Top 35 Foods Highest in Calories (Energy) (USDA Per 100g Ranking)

Ranked across 2,500 verified whole USDA foods by Calories (Energy) (kcal per 100g) with % Daily Value, calorie density, and macro ratios. Total metabolizable food energy fueling basal metabolic rate, thermogenesis, and physical activity.

USDA Leaderboard: Top 35 Foods Highest in Calories (Energy) (USDA Per 100g Ranking)

Click any food below to open its full 100+ nutrient profile (including 22 vitamins, 11 minerals, amino acids, omega-3s, PRAL acid load, and WHO baby feeding age). Top food in this category: Beef, variety meats and by-products, suet, raw (854 kcal per 100g).

Rank	USDA Food Item	Calories (Energy) / 100g	% Daily Value	Per 100 kcal	Calories & Protein
#1	Beef, variety meats and by-products, suet, raw	854 kcal	42.7%	100 kcal	854 kcal · 1.5g P
#2	Pork, fresh, backfat, raw	812 kcal	40.6%	100 kcal	812 kcal · 2.92g P
#3	Fat back, cooked	750 kcal	37.5%	100 kcal	750 kcal · 2.68g P
#4	Pork, cured, salt pork, raw	748 kcal	37.4%	100 kcal	748 kcal · 5.05g P
#5	Butter, whipped, with salt	731 kcal	36.5%	100 kcal	731 kcal · 0.49g P
#6	Nuts, pecans	691 kcal	34.5%	100 kcal	691 kcal · 9.17g P
#7	Garlic sauce	683 kcal	34.2%	100 kcal	683 kcal · 1.43g P
#8	Beef, retail cuts, separable fat, raw	674 kcal	33.7%	100 kcal	674 kcal · 8.21g P
#9	Egg, yolk, dried	669 kcal	33.5%	100 kcal	669 kcal · 33.6g P
#10	Pork, fresh, separable fat, raw	632 kcal	31.6%	100 kcal	632 kcal · 9.25g P
#11	Chicken, broilers or fryers, separable fat, raw	629 kcal	31.4%	100 kcal	629 kcal · 3.73g P
#12	Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts, blanched	629 kcal	31.4%	100 kcal	629 kcal · 13.7g P
#13	Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts	628 kcal	31.4%	100 kcal	628 kcal · 14.9g P
#14	Nuts, walnuts, black, dried	619 kcal	30.9%	100 kcal	619 kcal · 24.1g P
#15	Seeds, sunflower seed butter, without salt	617 kcal	30.9%	100 kcal	617 kcal · 17.3g P
#16	Pork, oriental style, dehydrated	615 kcal	30.8%	100 kcal	615 kcal · 11.8g P
#17	Egg, whole, dried	592 kcal	29.6%	100 kcal	592 kcal · 48g P
#18	Nuts, almonds, blanched	590 kcal	29.5%	100 kcal	590 kcal · 21.4g P
#19	Mixed nuts, honey roasted	586 kcal	29.3%	100 kcal	586 kcal · 15.3g P
#20	Sunflower seeds, plain, unsalted	582 kcal	29.1%	100 kcal	582 kcal · 19.3g P
#21	Nuts, almonds	579 kcal	28.9%	100 kcal	579 kcal · 21.1g P
#22	Sunflower seeds, plain, salted	575 kcal	28.7%	100 kcal	575 kcal · 19.1g P
#23	Pumpkin seeds, unsalted	574 kcal	28.7%	100 kcal	574 kcal · 29.8g P
#24	Peanuts, spanish, raw	570 kcal	28.5%	100 kcal	570 kcal · 26.1g P
#25	Peanuts, valencia, raw	570 kcal	28.5%	100 kcal	570 kcal · 25.1g P
#26	Nuts, pistachio nuts, dry roasted, with salt added	569 kcal	28.4%	100 kcal	569 kcal · 21.1g P
#27	Pork, cracklings	569 kcal	28.4%	100 kcal	569 kcal · 45g P
#28	Cheese flavored corn snacks	567 kcal	28.3%	100 kcal	567 kcal · 5.46g P
#29	Pumpkin seeds, salted	567 kcal	28.3%	100 kcal	567 kcal · 29.5g P
#30	Sunflower seeds, flavored	567 kcal	28.3%	100 kcal	567 kcal · 18.4g P
#31	Peanuts, virginia, raw	563 kcal	28.1%	100 kcal	563 kcal · 25.2g P
#32	Almonds, chocolate covered candy	560 kcal	28%	100 kcal	560 kcal · 13g P
#33	Snacks, potato chips, lightly salted	560 kcal	28%	100 kcal	560 kcal · 6.72g P
#34	Potato chips, lightly salted	559 kcal	28%	100 kcal	559 kcal · 6.71g P
#35	Nuts, cashew nuts, raw	553 kcal	27.7%	100 kcal	553 kcal · 18.2g P

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