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Guides and rankings

Which bars give you the most protein for the fewest calories, using only the numbers on the label.

The best (and worst) high-protein orders at Chick-fil-A, Starbucks and McDonald’s, by protein per calorie.

Two ways to compare high-protein foods, what each one tells you, and why the "best" product depends on which you pick.

Which bottled shakes give you the most protein for the fewest calories, and how coffee-shop protein drinks compare.

Every Starbucks protein drink and food item we track, from best to worst protein per calorie.

Burgers, strips and breakfast sandwiches ranked by protein per calorie, plus the honest takeaway.

Tuna pouches, meat sticks, protein chips and pastries, ranked by protein per calorie.

Protein cereal, waffles, yogurt and fast-food breakfast, ranked by protein per calorie.

The 20 best scores on our leaderboard, and why shakes, yogurt and tuna keep winning.

Protein per 100 calories, where the numbers come from, what we leave out, and how to send a correction.

Every snack we track at 100 calories or less, ranked by protein per calorie, plus a few that just miss.

siggi’s skyr vs Oikos Pro, spoonable and drinkable, ranked by protein per calorie and protein density.

Bottled shakes and yogurt drinks that keep calories at 150 or less, ranked by protein per calorie.

Nuggets, sandwiches, wraps and breakfast ranked by protein per calorie, from Grilled Nuggets to the Chicken Biscuit.

Which Quest products give you the most protein per calorie, from the 45g milkshake to the Crispy Hero bars.

Head-to-head comparisons

Same brand, three bottles. Which one gives you the most protein for the calories?

Two of the best-known ready-to-drink shakes, compared on protein per calorie and price.

Same protein, same bottle size. Here's the one number that separates them.

Two 30 g shakes, 20 calories apart.

Fewer calories or a lower price? This one is a genuine trade-off.

The two biggest bottled shakes we track, head to head.

The classic protein bar against the newcomer, on label numbers.

Same calories, same price, very different protein.

Two of the most widely sold protein bars, flavor by flavor.

The two protein chip lines we track, bag for bag.

The #1 and #4 products on our whole leaderboard, side by side.

Same brand, same 2.6 oz pouch. Fish or chicken?

High-protein yogurt, two ways: per calorie and per gram.

Which chain gives you more protein for the calories, item by item.

Which drive-through breakfast gives you the most protein for the calories?

Grilled, breaded or strips: how much does the breading cost you?

McDonald's strips against Chick-fil-A's, on the label numbers.

McDonald's three best-known burgers, on protein per calorie.

Four Starbucks protein drinks, Grande, side by side.

Three drive-through breakfast sandwiches, one clear winner.

Best-of lists

The top 10 snack-type foods at 150 calories or less, ranked by protein per calorie.

Every product we track that hits 20 g of protein for 200 calories or less, ranked.

Every product we track that delivers 30 g+ of protein for 300 calories or less.

The top 10 restaurant items at 400 calories or less, ranked by protein per calorie.

The biggest protein numbers on the menu, and what they cost you in calories.

Cost per 10 g of protein for every product with a confirmed price, cheapest first.

Nuggets, strips, sandwiches and wraps, ranked by protein per calorie.

Protein donuts, pastries, sweet rolls and crispy treats, ranked by protein per calorie.

Tuna pouches, protein pasta, cereal and waffles, ranked by protein per calorie.

Tuna and chicken pouches, meat sticks and protein chips, ranked by protein per calorie.

Recipes

High-protein recipes made from leaderboard products, with nutrition totals from the labels.

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