Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Pork Shoulders

Pork shoulders: typically 18.1 g of protein per 100 g (median of 21 products). The pork shoulders with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 19 pork shoulders with complete data.

  1. 1 El de castañas

    El de castañas

    Coren · 80 g
    e NOVA 4 320 kcal 0.5 g sugar 36.2 g protein 19.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  2. 2 Chute pour omelette

    Chute pour omelette

    e 260 kcal 0.8 g sugar 28 g protein 16 g fat
  3. 3 6 Pork Shoulder Steaks

    6 Pork Shoulder Steaks

    Sainsbury's · 900 g
    c 270 kcal 0.5 g sugar 27.2 g protein 17.3 g fat

    Also: No additives

  4. 4 Paleta Iberica de cerdo

    Paleta Iberica de cerdo

    julian martin
    e NOVA 3 342 kcal 0.5 g sugar 26 g protein 26 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  5. 5 Waitrose Slow Cooked Pork Shoulder - Date and spice sauce

    Waitrose Slow Cooked Pork Shoulder - Date and spice sauce

    Waitrose
    d NOVA 4 218 kcal 6.7 g sugar 23.8 g protein 10.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  6. 6 Hog Roast Pork

    Hog Roast Pork

    Iceland · 420g
    c NOVA 4 192 kcal 11.6 g sugar 23.5 g protein 5.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  7. 7 Petit salé cuit

    Petit salé cuit

    Le cochon de Marzan
    d 271 kcal 0 g sugar 20 g protein 21 g fat
  8. 8 Irish Pulling Pork Shoulder Joint

    Irish Pulling Pork Shoulder Joint

    Butcher's Selection · 650 g
    d NOVA 4 262 kcal 8.4 g sugar 19.8 g protein 15.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  9. 9 Britsh Pork Shoulders Steaks

    Britsh Pork Shoulders Steaks

    Aldi · 700 g
    c 177 kcal 0.2 g sugar 19.4 g protein 10.9 g fat

    Also: No additives

  10. 10 Pork Shoulder Joint

    Pork Shoulder Joint

    Birchwood · 1.710 kg
    c 224 kcal 0 g sugar 18.7 g protein 16.6 g fat

    Also: No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published pork shoulders 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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