Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Ground Beef

Ground beef: typically 19.5 g of protein per 100 g (median of 23 products). The ground beef with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 22 ground beef with complete data.

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Organic Ground Beef

Organic Rancher · 16 oz

c NOVA 1 152 kcal 0 g sugar 22.3 g protein 8 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
2

Ground Beef

Simply Nature · 16 oz

NOVA 1 170 kcal 0 g sugar 22 g protein 8 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
3

Beef Mince 5% Fat

Tesco · 380g

a 122 kcal 0 g sugar 21.6 g protein 4 g fat

Also: No additives
4

Extra Lean Ground Beef

H-E-B · 2 lbs

a 125 kcal 21.4 g protein 4 g fat
5

Extra Lean Ground Beef

Tyson Foods · 16 oz

a 125 kcal 21.4 g protein 4 g fat
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Laura's Lean Beef

Laura's · 16 oz

a 125 kcal 0 g sugar 20.5 g protein 4 g fat
7

Ground Beef

PRAIRIE LEGACY · 16 oz

a 143 kcal 0 g sugar 20.5 g protein 8 g fat
8

Lean Ground Beef

Interstate Meat Dist. · 16 oz

b 143 kcal 0 g sugar 20.5 g protein 7.1 g fat
9

Organic Ground Beef

Dakota · 16 oz

c NOVA 1 179 kcal 0 g sugar 19.6 g protein 9.8 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
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90% Lean Ground Beef

Nolan Ryan · 16 oz

c NOVA 1 179 kcal 0 g sugar 19.6 g protein 9.8 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published ground beef 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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