Canned vegetables: most protein
Of the 3,939 products in the canned vegetables aisle of USDA's branded food database, Margaret Holmes, Seasoned Purple Hull Peas by Margaret Holmes has the most protein: 6.7 g per 100 g (8.0 g per 120 g serving); the aisle's median is 1.0 g. 0% of those with a declared serving (7) declare 10 g or more per labeled serving, FDA's "high in protein" line before its protein-quality correction (21 CFR 101.54(b), 101.9(c)(7)).
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; values per 100 g as submitted by manufacturers; one product per UPC.
Updated · By GetFoodFacts · data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release · how the figures are checked
Which canned vegetables has the most protein per 100 g?
- 1Margaret Holmes · 120 g serving6.7gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 2Batchelors · 100 g serving5.9gper 100 g · 5.9 g per serving
- 3Goya · 120 g serving5.8gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 4Goya · 122 g serving5.7gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 5Goya · 123 g serving5.7gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 6Batchelors · 100 g serving5.6gper 100 g · 5.6 g per serving
- 7Great Value · 125 g serving5.6gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 8Margaret Holmes · 130 g serving5.4gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 9Shahia · 130 g serving5.4gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 10Kuner's · 130 g serving5.4gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 11Margaret Holmes · 130 g serving5.4gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 12O Organics · 130 g serving5.4gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 13Lieber's · 130 g serving5.4gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 14Ferrara · 130 g serving5.4gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 15Shoprite · 130 g serving5.4gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 16Tradiciones Andinas · 130 g serving5.4gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 17La Preferida · 130 g serving5.4gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 18Royal Montego · 130 g serving5.4gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 19La Reyna · 130 g serving5.4gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 20Steve's & Ed's · 130 g serving5.4gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 21Cento · 130 g serving5.4gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 22Rienzi · 130 g serving5.4gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 23Siempre Autentico · 130 g serving5.4gper 100 g · 7.0 g per serving
- 24Cequent Consumer Products · 60 g serving5.0gper 100 g · 3.0 g per serving
- 25Goya · 120 g serving5.0gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 26Goya · 122 g serving4.9gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 27Goya · 122 g serving4.9gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 28Great Value · 125 g serving4.8gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 29Taylor Farms · 85 g serving4.7gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 30Heinen's · 85 g serving4.7gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 31Allens · 129 g serving4.7gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 32Allens · 129 g serving4.7gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 33Harris Teeter · 130 g serving4.6gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 34Se Grocers · 130 g serving4.6gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 35Joe's Island · 130 g serving4.6gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 36Rienzi · 130 g serving4.6gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 37Don Elio · 130 g serving4.6gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 38Vitarroz · 130 g serving4.6gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 39Iberia · 130 g serving4.6gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 40Grace · 130 g serving4.6gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
- 41Goya · 88 g serving4.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 42Wellsley Farms · 90 g serving4.4gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 43Dong Won · 70 g serving4.3gper 100 g · 3.0 g per serving
- 44Dong Won · 70 g serving4.3gper 100 g · 3.0 g per serving
- 45Levant · 120 g serving4.2gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 46Victorina · 120 g serving4.2gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 47La Preferida · 125 g serving4.0gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 48La Preferida · 125 g serving4.0gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 49Goya · 125 g serving4.0gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 50Ahold · 125 g serving4.0gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 51Roland · 227 g serving4.0gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
- 52Roland · 227 g serving4.0gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
- 53Bountiful Harvest · 129 g serving3.9gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 54Sun Luck · 130 g serving3.9gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 55Sun Luck · 130 g serving3.9gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 56Productos Maya · 130 g serving3.9gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 57Kuhne · 130 g serving3.9gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 58Wylwood · 130 g serving3.9gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 59Margaret Holmes · 130 g serving3.9gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 60Margaret Holmes · 130 g serving3.9gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 61Margaret Holmes · 130 g serving3.9gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 62Rienzi · 130 g serving3.9gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 63Avenue · 130 g serving3.9gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 64Royal Montego · 130 g serving3.9gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 65Glory Foods · 130 g serving3.9gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 66Iberia · 130 g serving3.9gper 100 g · 5.0 g per serving
- 67Divina · 110 g serving3.6gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 68Polar · 83 g serving3.6gper 100 g · 3.0 g per serving
- 69First Street · 56 g serving3.6gper 100 g · 2.0 g per serving
- 70Kitni · 112 g serving3.6gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 71Great Value · 84 g serving3.6gper 100 g · 3.0 g per serving
- 72Roland · 84 g serving3.6gper 100 g · 3.0 g per serving
- 73Hy-Vee, Inc. · 113 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 74Springfield · 113 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 75Springfield · 113 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 76Essential Everyday · 113 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 77Hy-vee · 113 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 78Hy-vee · 113 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 79Brookshire's · 113 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 80Springfield · 113 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 81Golden Value · 113 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 82Essential Everyday · 113 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 83Lieber's · 113 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 84Shoprite · 113 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 85Piggly Wiggly · 113 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 86Shoprite · 113 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 87Shoprite · 113 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 88Shoprite · 113 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 89Great Value · 226 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 90Roland · 226 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
- 91Napoleon · 85 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 3.0 g per serving
- 92Napolean · 85 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 3.0 g per serving
- 93Native Forest · 85 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 3.0 g per serving
- 94More Than Fair · 85 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 3.0 g per serving
- 95Polar · 85 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 3.0 g per serving
- 96Dynasty · 85 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 3.0 g per serving
- 97Wel-pac · 85 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 3.0 g per serving
- 98First Street · 85 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 3.0 g per serving
- 99Wild Harvest · 115 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
- 100Spartan · 115 g serving3.5gper 100 g · 4.0 g per serving
How this ranking is made
3,931 products in the aisle declare protein; 3,571 are ranked, leaving out 14 records above 6.7 g per 100 g (1.25 times the aisle's 99th percentile; a name or brand built on protein, such as protein, skyr or ultra-filtered, is exempt) or whose label declares more protein, fat and carbohydrate than its calories can hold; 345 mixes, powders or concentrates; 1 named by the publisher's review (below) (each rule). Values are per 100 g as each manufacturer submitted them to USDA, one product per UPC (its newest submission that meets the data contract), and one per product sold under several UPCs with the same label. The top 100 are shown; each was read again from USDA's live record at this release, and USDA's corrections are applied.
Left out after review:
- Glaser Organic Farms, Raw Sauerkrautsauerkraut at 7 g fiber per 100 g, about 2.5 times what cabbage carries
Download: the top 250 as CSV (CC BY 4.0).
What this ranking does not measure
Taste, price, where it is sold and whether the recipe changed since the manufacturer's last submission. Each product page shows the date of its record.
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Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov