Vegan & Vegetarian ranked by protein density

Productkcal/100gProtein/100kcalCarbs/100kcalFat/100kcal
Quorn Vegan Pieces 280g9416g2.2g1.5g
Quorn Meat Free Chicken Pieces 150g8915.7g1.1g1.6g
Quorn Mince 230g10315.5g2.5g1.7g
Quorn Vegan Fillets11115.3g0.3g2.6g
Quorn Vegan Savoury Pieces 280g10415.3g9.6g1.3g
Quorn Burgers 2kg10515.2g3.8g2.7g
Quorn 4 Meatless Fillets 276g8714.9g10g1.6g
Quorn Lamb Style Strips 300g9914.9g3.5g1.5g
Quorn Beef Style Pieces 300g9614.6g5.7g2.1g
Quorn Pieces 300g9714.4g4.3g1.6g
Quorn Strips 300g10514.3g1g2.7g
Quorn Vegan Fillets 2kg9814.3g5g1.2g
Quorn Mince Vegetarian Mince 1kg9214.1g2.5g1.8g
Quorn Pieces9914.1g1.7g2.6g
Linda Mccartney Vegan Shredded Chicken 260g16414g0.6g4g
Quorn Barbecue Sliced Fillets 140g9314g8.6g1.1g
Quorn Plain Fillets 2kg8614g4.7g1.7g
Quorn Smoky Ham Style Slices 100g12114g6.2g2.1g
Quorn 12 Veggie Chicken Slices 170g11513.9g2.6g2.3g
Quorn 7 Veggie Chicken Slices 100g11513.9g2.6g2.3g
Quorn Vegetarian Chicken Slices 100g11513.9g2.6g2.3g
Quorn Vegetarian Wafer Thin Chicken Slices 170g11513.9g2.6g2.3g
Quorn 12 Veggie Ham Slices 170g12313.8g4.2g2.2g
Quorn 7 Veggie Ham Slices 100g12313.8g4.2g2.2g
Quorn Meat Free Mince 150g10513.8g4.3g1.9g
Quorn Meat Free Roast Chicken 100g12313.8g5.7g1.9g
Quorn Vegetarian Ham Slices 100g12313.8g4.2g2.2g
Quorn Vegetarian Wafer Thin Ham Slices 170g12313.8g4.2g2.2g
Quorn Chicken Style Pieces 175g10313.6g5.6g2.5g
Quorn Vegetarian Fajita Strips 140g10413.6g3.5g2.1g
Lidl Vemondo Plant Based Protein Pudding Hazelnut Chocolate Flavour 200g7413.5g4.5g2.8g
Linda McCartney Vegan Shredded Hoisin Duck 260g17013.5g0.9g4.2g
Quorn Chef's Selection Meat Free Chicken Fillets 180g8513.5g4.7g1.8g
Linda McCartney Shredded Pork Vegan 260g16713.2g1.6g4g
Quorn Fajita Mini Fillets 138g9113.2g3.6g2g
Quorn Chilli & Lime Fillets 140g10812.9g2g3.5g
Quorn Meat Free Tikka Chicken Sliced Fillets 140g10112.7g5.4g1.9g
Linda McCartney's 6 Vegetarian Red Onion & Rosemary Sausages 300g14312.6g4.8g2.4g
Quorn Meatless Meatballs 300g9512.6g11.6g1.4g
Lidl Vemondo Vegetarian Chicken Pieces 175g17012.5g1.3g4.7g
Quorn 12 Veggie Turkey and Stuffing Slices 170g12812.5g7g1.8g
Quorn 7 Veggie Turkey and stuffing Slices 100g12812.5g7g1.8g
Quorn Finely Sliced Ham Style Slices 120g21012.4g3.8g3.5g
Quorn Vegetarian Turkey & Stuffing Slices 100g12912.4g6.9g1.8g
Quorn Yorkshire Ham Style Slices 105g21012.4g3.8g3.5g
Quorn Meat Free 4 Turkey Steaks 360g13412.3g4.7g2.9g
Quorn Vegan Roast Beef Style Slices 105g21212.3g3.7g3.5g
Quorn Vegetarian Peppered Beef Slices 100g12312.2g3g3.3g
Quorn Meat Free 2 Thai Chicken Fillets 166g11212.1g4.6g2.6g
Quorn Peri Peri Strips 175g23912.1g5g3.2g

Showing the top 50 of the 636 vegan & vegetarian products that carry a comparable calorie figure, ranked by protein per 100 calories. Figures per label, sourced from Open Food Facts and tracker user logs.

What the vegan & vegetarian numbers show

636 of the 637 vegan & vegetarian products carry 20 calories or more per 100g, which is the floor below which protein per 100 calories stops being a real number. Across those the median is 4.3g of protein per 100 calories. 102 clear 10g of protein per 100 calories — about one in six, and 10g is the line Keith uses for a food that pays for its calories.

Calories run from 39 to 728 per 100g inside this one group, a 19-fold spread, so “vegan & vegetarian” on its own tells you almost nothing about what a portion costs you.

Name brands do lead this one: 4.9g of protein per 100 calories at the median across 498 products, against 2.3g for the 138 own-label ones.

Lidl is the only Irish chain with enough own-label vegan & vegetarian to compare fairly — 135 products at a median of 2.3g per 100 calories. Everywhere else this is a name-brand shelf.

What to actually pick

Most of what is sold as vegan & vegetarian is not a protein food. The 102 that clear 10g per 100 calories sit at the top of the table and are the exceptions, not the rule.

51 of the 636 carry 400 calories or more per 100g — the ones worth weighing rather than eyeballing.

Where this fits

Only one chain carries enough of this own-label to break out separately, so Lidl Vegan & Vegetarian is the one sub-page here, next to everything else Lidl sells.

A protein-per-calorie number is only useful once you know the target, and that is how much protein a day actually works out to.

For one specific product rather than the whole group, the 20,000-product database is searchable on Calories in Ireland, and the same figures are built into the free calorie tracker.

Vegan & Vegetarian by store

FAQ

How many vegan & vegetarian products are in this database?

We track 637 vegan & vegetarian products across Irish supermarkets and brands. 636 of them carry 20 calories or more per 100g, which is the point below which protein per 100 calories stops being a real number, so those are the ones ranked and averaged here.

What's the most protein-dense vegan & vegetarian product?

The table is sorted highest protein per 100 calories first, so the answer is the top row. The more useful number is that the median for the whole group is 4.3g per 100 calories and 102 products clear 10g — that tells you whether vegan & vegetarian is worth buying for protein at all, which protein per 100g does not.