Deli meat: most protein

Name: Deli meat: most protein per 100 g, USDA branded foods
Creator: GetFoodFacts
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3,330 products ranked

Of the 3,702 products in the deli meat aisle of USDA's branded food database, Dry Cured Ham by Preferred Selection has the most protein: 35.7 g per 100 g (10.0 g per 28 g serving); the aisle's median is 17.9 g. It shares that value with 11 other products; ties are listed by fewer calories. 44% of those with a declared serving (1,618) 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 September 30, 2026 · By GetFoodFacts · data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release · how the figures are checked

Which deli meat has the most protein per 100 g?

1
Dry Cured Ham
Preferred Selection · 28 g serving
35.7gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
2
The Salami Store, Uncured Turkey Salami
The Salami Store · 28 g serving
35.7gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
3
Turkey Cracker Thick Cut Pepperoni
Private Selection · 28 g serving
35.7gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
4
Lite Italian Dry Salami
Signature Select · 28 g serving
35.7gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
5
Lemon Lomo Sliced Salami
Salt & Twine · 28 g serving
35.7gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
6
Turkey Sliced Pepperoni
Signature Select · 28 g serving
35.7gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
7
La Quercia, Ham Lomo Americano
La Quercia · 28 g serving
35.7gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
8
La Quercia, Borsellino Salami
La Quercia · 28 g serving
35.7gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
9
Garlic and Black Pepper Salami Americano
La Quercia · 28 g serving
35.7gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
10
Italian Mountain Speck Lightly Smoked Dry-cured Ham
Hemisfares · 28 g serving
35.7gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
11
Smoked Turkey Swiss Style Sausage Bites
Dietz & Watson · 28 g serving
35.7gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
12
Pequin Chili & Smoked Pimenton Spicy Pepperoni
La Quercia · 28 g serving
35.7gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
13
Uncured Turkey Pepperoni
Applegate · 30 g serving
33.3gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
14
Parmesan Uncured Italian Salami Minis
Creminelli · 31 g serving
32.3gper 100 g · 10.0 g per serving
15
Serrano Ham Slices
Monte Nevado · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
16
Tapas Essentials, Serrano Ham, Sliced Spanish Dry-cured Ham
Espuna · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
17
Serrano Ham
Noel · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
18
Serrano Ham
Noel · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
19
Jamon Serrano Slow Dry-cured Ham
Maestri · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
20
Sliced Jamn Serrano (traditional Dry-cured Serrano Ham)
Salame De Espana · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
21
Jamn Serrano Dry-cured Ham
Maestri · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
22
Turkey Pepperoni
Great Value · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
23
Sliced Turkey Pepperoni
Wegmans · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
24
Prosciutto
La Quercia · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
25
La Quercia, Prosciutto Americano Cured Meats
La Quercia · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
26
Prosciutto Piccante
La Quercia · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
27
La Quercia, Speck Americano, Applewood Smoked Prosciutto
La Quercia · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
28
Dry-cured and Salted Sliced Prosciutto, Dry-cured and Salted
Culinary Circle · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
29
Turkey Pepperoni
Armour · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
30
Sliced Jamon Serrano a Traditional Spanish-style Dry-cured Ham
Culinary Circle · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
31
Applewood Smoked Prosciutto
La Quercia · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
32
Prosciutto Piccante Rubbed with Fennel and Red Chili
La Quercia · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
33
Prosciutto Americano
La Quercia · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
34
Ham - Jamon Serrano Slices
Monte Nevado · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
35
Turkey Sliced Pepperoni
Publix · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
36
Turkey Pepperoni
Giant Eagle · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
37
Spicy Prosciutto Cured Meats
La Quercia · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
38
Prosciutto Cured Meats
La Quercia · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
39
Turkey Pepperoni Snack Stix
Hormel · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
40
Prosciutto
Meijer · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
41
Meijer, Sliced Turkey Pepperoni
Meijer · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
42
Prosciutto Di Parma Ham
Columbus · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
43
Serrano Ham
Casa Flores · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
44
Cinco Jotas Pure Iberco Breed Acorn Fed Pork Shoulder Ham
5j · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
45
Coffee & Bourbon Salami
Giorgio's Gnaturals · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
46
Mild Salami Seasoned with Salt and Pepper
Veroni · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
47
Maple Salami
Giorgio's Naturals · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
48
Orange & Ginger Salami
Giorgio's Naturals · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
49
Sangiovese Wine Salami
Giorgio's Gnaturals · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
50
Soppressata
Giorgio's G Naturals · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
51
Dry Cured Acorn Fed Pork Ham
Hemis Fares · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
52
Iberico Thin Sliced Ham
Private Selection · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
53
Salami Snack Cups
Busseto Foods · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
54
Gluten Free Mild Salami Seasoned with Garlic and Pepper Salame Milano, Mild
Veroni · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
55
Premier, Hand-rolled in Black Pepper For a Polished Finish Salami, Peppered
Signature Select · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
56
Spicy Salami Seasoned with Fennel Seeds
Veroni · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
57
Hot and Spicy Salami Calabrese
Veroni · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
58
Dry-cured Acron-fed 100% Iberico Pork Ham, Dry-cured
Dehesa · 28 g serving
32.1gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
59
Deli Style Roast Beef
Spartan · 56 g serving
30.4gper 100 g · 17.0 g per serving
60
Roast Beef
Weis · 56 g serving
30.4gper 100 g · 17.0 g per serving
61
Deli Sliced Roast Beef
Price Chopper · 56 g serving
30.4gper 100 g · 17.0 g per serving
62
Roast Beef Deli Ultra Thin
Plumrose · 56 g serving
30.4gper 100 g · 17.0 g per serving
63
Harris Teeter, Deli Shaved Slices Smoked Pastrami
Harris Teeter · 56 g serving
30.4gper 100 g · 17.0 g per serving
64
Prosciutto Small Bites
Volpi · 43 g serving
30.2gper 100 g · 13.0 g per serving
65
Hormel, Turkey Pepperoni, Smoke
Hormel · 30 g serving
30.0gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
66
Turkey Pepperoni
Hormel · 30 g serving
30.0gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
67
Principe, Prosciutto Di San Daniele
Principe · 20 g serving
30.0gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
68
Prosciutto Di San Daniele
Principe · 20 g serving
30.0gper 100 g · 6.0 g per serving
69
Parma Ham
Busseto Foods · 30 g serving
30.0gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
70
Turkey Pepperoni
Bridgford · 30 g serving
30.0gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
71
65% Less Fat Turkey Pepperoni
Kroger · 30 g serving
30.0gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
72
Turkey Pepperoni
Giant Eagle · 30 g serving
30.0gper 100 g · 9.0 g per serving
73
Organic Chicken Breast Strips with Rib Meat
The Original Brat Hans · 84 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 24.0 g per serving
74
Smoked Pastrami Deli Slices
Hy-Vee, Inc. · 56 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
75
Fully Cooked Deli Style Thin Sliced Roast Beef
Buckley Farms · 56 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
76
Bresaola Dry-cured Beef Prosciutto
Marianos · 28 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
77
Premium, Deli Style Thin Shaved Roast Beef
Food City · 56 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
78
Pastrami
Ingles · 56 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
79
Seasoned Deli Style Roast Beef
Stater Bros. · 56 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
80
Roast Beef Deli Slices
Hy-vee · 56 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
81
96% Fat Free Deli Style Thin Shaved Roast Beef
Our Family · 56 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
82
Smoked Deli Style Pastrami
Stater Bros. · 56 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
83
Winco Foods, Busseto Foods, Prosciutto Ham
Winco Foods · 28 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
84
Uncured Prosciutto
Niman Ranch · 28 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
85
Marianos, Prosciutto D'italia
Marianos · 28 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
86
Diced Prosciutto
Daniele · 28 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
87
Prosciutto
Gio · 28 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
88
Columbus Prosciutto, 3 Oz
Columbus · 28 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
89
Prosciutto, 3.5 Oz
Unbranded · 28 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
90
Prosciutto
Archer Farms · 28 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
91
Country Ham
Frank Corriher · 56 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
92
Frank Corriher, Country Ham Chips
Frank Corriher · 56 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 16.0 g per serving
93
Sliced Prosciutto
Fresh & Easy · 28 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
94
Daniele, Del Duca, Prosciutto
Daniele · 28 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
95
Prosciutto Italiano Dry Cured Ham
Veroni · 28 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
96
Prosciutto, Chopped Dry-cured Ham
Finlay Extracts & Ingredients USA, Inc. · 28 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
97
Del Duca, Prosciutto
Del Duca · 28 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
98
Prosciutto
Columbus · 28 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
99
Del Duca Prosciutto
Daniele · 28 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving
100
Daniele, Inc., Del Duca, Natural Prosciutto
Daniele, Inc. · 28 g serving
28.6gper 100 g · 8.0 g per serving

How this ranking is made

3,694 products in the aisle declare protein; 3,330 are ranked, leaving out 8 records above 40.2 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; 355 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:

Spirella Minis Sliced Mozzarella Hand Rolled with Proscuittomozzarella rolled in prosciutto at 38.9 g protein per 100 g, above both of its ingredients

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