Protein Rich Drinks

Welcome to the list of the top 100 drinks highest in protein content. Where the amount of protein ranges from 20.21 g to 0.10 g per 100g. The top drink is Beverages, tea, instant, decaffeinated, unsweetened with the highest protein content, which in 100g contains 20.21 g of protein.

The total recommended daily allowance or RDA for protein is 50 g. For the 100g serving of Beverages, tea, instant, decaffeinated, unsweetened, which contains 20.21 g of protein, the corresponding RDA protein percentage is 36 %, which is the highest item from the list of drinks high in protein.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Beverages, tea, instant, decaffeinated, unsweetened has a nutritional value score of 16.00 out of 100.Comparing the protein content and the nutritional density in 100g for Beverages, tea, instant, decaffeinated, unsweetened; We class this as a high protein content item compared with all foods in our database.In terms of overall nutritional value we class this as an item with a medium nutritional density value from our list of drinks.

Other important and protein related nutrients are Energy, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Beverages, tea, instant, decaffeinated, unsweetened, which is the top of the drinks list for protein content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 315.00 kcal (16% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 0.00 g and the amount of Carbohydrate is 58.66 g (45% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the protein content in Beverages, tea, instant, decaffeinated, unsweetened from the list of drinks.

Top Twenty List - Highest protein Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for protein in drinks for the top 20 drinks. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Beverages, tea, instant, decaffeinated, unsweetened 20.21g (36%RDA)
2. Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, half the caffeine 14.42g (26%RDA)
3. Beverages, coffee, instant, with chicory 9.30g (17%RDA)
4. Beverages, coffee and cocoa, instant, decaffeinated, with whitener and low calorie sweetener 9.00g (16%RDA)
5. Beverages, tea, instant, lemon, unsweetened 7.40g (13%RDA)
6. Beverages, SLIMFAST, Meal replacement, High Protein Shake, Ready-To-Drink, 3-2-1 plan 6.59g (12%RDA)
7. Beverages, CYTOSPORT, Muscle Milk, ready-to-drink 5.87g (10%RDA)
8. Beverages, NESTLE, Boost plus, nutritional drink, ready-to-drink 5.38g (10%RDA)
9. Beverages, coffee, instant, mocha, sweetened 5.29g (9%RDA)
10. Beverages, ABBOTT, ENSURE PLUS, ready-to-drink 5.16g (9%RDA)
11. Beverages, chocolate drink, milk and soy based, ready to drink, fortified 4.22g (8%RDA)
12. Beverages, ABBOTT, ENSURE, Nutritional Shake, Ready-to-Drink 3.80g (7%RDA)
13. Beverages, shake, fast food, strawberry 3.40g (6%RDA)
14. Shake, fast food, vanilla 3.37g (6%RDA)
15. Beverages, UNILEVER, SLIMFAST, meal replacement, regular, ready-to-drink, 3-2-1 Plan 3.32g (6%RDA)
16. Beverages, tea, instant, decaffeinated, lemon, diet 3.30g (6%RDA)
17. Beverages, KELLOGG'S, SPECIAL K Protein Shake 3.20g (6%RDA)
18. Beverages, chocolate syrup, prepared with whole milk 3.07g (5%RDA)
19. Beverages, milk beverage, reduced fat, flavored and sweetened, Ready-to-drink, added calcium, vitamin A and vitamin D 3.05g (5%RDA)
20. Cocoa mix, NESTLE, Rich Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix 3.00g (5%RDA)

Highest Amount of protein per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high protein foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the protein nutritional content.

The food with the highest protein content per typical serving is Beverages, CYTOSPORT, Muscle Milk, ready-to-drink which contains 24.3 g in 14.000 fl oz (or 414.00 g). The percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 43 %. For this serving the Energy content is 202.86 kcal (10% RDA), the Total Fat content is 8.32 g (13% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 8.53 g (7% RDA).

Grams of protein in drinks (per 100g)

The list below gives the total protein content in the top 100 items from the general description 'drinks' each of which show the protein amount as well as Energy, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

Nutritional Information Summary