Protein shakes: most protein
Of the 729 products in the protein shakes aisle of USDA's branded food database, Chocolate Non Dairy Protein Shake by Cytosport has the most protein in one serving: 48.0 g in its 500 ml serving (9.6 g per 100 g); ranked by the serving as sold; the aisle's median is 6.1 g per 100 g. 85% of those with a declared serving (615) 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 protein shakes has the most protein in one serving?
- 1Cytosport · 500 ml serving48.0gper serving · 9.6 g per 100 g
- 2Eas · 473 ml serving42.0gper serving · 8.9 g per 100 g
- 3Eas Myoplex · 473 ml serving42.0gper serving · 8.9 g per 100 g
- 4Eas · 473 ml serving42.0gper serving · 8.9 g per 100 g
- 5Eas · 473 ml serving42.0gper serving · 8.9 g per 100 g
- 6Eas · 500 ml serving42.0gper serving · 8.4 g per 100 g
- 7Fairlife · 414 ml serving42.0gper serving · 10.1 g per 100 g
- 8Body Fortress · 325 ml serving40.0gper serving · 12.3 g per 100 g
- 9Body Fortress · 325 ml serving40.0gper serving · 12.3 g per 100 g
- 10Body Fortress · 325 ml serving40.0gper serving · 12.3 g per 100 g
- 11Lean Body · 500 ml serving40.0gper serving · 8.0 g per 100 g
- 12Labrada · 500 ml serving40.0gper serving · 8.0 g per 100 g
- 13Lean Body · 500 ml serving40.0gper serving · 8.0 g per 100 g
- 14Lean Body · 500 ml serving40.0gper serving · 8.0 g per 100 g
- 15Lean Body · 500 ml serving40.0gper serving · 8.0 g per 100 g
- 16Lean Body · 500 ml serving40.0gper serving · 8.0 g per 100 g
- 17Lean Body · 500 ml serving40.0gper serving · 8.0 g per 100 g
- 18Labrada · 500 ml serving40.0gper serving · 8.0 g per 100 g
- 19Labrada · 500 ml serving40.0gper serving · 8.0 g per 100 g
- 20Lean Body · 500 ml serving40.0gper serving · 8.0 g per 100 g
- 21Lean Body · 500 ml serving40.0gper serving · 8.0 g per 100 g
- 22Muscle Milk · 414 ml serving40.0gper serving · 9.7 g per 100 g
- 23Muscle Milk · 414 ml serving40.0gper serving · 9.7 g per 100 g
- 24Muscle Milk · 414 ml serving40.0gper serving · 9.7 g per 100 g
- 25Muscle Milk · 414 ml serving40.0gper serving · 9.7 g per 100 g
- 26Lean Body · 414 ml serving40.0gper serving · 9.7 g per 100 g
- 27Lean Body · 414 ml serving40.0gper serving · 9.7 g per 100 g
- 28Owyn · 355 ml serving35.0gper serving · 9.9 g per 100 g
- 29Six Star Pro Nutrition · 325 ml serving32.0gper serving · 9.8 g per 100 g
- 30Six Star Pro Nutrition · 325 ml serving32.0gper serving · 9.8 g per 100 g
- 31Muscle Milk · 330 ml serving32.0gper serving · 9.7 g per 100 g
- 32Muscle Milk · 330 ml serving32.0gper serving · 9.7 g per 100 g
- 33Muscle Milk · 330 ml serving32.0gper serving · 9.7 g per 100 g
- 34Muscle Milk · 330 ml serving32.0gper serving · 9.7 g per 100 g
- 35Muscle Milk · 330 ml serving32.0gper serving · 9.7 g per 100 g
- 36Muscle Milk · 330 ml serving32.0gper serving · 9.7 g per 100 g
- 37Muscle Milk · 330 ml serving32.0gper serving · 9.7 g per 100 g
- 38Muscle M Lk · 330 ml serving32.0gper serving · 9.7 g per 100 g
- 39Owyn · 330 ml serving32.0gper serving · 9.7 g per 100 g
- 40Owyn · 330 ml serving32.0gper serving · 9.7 g per 100 g
- 41Owyn · 330 ml serving32.0gper serving · 9.7 g per 100 g
- 42Odwalla · 450 ml serving32.0gper serving · 7.1 g per 100 g
- 43Odwalla · 450 ml serving32.0gper serving · 7.1 g per 100 g
- 44Powerbar · 414 ml serving30.0gper serving · 7.3 g per 100 g
- 45Premier Protein · 414 ml serving30.0gper serving · 7.3 g per 100 g
- 46Powerbar · 414 ml serving30.0gper serving · 7.3 g per 100 g
- 47Fairlife · 414 ml serving30.0gper serving · 7.3 g per 100 g
- 48Fairlife · 414 ml serving30.0gper serving · 7.3 g per 100 g
- 49Bolthouse Farms · 450 ml serving30.0gper serving · 6.7 g per 100 g
- 50Bolthouse Farms · 450 ml serving30.0gper serving · 6.7 g per 100 g
- 51Premier Protein · 345 ml serving30.0gper serving · 8.7 g per 100 g
- 52Premier Protein · 345 ml serving30.0gper serving · 8.7 g per 100 g
- 53Premier Protein · 345 ml serving30.0gper serving · 8.7 g per 100 g
- 54Premier Protein · 345 ml serving30.0gper serving · 8.7 g per 100 g
- 55Premier Protein · 345 ml serving30.0gper serving · 8.7 g per 100 g
- 56Premier Protein · 345 ml serving30.0gper serving · 8.7 g per 100 g
- 57Premier Protein · 345 ml serving30.0gper serving · 8.7 g per 100 g
- 58Premier Protein · 345 ml serving30.0gper serving · 8.7 g per 100 g
- 59Premier Protein · 411 ml serving30.0gper serving · 7.3 g per 100 g
- 60Lean Body · 500 ml serving30.0gper serving · 6.0 g per 100 g
- 61Pure Protein · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 62Pure Protein · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 63Pure Protein · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 64Pure Protein · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 65Topcare · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 66Equate · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 67Member's Mark · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 68Equate · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 69Equate · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 70Boost · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 71Boost · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 72Equate · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 73Equate · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 74Quest · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 75Quest · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 76Equate · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 77Equate · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 78Member's Mark · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 79H-e-b · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 80Meijer · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 81Equate · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 82Topcare · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 83Equate · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 84Meijer · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 85Meijer · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 86Quest · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 87Equate · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 88Equate · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 89Atkins · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 90Atkins · 325 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.2 g per 100 g
- 91Jocko Fuel · 355 ml serving30.0gper serving · 8.4 g per 100 g
- 92Jocko · 355 ml serving30.0gper serving · 8.4 g per 100 g
- 93Zone Perfect · 330 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.1 g per 100 g
- 94Zoneperfect · 330 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.1 g per 100 g
- 95Zoneperfect · 330 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.1 g per 100 g
- 96Zoneperfect · 330 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.1 g per 100 g
- 97Ensure · 330 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.1 g per 100 g
- 98Ensure · 330 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.1 g per 100 g
- 99Ensure · 330 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.1 g per 100 g
- 100Ensure · 330 ml serving30.0gper serving · 9.1 g per 100 g
How this ranking is made
727 products in the aisle declare protein; 632 are ranked, leaving out 1 placeholders with near-zero energy; 93 mixes, powders or concentrates; 1 named by the publisher's review (below) (each rule). Ranked by the amount in one serving as each manufacturer declared it (a cup, a bar, a bottle), with the value per 100 g beside it; other 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:
- Milk Chocolate Original Nutrition ShakeEnsure Original listed at 5.9 g fiber per 100 g (14 g a bottle), several times any other shake of its kind
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