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List of Low Protein Foods
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| Protein sources | Protein content (grams/ 100 gram foood) |
| 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 |
Data adapted from: USDA nutrient database for standard reference, release 18.
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