kcal/g

Energy density bands

  • Very lowunder 0.6 kcal/gvegetables, broth, most fruit
  • Low0.6–1.5cooked grains, lean meat, yoghurt
  • Medium1.5–4bread, cheese, meat dishes
  • Highover 4nuts, chocolate, oils, chips

Protein ratio: kcal per g protein

  • Under 10very high proteinchicken breast 4.4, tuna 4.9, eggs 10
  • 10–20hightofu 10, cheddar 16, milk 20
  • 20–40moderatepeanut butter 27
  • Over 40lowwhite rice 51, most fruit

Lower is better. Very low-calorie vegetables score well (broccoli 8) because they have few calories, not much protein; set “Min protein” to 10 g+ to screen them out. Foods with under 1 g protein or under 20 kcal per 100 g show “–”.

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