Best Protein Foods for Sustainable Protein

Lower-impact protein sources — legumes, insects, algae, and small fish — let you hit your target without the land and water cost of large livestock.

Top 20 picks

1. 1🦗Crickets (dried)65g/100g
2. 2🦗Grasshoppers (dried)60g/100g
3. 3🌿Chlorella (dried)58g/100g
4. 4🌿Spirulina (dried)57g/100g
5. 5🪱Mealworms (dried)53g/100g
6. 6🌊Nori (dried seaweed)41g/100g
7. 7🐜Ants (toasted)40g/100g
8. 8🐜Termites (roasted)36g/100g
9. 9🌿Hemp seeds31g/100g
10. 10🎃Pumpkin seeds30g/100g
11. 11🪱Silkworm pupae28g/100g
12. 12🥜Peanuts26g/100g
13. 13🐟Sardines (canned)25g/100g
14. 14🥜Peanut butter25g/100g
15. 15🌰Almonds21g/100g
16. 16🌻Sunflower seeds21g/100g
17. 17🥜Almond butter21g/100g
18. 18🌰Pistachios20g/100g
19. 19🍢Tempeh19g/100g
20. 20🫛Natto (fermented soybeans)18g/100g