Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Gherkins

Gherkins: typically 0.9 g of protein per 100 g (median of 749 products). The gherkins with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 682 gherkins with complete data.

1

Pâté de tête aux cornichons

d 182 kcal 0.6 g sugar 14.6 g protein 13.4 g fat
2

Tête pressée cornichons Aubel

Aubel

d 119 kcal 1.1 g sugar 13.1 g protein 7.2 g fat
3

Cornichons Au Vinaigre Extra-fins

Rochambeau · 350 g

b NOVA 4 59 kcal 0.5 g sugar 13 g protein 0.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
4

Cornichons extra fins

Golden Sun · 480g

b 378 kcal 0.2 g sugar 7.7 g protein 1.8 g fat
5

Pepinillos en vinagre

e 12 kcal 0.5 g sugar 3 g protein 0.5 g fat
6

Cornichons fins 5 aromates

Marque Repère · 550 g

c NOVA 4 23 kcal 0 g sugar 2.7 g protein 0.7 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
7

Schlemmer Gurke

efko

c 52 kcal 8.5 g sugar 2.3 g protein 0.5 g fat
8

Cornichons

Star · 200

d 16 kcal 0.7 g sugar 2.2 g protein 0.3 g fat

Also: No additives
9

Pickled Cucumbers

1&1 · 1500g

d NOVA 3 24 kcal 2.2 g sugar 2.1 g protein 0.1 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
10

Pepinillos en vinagre

Eroski

d 23 kcal 0 g sugar 2.1 g protein 0 g fat

How we built this list

We ranked all published gherkins 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.

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