The highest-protein foods in the Australian database
Per 100 g the list is dominated by dried and concentrated things. Per realistic serve it looks completely different, which is the part most lists leave out.
20 September 2026
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Notes on labelling, portions and reading the numbers.
What 100 grams actually looks like
Nutrition panels are all per 100 g, but almost nothing is eaten in 100 g units. Some reference points for the things people weigh most often.
20 September 2026
How to read an Australian nutrition panel
The per-serving column is the one designed to flatter the product. The per-100 g column is the one that lets you compare.
19 September 2026
Kilojoules and calories, and why Australian labels use kJ
The conversion is 4.184, not 4.2, and rounding at each step is where the numbers on different sites start disagreeing.
18 September 2026