Foods high in protein

In fact, there are many foods with relatively high calories, but now in order to lose weight and maintain figure, people have begun to eliminate high-calorie foods and start to choose some protein-rich foods. This is because protein-rich foods are more helpful for promoting recovery of the body and can also avoid gaining weight. Eating like this often is good for the body. Protein-rich foods include dried fruits, soy beans, milk, eggs and meat.

Classification

Foods high in protein include:

Animal protein

1. Livestock milk, such as cow's milk, goat's milk, horse's milk, etc.;

2. Livestock meat, such as cattle, sheep, pork, etc.;

3. Poultry meat, such as chicken, duck, goose, quail, ostrich, etc.;

4. Eggs, such as chicken eggs, duck eggs, quail eggs, fish, shrimp, crab, etc.;

Plant Protein

1. Soybeans, including soybeans, lima beans and black beans, among which soybeans have the highest nutritional value.

2. Dried fruits: sesame seeds, melon seeds, walnuts, almonds, pine nuts, etc.

3. Spirulina

Content list

The amino acid content and types of amino acids in various foods vary, and the content of other nutrients (fat, sugar, minerals, vitamins, etc.) is also different.

The meat food with the highest protein content is chicken, which contains 23.3 grams per 100 grams. The plant food with the highest protein content is soybeans, which contain 36.3 grams per 100 grams. Among them, spirulina is considered to have the highest protein content among natural protein foods because of its unique phycocyanin.