List of low protein foods
| Protein sources | Protein content (grams/ 100 gram foood) |
| Bread, mixed-grain, toasted (includes whole-grain, 7-grain) | 10.92 |
| Bread, mixed-grain (includes whole-grain, 7-grain) | 10.00 |
| Cheese, neufchatel | 9.95 |
| Bread, oatmeal, toasted | 9.20 |
| Nuts, pecans | 9.17 |
| Bread, wheat (includes wheat berry) | 9.12 |
| Bread, pita, white, enriched | 9.11 |
| Bread, reduced-calorie, rye | 9.09 |
| Bread, reduced-calorie, wheat | 9.09 |
| Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, HONEY NUT CHEERIOS | 9.00 |
| Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, Whole Grain TOTAL | 8.87 |
| Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) | 8.80 |
| Bread, cracked-wheat | 8.72 |
| Snacks, tortilla chips, nacho-flavor, reduced fat | 8.71 |
| Bread, reduced-calorie, white | 8.70 |
| Bread, pumpernickel | 8.69 |
| Bread, raisin, toasted, enriched | 8.58 |
| Bread, rye | 8.50 |
| Bread, oatmeal | 8.41 |
| Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, flour | 8.28 |
| Snacks, potato chips, sour-cream-and-onion-flavor | 8.11 |
| Snacks,tortilla chips, nacho-flavor | 8.01 |
| Bread, raisin, enriched | 7.88 |
| Snacks, tortilla chips, plain, white corn | 7.80 |
| Snacks, potato chips, barbecue-flavor | 7.69 |
| Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) | 7.64 |
| Waffles, plain, frozen, ready -to-heat, toasted | 7.18 |
| Snacks, potato chips, reduced fat | 7.09 |
| Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, Corn CHEX | 7.00 |
| Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, barbecue-flavor | 6.98 |
| Cocoa mix, powder | 6.67 |
| Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S Corn Flakes | 6.61 |
| Snacks, potato chips, plain, salted | 6.56 |
| Snacks, popcorn, caramel-coated, with peanuts | 6.40 |
| Muffins, wheat bran, toaster-type with raisins, toasted | 5.50 |
| Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine | 4.30 |
| Potatoes, baked, skin, without salt | 4.29 |
| Cake, chocolate, commercially prepared with chocolate frosting | 4.09 |
| Ice creams, chocolate | 3.80 |
| Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with chocolate frosting | 3.80 |
| Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with vanilla frosting | 3.50 |
| Ice creams, vanilla | 3.50 |
| Ice creams, vanilla, rich | 3.50 |
| Corn, sweet, white, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt | 3.32 |
| Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt | 3.32 |
| Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels on cob, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt | 3.11 |
| Mushrooms, raw | 3.09 |
| Broccoli, raw | 2.82 |
| Cake, boston cream pie, commercially prepared | 2.40 |
| Mung beans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt | 2.03 |
| Puddings, rice, ready-to-eat | 2.00 |
| Pie, cherry, commercially prepared | 2.00 |
| Puddings, tapioca, ready-to-eat | 2.00 |
| Cauliflower, raw | 1.98 |
| Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt | 1.90 |
| Pie, apple, commercially prepared, enriched flour | 1.90 |
| Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt | 1.89 |
| Beans, snap, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt | 1.89 |
| Potatoes, boiled, cooked in skin, flesh, without salt | 1.87 |
| Cauliflower, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt | 1.84 |
| Cereals, QUAKER,Instant Oatmeal, apples and cinnamon, prepared with boiling water | 1.82 |
| Pie, blueberry, commercially prepared | 1.80 |
| Bamboo shoots, canned, drained solids | 1.72 |
| Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, without salt | 1.71 |
| Cereals, QUAKER, corn grits, instant, plain, prepared with water | 1.61 |
| Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt | 1.56 |
| Mushrooms, shiitake, cooked, without salt | 1.56 |
| Beans, snap, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained without salt | 1.49 |
| Beans, snap, yellow, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt | 1.49 |
| Blackberries, raw | 1.39 |
| Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin | 1.37 |
| Lettuce, butterhead (includes boston and bibb types), raw | 1.35 |
| Parsnips, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt | 1.32 |
| Plantains, raw | 1.30 |
| Sweet potato, canned, syrup pack, drained solids | 1.28 |
| Cocoa mix, with aspartame, powder, prepared from item 14196 | 1.26 |
| Pumpkin, canned, without salt | 1.10 |
| Plums, dried (prunes), stewed, without added sugar | 0.96 |
| Soup, cream of mushroom, canned, prepared with equal volume | 0.95 |
| Carrot juice, canned | 0.95 |
| Sauerkraut, canned, solids and liquids | 0.91 |
| Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, stewed | 0.91 |
| Soup, vegetarian vegetable, canned, prepared with equal volume water, commercial | 0.87 |
| Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, whole, regular pack | 0.80 |
| Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate | 0.80 |
| Cucumber, with peel, raw | 0.65 |
| Papayas, raw | 0.61 |
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