USDA food category

American Indian/Alaska Native Foods

According to USDA FoodData Central (data refreshed July 2026), american indian/alaska native foods entries carry the FDA-required nutrition facts panel, ingredient list, and allergen disclosure verbatim from the source label.

50
Foods shown
209
Avg kcal / 100gmoderate density
16.5g
Avg proteinhigh · 33% DV

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The verdict

American Indian/Alaska Native Foods averages 209 calories per 100g, the 17th most calorie-dense of the 25 USDA food groups, with 16.5g of protein.

165
foods in this group
209
avg calories / 100g
16.5g
avg protein / 100g
#17 / 25
by calorie density

Most calorie-dense american indian/alaska native foods

Calories per 100 g across the foods on this page

  1. 1 Caribou, bone marrow 786 kcal
  2. 2 Agutuk, fish with shortening (Alaskan ice 470 kcal
  3. 3 Corn, dried 419 kcal
  4. 4 Cornmeal, blue (Navajo) 398 kcal
  5. 5 Cornmeal, white (Navajo) 398 kcal
  6. 6 Corn, dried (Navajo) 386 kcal
  7. 7 Corn, white 386 kcal
  8. 8 Cornmeal, yellow (Navajo) 384 kcal
  9. 9 Agutuk, fish/berry with seal oil (Alaskan 353 kcal
  10. 10 Agave, dried (Southwest) 341 kcal
  11. 11 Caribou, eye 326 kcal
  12. 12 Caribou, shoulder meat 271 kcal
kcal / 100g Source: USDA FoodData Central (page 1)

Where american indian/alaska native foods sit on protein

This group averages 16.5g of protein per 100g, placed against every USDA reference (whole) food.

Protein per 100g - American Indian/Alaska Native Foods average vs every USDA reference food

USDA reference (whole) foods with a protein value

17 Top 36% higher than 64% of 7,880 USDA reference foods

0–5: 2,829 USDA reference foods (36%). Below this entry. 5–10: 1,170 USDA reference foods (15%). Below this entry. 10–15: 863 USDA reference foods (11%). Below this entry. 15–20: 783 USDA reference foods (10%). This entry sits in this band. 20–25: 1,085 USDA reference foods (14%). Above this entry. 25–30: 826 USDA reference foods (10%). Above this entry. 30–35: 230 USDA reference foods (3%). Above this entry. 35–40: 32 USDA reference foods (0%). Above this entry. 40–45: 9 USDA reference foods (0%). Above this entry. 45–50: 11 USDA reference foods (0%). Above this entry. 50–55: 9 USDA reference foods (0%). Above this entry. 55–60: 33 USDA reference foods (0%). Above this entry. This group's avg 0 60 every USDA reference food, bucketed by value

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Source USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy & Foundation · 2026

Where American Indian/Alaska Native Foods sits among the 25 USDA food groups

Plotted by average calories and average protein per 100g, group-level averages across every USDA food category (not individual foods).

American Indian/Alaska Native Foods: 16.5g avg protein, 209 avg kcal per 100g, among 25 USDA food groups

06.412.819.225.635.7185.8336.0486.1636.3Avg protein / 100gAvg calories / 100gPoint 1: Avg protein / 100g 13.9, Avg calories / 100g 218Point 2: Avg protein / 100g 10.6, Avg calories / 100g 254Point 3: Avg protein / 100g 4.2, Avg calories / 100g 154Point 4: Avg protein / 100g 0.8, Avg calories / 100g 609Point 5: Avg protein / 100g 23.3, Avg calories / 100g 197Point 6: Avg protein / 100g 3.4, Avg calories / 100g 104Point 7: Avg protein / 100g 15.3, Avg calories / 100g 256Point 8: Avg protein / 100g 8.2, Avg calories / 100g 328Point 9: Avg protein / 100g 0.9, Avg calories / 100g 87Point 10: Avg protein / 100g 22.2, Avg calories / 100g 211Point 11: Avg protein / 100g 2.8, Avg calories / 100g 63Point 12: Avg protein / 100g 15.3, Avg calories / 100g 498Point 13: Avg protein / 100g 24.4, Avg calories / 100g 211Point 14: Avg protein / 100g 3.5, Avg calories / 100g 111Point 15: Avg protein / 100g 20.3, Avg calories / 100g 134Point 16: Avg protein / 100g 14.1, Avg calories / 100g 205Point 17: Avg protein / 100g 23.1, Avg calories / 100g 216Point 18: Avg protein / 100g 7, Avg calories / 100g 360Point 19: Avg protein / 100g 5, Avg calories / 100g 330Point 20: Avg protein / 100g 8.9, Avg calories / 100g 288Point 21: Avg protein / 100g 12.4, Avg calories / 100g 253Point 22: Avg protein / 100g 8, Avg calories / 100g 211Point 23: Avg protein / 100g 9.8, Avg calories / 100g 444Point 24: Avg protein / 100g 10.1, Avg calories / 100g 221American Indian/Alaska Native Foods: Avg protein / 100g 16.5, Avg calories / 100g 209High-cal, low-proteinHigh-cal, high-proteinLow-cal, low-proteinLow-cal, high-protein
American Indian/Alaska Native Foods: 16.5g avg protein, 209 avg kcal per 100g, among 25 USDA food groups
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  • Point 1: Avg protein / 100g 13.9, Avg calories / 100g 218
  • Point 2: Avg protein / 100g 10.6, Avg calories / 100g 254
  • Point 3: Avg protein / 100g 4.2, Avg calories / 100g 154
  • Point 4: Avg protein / 100g 0.8, Avg calories / 100g 609
  • Point 5: Avg protein / 100g 23.3, Avg calories / 100g 197
  • Point 6: Avg protein / 100g 3.4, Avg calories / 100g 104
  • Point 7: Avg protein / 100g 15.3, Avg calories / 100g 256
  • Point 8: Avg protein / 100g 8.2, Avg calories / 100g 328
  • Point 9: Avg protein / 100g 0.9, Avg calories / 100g 87
  • Point 10: Avg protein / 100g 22.2, Avg calories / 100g 211
  • Point 11: Avg protein / 100g 2.8, Avg calories / 100g 63
  • Point 12: Avg protein / 100g 15.3, Avg calories / 100g 498
  • Point 13: Avg protein / 100g 24.4, Avg calories / 100g 211
  • Point 14: Avg protein / 100g 3.5, Avg calories / 100g 111
  • Point 15: Avg protein / 100g 20.3, Avg calories / 100g 134
  • Point 16: Avg protein / 100g 14.1, Avg calories / 100g 205
  • Point 17: Avg protein / 100g 23.1, Avg calories / 100g 216
  • Point 18: Avg protein / 100g 7, Avg calories / 100g 360
  • Point 19: Avg protein / 100g 5, Avg calories / 100g 330
  • Point 20: Avg protein / 100g 8.9, Avg calories / 100g 288
  • Point 21: Avg protein / 100g 12.4, Avg calories / 100g 253
  • Point 22: Avg protein / 100g 8, Avg calories / 100g 211
  • Point 23: Avg protein / 100g 9.8, Avg calories / 100g 444
  • Point 24: Avg protein / 100g 10.1, Avg calories / 100g 221
  • American Indian/Alaska Native Foods: Avg protein / 100g 16.5, Avg calories / 100g 209

How the American Indian/Alaska Native Foods Category Compares

American Indian/Alaska Native Foods is one of the food groups catalogued in the USDA FoodData Central database, and this page surfaces 50 foods from that group on the current view. Among just the 50 foods on this page, the average calorie count lands at 187 kcal per 100g, with average protein of 13.3g per 100g (the full American Indian/Alaska Native Foods group of 165 foods averages 209 kcal, shown above). These per-page averages help you benchmark any single food against its immediate neighbors on this listing, a food 30% above this page's calorie average, for example, is a useful signal for portion planning.

Within this page, the most energy-dense item is "Caribou, bone marrow, raw (Alaska Native)" at 786 calories per 100g, while the lightest is "Ascidians (tunughnak) (Alaska Native)" at 20 calories. That kind of spread is typical for USDA food groups: branded and processed entries often sit high on calories and sodium, while raw or minimally prepared entries anchor the low end. Sorting the grid by calories, protein, fat, or carbs exposes the full distribution so you can pick foods that match specific dietary goals rather than relying on category intuition alone.

Every food in the American Indian/Alaska Native Foods group links to a full FDA-format nutrition label with vitamins, minerals, and daily value percentages sourced from USDA Standard Reference, Foundation, Branded, or Survey data depending on the item. Use the sort controls to surface the highest-protein or lowest-sodium choices, or drill into any food card to see macro bars, similar foods, and brand breakdowns. For framework and interpretation help, the nutrition guides explain daily values, how to compare foods fairly, and where hidden sugars hide inside everyday categories.

Name Calories Protein Fat Carbs

→ Compare the first three american indian/alaska native foods foods side-by-side

Acorn stew (Apache)

Whole Food
95 cal
P: 6.8gF: 3.5gC: 9.2g

Agave, cooked (Southwest)

Whole Food
135 cal
P: 1.0gF: 0.3gC: 32.0g

Agave, dried (Southwest)

Whole Food
341 cal
P: 1.7gF: 0.7gC: 82.0g

Agave, raw (Southwest)

Whole Food
68 cal
P: 0.5gF: 0.1gC: 16.2g

Agutuk, fish with shortening (Alaskan ice cream) (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
470 cal
P: 9.0gF: 43.5gC: 10.5g

Agutuk, fish/berry with seal oil (Alaskan ice cream) (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
353 cal
P: 3.4gF: 31.8gC: 13.4g

Agutuk, meat-caribou (Alaskan ice cream) (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
258 cal
P: 21.7gF: 18.6gC: 0.9g

Ascidians (tunughnak) (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
20 cal
P: 3.8gF: 0.5gC: 0.0g

Bear, black, meat (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
155 cal
P: 20.1gF: 8.3gC: 0.0g

Bear, polar, meat, raw (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
130 cal
P: 25.6gF: 3.1gC: 0.0g

Blackberries, wild, raw (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
52 cal
P: 0.8gF: 1.1gC: 9.8g

Blueberries, wild, frozen (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
44 cal
P: 0.7gF: 0.0gC: 10.4g

Blueberries, wild, raw (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
61 cal
P: 1.2gF: 0.8gC: 12.3g

Bread, blue corn, somiviki (Hopi)

Whole Food
186 cal
P: 3.1gF: 1.5gC: 39.8g

Bread, kneel down (Navajo)

Whole Food
195 cal
P: 4.3gF: 2.2gC: 39.5g

Buffalo, free range, top round steak, cooked (Shoshone Bannock)

Whole Food
146 cal
P: 32.5gF: 1.8gC: 0.0g

Buffalo, free range, top round steak, raw (Shoshone Bannock)

Whole Food
97 cal
P: 21.4gF: 1.3gC: 0.0g

Caribou, bone marrow, raw (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
786 cal
P: 6.7gF: 84.4gC: 0.0g

Caribou, eye, raw (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
326 cal
P: 10.8gF: 31.4gC: 0.0g

Caribou, hind quarter meat, raw (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
122 cal
P: 22.6gF: 3.4gC: 0.0g

Caribou, hind quarter, meat, cooked (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
159 cal
P: 28.8gF: 4.8gC: 0.0g

Caribou, liver, raw (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
122 cal
P: 15.0gF: 3.9gC: 6.8g

Caribou, rump meat, half dried (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
255 cal
P: 52.1gF: 5.2gC: 0.0g

Caribou, shoulder meat, dried (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
271 cal
P: 59.4gF: 3.7gC: 0.0g

Caribou, tongue, raw (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
260 cal
P: 13.7gF: 22.8gC: 0.0g

Cattail, Narrow Leaf Shoots (Northern Plains Indians)

Whole Food
25 cal
P: 1.2gF: 0.0gC: 5.1g

Chilchen (Red Berry Beverage) (Navajo)

Whole Food
44 cal
P: 0.8gF: 0.6gC: 8.7g

Chiton, leathery, gumboots (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
83 cal
P: 17.1gF: 1.6gC: 0.0g

Chokecherries, raw, pitted (Northern Plains Indians)

Whole Food
162 cal
P: 3.0gF: 1.7gC: 33.6g

Chokecherries, raw, pitted (Shoshone Bannock)

Whole Food
156 cal
P: 2.9gF: 1.0gC: 33.9g

Cloudberries, raw (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
51 cal
P: 2.4gF: 0.8gC: 8.6g

Cockles, raw (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
79 cal
P: 13.5gF: 0.7gC: 4.7g

Corn, dried (Navajo)

Whole Food
386 cal
P: 9.9gF: 5.2gC: 74.9g

Corn, dried, yellow (Northern Plains Indians)

Whole Food
419 cal
P: 14.5gF: 10.6gC: 66.3g

Corn, white, steamed (Navajo)

Whole Food
386 cal
P: 9.7gF: 5.2gC: 75.2g

Corned beef and potatoes in tortilla (Apache)

Whole Food
224 cal
P: 7.9gF: 8.3gC: 29.4g

Cornmeal, blue (Navajo)

Whole Food
398 cal
P: 10.4gF: 5.4gC: 76.9g

Cornmeal, white (Navajo)

Whole Food
398 cal
P: 11.0gF: 5.0gC: 77.1g

Cornmeal, yellow (Navajo)

Whole Food
384 cal
P: 9.8gF: 5.9gC: 72.9g

Cranberries, wild, bush, raw (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
55 cal
P: 1.1gF: 0.2gC: 12.3g

Cranberry, low bush or lingenberry, raw (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
55 cal
P: 0.4gF: 0.5gC: 12.2g

Deer (venison), sitka, raw (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
116 cal
P: 21.5gF: 2.7gC: 0.0g

Duck, scoter, white-winged, meat (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
84 cal
P: 20.2gF: 0.4gC: 0.0g

Elk, free range, ground, cooked patties (Shoshone Bannock)

Whole Food
143 cal
P: 29.4gF: 2.8gC: 0.0g

Elk, free range, ground, raw (Shoshone Bannock)

Whole Food
97 cal
P: 20.1gF: 1.8gC: 0.0g

Elk, free range, roast, eye of round, cooked (Shoshone Bannock)

Whole Food
148 cal
P: 30.6gF: 2.9gC: 0.0g

Elk, free range, roast, eye of round, raw (Shoshone Bannock)

Whole Food
98 cal
P: 19.7gF: 2.1gC: 0.0g

Fireweed, young leaves, raw (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
44 cal
P: 3.0gF: 0.8gC: 6.3g

Fish, Salmon, Chum, raw (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
116 cal
P: 20.7gF: 3.7gC: 0.0g

Fish, blackfish, whole (Alaska Native)

Whole Food
82 cal
P: 15.5gF: 1.8gC: 0.0g
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Primary source data

USDA FoodData Central → FDA Food Labeling & Nutrition → Dietary Guidelines for Americans →

Source: USDA FoodData Central — food_categories taxonomy.
Source: Per-food nutrient values from USDA laboratory analysis and manufacturer-submitted label data.

Read our methodology for how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Key takeaways

  • Within American Indian/Alaska Native Foods, Caribou is the most calorie-dense item on this page at 786 cal per 100g, while Ascidians (tunughnak) (Alaska Native) is the lightest at 20 cal -- a reminder that "category" alone doesn't tell you much about any single food.
  • By average calorie density, american indian/alaska native foods ranks 17th of 25 USDA food groups -- see how it compares to every other group. Browse all categories
  • Sort the table above by protein, fat, or carbs to find the specific foods in this category that best match your own targets.

Every figure on GetFoodFacts is rendered directly from official USDA FoodData Central records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.