Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Leaf Vegetables

Leaf vegetables: typically 2 g of protein per 100 g (median of 178 products). The leaf vegetables with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 167 leaf vegetables with complete data.

  1. 1 Croccante con pistacchi e miele

    Croccante con pistacchi e miele

    Nutella
    NOVA 1 75.1 g protein

    Also: No additives

  2. 2 Pâté aux endives

    Pâté aux endives

    d 264 kcal 1 g sugar 13 g protein 22 g fat
  3. 3 Tourtons epinards

    Tourtons epinards

    Tourtons du Champsaur · 260 g
    d NOVA 4 262 kcal 1.8 g sugar 6 g protein 14.8 g fat
  4. 4 Choux farcis traiteur

    Choux farcis traiteur

    Les Garibotes
    a 85 kcal 1 g sugar 5.1 g protein 6 g fat
  5. 5 Organic Kale

    Organic Kale

    Marketside
    47 kcal 2.4 g sugar 4.7 g protein 1.2 g fat
  6. 6 Rucula

    Rucula

    Hacendado
    a 26 kcal 0.5 g sugar 4.3 g protein 0.5 g fat
  7. 7 Kale

    Kale

    Carrefour · 200g
    a 46 kcal 0.9 g sugar 4.2 g protein 0.7 g fat

    Also: No additives

  8. 8 Grünkohl

    Grünkohl

    Edeka · 170g
    44 kcal 2.4 g sugar 4.2 g protein 0.9 g fat
  9. 9 French Blue Cheese

    French Blue Cheese

    Fresh Express · 8 oz
    c NOVA 4 170 kcal 10 g sugar 4 g protein 11 g fat
  10. 10 Romanesco

    Romanesco

    La Sirena · 600 g
    37 kcal 4 g protein 0.1 g fat

    Also: Vegan · Vegetarian · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published leaf vegetables 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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