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Protein foods, in everyday portions.
A useful food comparison begins with an amount: the bag you opened, the bar you packed, or the portion on your plate.
Choosing a packaged snack?
Match the protein number to the serving you will eat. Then read the other nutrients and ingredients, and consider cost and preference.
Use the snack-label guide →Working out a different portion?
Use the same serving basis before comparing numbers. The cheat sheet includes an example for turning a per-100 g figure into your portion.
Open the serving cheat sheet →Start with this guide
Protein foods · Practical guide
How to read high-protein snack labels
Work out what is in your portion, compare three real labels, and take a checklist to your next shop.
Read the guideWhat a label can help you answer
How much protein is in a stated amount, what else is in that portion, and what it costs. Your needs, taste and food preferences still matter when deciding what to eat.
When you log a packaged food, keep its name and portion together. See how Protein Ring’s meal logging works.