Cost of protein
Which foods give the most protein for the money? Each page uses USDA's national average food prices for 2017–18 per gram of food as eaten, and USDA protein and calorie data for the same foods.
Prices: USDA Economic Research Service national average prices for 2017–18, the latest set it has published, in dollars of that time, per edible gram (bones, skin you discard and cooking losses already counted). Protein and calories: USDA FNDDS. Today's shelf prices differ, so compare foods with each other rather than with your receipt.
- Cheapest protein sources
- Cheap bulking foods
- Is turkey cheaper than chicken
- Cheapest fish for protein
- Is tofu cheaper than meat
- Cheapest meat for protein
- Is ground beef cheaper than chicken
- Are beans cheaper than meat
- Cheapest canned protein
- Is chicken thigh cheaper than breast
- Is shrimp cheaper than chicken
- Is tuna cheaper than chicken
- Is tuna cheaper than salmon