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Protein Quality

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Overhead spread of budget high-quality proteins on a wooden table: pinto beans, lentils, rice and black beans, eggs, cheese, chickpeas, milk, and peanut butter

We Adjusted Cheap Protein for Quality. Beans Held On, Barely.

We re-ranked 25 cheap proteins by quality-adjusted grams per dollar using DIAAS. Pinto beans held first at 58 g per dollar. The cereal grains fell hard.

Jul 16, 2026

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