Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Root Vegetables

Root vegetables: typically 1.6 g of protein per 100 g (median of 10 products). The root vegetables with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 10 root vegetables with complete data.

  1. 1 Sliced Lotus Root

    Sliced Lotus Root

    October wing · 454g
    a NOVA 1 170 kcal 0 g sugar 10 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  2. 2 Noix tigrée pelée biologique (souchet)

    Noix tigrée pelée biologique (souchet)

    Mattisson · 450 g
    c NOVA 1 456 kcal 15.5 g sugar 4.1 g protein 26.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  3. 3 Root vegetable melt in the middle nut roasts

    Root vegetable melt in the middle nut roasts

    Lidl Deluxe · 390g (2×195g)
    c NOVA 4 164 kcal 6.4 g sugar 3.7 g protein 8.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  4. 4 Opbakaardappelen

    Opbakaardappelen

    Jumbo · 600 g
    a 79 kcal 0.4 g sugar 1.8 g protein 0 g fat
  5. 5 Rotmiks

    Rotmiks

    Bama · 1 kg
    a NOVA 1 48 kcal 6.6 g sugar 1.6 g protein 0.3 g fat

    Also: No additives

  6. 6 Sweet Potatoes

    Sweet Potatoes

    svm Marketing · 3 lbs
    a 86 kcal 3.9 g sugar 1.5 g protein 0 g fat
  7. 7 Root Vegetable Boulangere

    Root Vegetable Boulangere

    Marks & Spencer · 350g
    b NOVA 3 66 kcal 3.4 g sugar 1.1 g protein 2.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  8. 8 British potato, carrot, and Swede mash

    British potato, carrot, and Swede mash

    Sainsbury's · 400g
    b NOVA 3 72 kcal 1.9 g sugar 1 g protein 2.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  9. 9 Hot Maple Roasted Veg

    Hot Maple Roasted Veg

    Gastropub By M&S · 400 g
    a NOVA 3 55 kcal 4.4 g sugar 0.8 g protein 1.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  10. 10 Swede and Carrot

    Swede and Carrot

    M&S Eat Well · 480g
    a NOVA 1 37 kcal 6 g sugar 0.5 g protein 0.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

How we built this list

We ranked all published root 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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