncooked
14.1
26 Pasta, whole-wheat, dry (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)
13.9
27 Wheat, durum
13.7
28 Amaranth grain, uncooked
13.6
29 Pasta, whole grain, 51% whole wheat, remaining unenriched semolina, dry
13.5
30 Oats, whole grain, rolled, old fashioned
13.5
31 Spaghetti, spinach, dry
13.3
32 Rice bran, crude
13.3
33 Flour, semolina, fine
13.3
34 Teff, uncooked
13.3
35 Buckwheat
13.3
36 Wheat flour, whole-grain (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)
13.2
37 Flour, amaranth
13.2
38 Pasta, whole grain, 51% whole wheat, remaining enriched semolina, dry (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)
13.2
39 Triticale flour, whole-grain
13.2
40 Flour, oat, whole grain
13.2
41 Macaroni, vegetable, enriched, dry
13.1
42 Flour, wheat, all-purpose, enriched, unbleached
13.1
43 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 13% protein, bleached, enriched
13.1
44 Wheat flour, white (industrial), 13% protein, bleached, unenriched
13.1
45 Triticale
13.1
46 Pasta, dry, unenriched
13.0
47 Pasta, dry, enriched
13.0
48 Wild rice, dry, raw
12.8
49 Couscous, dry
12.8
50 Semolina, unenriched
12.7
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