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LyoFood

31 meals from Poland, and the 2nd-highest average protein of any brand in our 284-meal database.

#2 of 14 brands by average protein density (60.3 g per 1,000 kcal) - behind only Packit Gourmet.

6 of the top 15 highest-protein meals in our entire 284-meal database are LyoFood, including the #2 spot overall: Bigos at 126.9 g of protein per 1,000 kcal.

• 31meals in our DB #4 of 14 brands by size
• 120.0avg cal/oz (423 kcal/100g) #8 of 14
• 60.3avg protein g/1,000kcal #2 of 14
• ~$31.23avg cost/1,000kcal #12 cheapest of 13 priced

~ marks a same-day currency conversion. LyoFood lists its prices in EUR, so every USD figure shown for its own meals is a converted estimate, not a brand-published dollar price - check the retailer for the current price.

Brand profile

• LyoFood is a Polish freeze-dried meal brand manufactured in Kielce, Poland, founded in the early 1990s after its founder began applying freeze-drying technology from his blood-donation-centre job to food, starting with freeze-dried chives. It remains family-run: his daughter, co-founder Laura Godek, was named to Forbes' 2016 30 Under 30 Europe list for the business.
• It markets its meals as made with natural ingredients and no synthetic preservatives, and says it individually tests every gluten-free batch in its own in-house lab before packing it on an isolated production line - brand claims we have not independently lab-verified.

Sources: lyofood.com/pages/us · lyofood.com/pages/past · lyofood.com/pages/faq · Forbes, 30 Under 30 Europe 2016 · Joint Forces News, Sept 2022

Who LyoFood suits - and who should look elsewhere

Built from the 284-meal database, not opinion - the same facts anyone can check in the table below.

Our pick

For the best value in the LyoFood lineup, Parsnip & Lentils in Champignons Gravy is the pick: the cheapest of the brand's 31 meals at $16.83 per 1,000 kcal (an FX-converted estimate from its native EUR price, like every LyoFood price on this page), with a respectable 134.1 cal/oz - 5th-densest in the LyoFood lineup - and 14 g of protein in a 331-calorie pouch. It's tagged both vegan and gluten-free.

Source: Parsnip & Lentils in Champignons gravy on lyofood.com

Every LyoFood meal in our database

31 meals, sorted by calorie density by default - click a column header (or focus it and press Enter) to re-sort.

Meal	Cal/oz · kcal/100g	Calories	Protein g	$ /1000kcal	Net wt oz · g	Diet
Mash and Cheese - 90 g	147 517 kcal/100g	465	17.1	~21.76	3.2 oz90 g	Gluten-free
Mash and Cheese - 120 g	146 515 kcal/100g	618	22.8	~20.05	4.2 oz120 g	Gluten-free
Pizzoccheri	144 509 kcal/100g	611	24	~20.28	4.2 oz120 g	-
Mac&Cheese	136 481 kcal/100g	625	27.3	~18.00	4.6 oz130 g	-
Parsnip & Lentils in Champignons gravy	134 473 kcal/100g	331	14	~16.83	2.5 oz70 g	Gluten-freeVegan
Nettle Curry	134 472 kcal/100g	519	10.4	~23.87	3.9 oz110 g	Gluten-freeVegan
Chicken Tikka Masala - 95 g	127 448 kcal/100g	426	26.6	~29.08	3.4 oz95 g	Gluten-free
Chicken Tikka Masala - 128 g	127 448 kcal/100g	574	35.8	~25.54	4.5 oz128 g	Gluten-free
Farfalle with spinach and gorgonzola	125 439 kcal/100g	413	16.9	~27.24	3.3 oz94 g	-
Porcini Risotto	123 434 kcal/100g	399	11	~31.05	3.2 oz92 g	Gluten-free
Moroccan Stew	121 425 kcal/100g	255	8.4	~21.84	2.1 oz60 g	Gluten-freeVegan
Penne alla Bolognese - 95 g	119 421 kcal/100g	400	22.8	~30.98	3.4 oz95 g	-
Pork Loin in Dill - 91 g	119 421 kcal/100g	383	30	~38.28	3.2 oz91 g	-
Pork Loin in Dill - 68 g	119 421 kcal/100g	286	22.4	~43.32	2.4 oz68 g	-
Penne alla Bolognese - 128 g	119 420 kcal/100g	538	30.7	~27.25	4.5 oz128 g	-
Pork Loin in Pepper - 92 g	119 420 kcal/100g	386	37.7	~37.98	3.2 oz92 g	-
Pork Loin in Pepper - 69 g	119 419 kcal/100g	289	28.3	~42.87	2.4 oz69 g	-
Lentil Dal	119 419 kcal/100g	406	18.4	~24.93	3.4 oz97 g	Gluten-freeVegan
Barley-Lentils Risotto	117 411 kcal/100g	526	19.2	~23.56	4.5 oz128 g	Vegan
Chili sin Carne (Expedition)	113 400 kcal/100g	280	9.1	~36.14	2.5 oz70 g	Gluten-freeVegan
Pork Stew - 83 g	113 399 kcal/100g	331	28.2	~33.99	2.9 oz83 g	-
Pork Stew - 112 g	113 399 kcal/100g	447	38.1	~30.27	4.0 oz112 g	-
Strawberry pasta	113 398 kcal/100g	477	14.4	~21.22	4.2 oz120 g	Vegetarian
Chili sin Carne (Bistro)	112 395 kcal/100g	229	7.5	~24.32	2.0 oz58 g	Gluten-freeVeganVegetarian
Mexican Dish - 82 g	110 389 kcal/100g	319	26.2	~38.84	2.9 oz82 g	-
Mexican Dish - 111 g	110 388 kcal/100g	431	35.5	~34.01	3.9 oz111 g	-
Beef Stroganoff - 90 g	110 387 kcal/100g	348	28.8	~38.88	3.2 oz90 g	-
Beef Stroganoff - 122 g	109 386 kcal/100g	471	39	~33.55	4.3 oz122 g	-
Mung Dal	107 377 kcal/100g	181	11	~30.77	1.7 oz48 g	Gluten-freeVegan
Goulash	106 374 kcal/100g	299	28	~49.03	2.8 oz80 g	-
Bigos	92 323 kcal/100g	171	21.7	~72.46	1.9 oz53 g	Gluten-free

Where the data says LyoFood is strong - and weak

Computed from all 284 meals in our database, not opinion.

What people say

Independent reviews of LyoFood, quoted briefly, each outlet linked once. We have not tested these meals ourselves - this is what other outlets report.

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