Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Lean Ground Beef

Lean ground beef: typically 20.5 g of protein per 100 g (median of 20 products). The lean ground beef with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 17 lean ground beef with complete data.

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96% Extra Lean Ground Beef

a 125 kcal 0 g sugar 21.4 g protein 4 g fat
2

Extra lean ground beef

Crescent Foods

a 123 kcal 21.2 g protein 4 g fat
3

93% lean ground beef

b 152 kcal 0 g sugar 20.5 g protein 7.1 g fat
4

Lean Ground Beef

Double Certified · 16 oz

b NOVA 1 137 kcal 0 g sugar 20.5 g protein 7.1 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
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100% Grass Fed Lean Ground Beef 93% Lean - 7% Fat

Sprouts Farmers Market · 16 oz

b NOVA 1 143 kcal 0 g sugar 20.5 g protein 7.1 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
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Lean Ground Beef

b 143 kcal 0 g sugar 20.5 g protein 7.1 g fat
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Lean Ground Beef

Aldi

b 143 kcal 0 g sugar 20.5 g protein 7.1 g fat
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88% lean 12% fat ground beef

c 188 kcal 0 g sugar 19.6 g protein 12.5 g fat
9

Ground beef lean

The Kroger Co. · 48 oz

290 kcal 0 g sugar 19 g protein 23 g fat

Also: No additives
10

Lean Beef

Laura's · 16 oz

b NOVA 1 143 kcal 0 g sugar 18.8 g protein 8 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published lean 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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