Top 9 · Updated October 2026
Highest-Protein Cayenne Peppers
Cayenne peppers: typically 12 g of protein per 100 g (median of 17 products). The cayenne peppers with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 9 cayenne peppers with complete data.
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Cayenne Pfeffer
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Organic cayenne pepper
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Cayena guindillas
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How we built this list
We ranked all published cayenne peppers on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.