The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SOYA , but the solution may also be WHEY which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Protein source crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SOYA | 18 % | 4 |
| SOY | 15 % | 3 |
| MEAT | 15 % | 4 |
| SOYBEAN | 12 % | 7 |
| TOFU | 9 % | 4 |
| BEAN | 6 % | 4 |
| NUT | 6 % | 3 |
| EGG | 3 % | 3 |
| LENTIL | 3 % | 6 |
| RAWEGGS | 3 % | 7 |
| FISH | 3 % | 4 |
| WHEY | 3 % | 4 |
| LEGUMES | 3 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Protein source
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- meat
- poultry
- seafood
- eggs
- beans
- peanuts
- soy
- milky
- offal
- permeate
- lactate
- lactic
Crossword Answer definitions
SOYA noun- A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.
- Soybeans, or the protein derived from them.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SOYA
- Bean high in protein
- Bean used to make natto
- Protein source
- Protein bean
- ___ bean
- 91-Down source
- ___ bean (miso ingredient)
- Kind of bean
- Versatile bean
- Tofu source
More clues leading to the result SOY
- Tofu base
- Bac-O's, essentially
- Worcestershire sauce ingredient
- Bean or sauce
- Sauce for a wok
- "What if ___ milk is just regular milk introducing itself in Spanish?"
- Cheese ingredient, for some vegans
- Asian cooking sauce
- Kind of milk
- Kind of non-dairy milk
More clues leading to the result MEAT
- Butcher's stock
- Headcheese, essentially
- Edible flesh
- Sum and substance
- Carnivore's need
- Goes with potatoes
- Potatoes' companion
- Food in a locker
- Ribs and such
- Ham or lamb
More clues leading to the result SOYBEAN
- Legume in tempeh
- Protein source
- Legume used for fodder
- Vegetable protein source
- Third-leading U.S. crop behind corn and wheat
- Veggie curd source
- Protein-rich legume
- Oil source
- Nutrient-rich legume
- Sauce source
More clues leading to the result TOFU
- Flavorless food
- Modern protein source
- Soybean product
- Bean curd
- Yuppie health food
- Vegan staple
- Bean curd in curries
- Seitan alternative
- Soybean stuff
- Sukiyaki ingredient
More clues leading to the result BEAN
- Head, in slang
- Jelly__
- Orson or Roy
- The "musical fruit"
- Hit with a baseball
- Noggin
- Stalk starter
- Rowan Atkinson film
- Rowan Atkinson opus
- Item in some bags
More clues leading to the result NUT
- Bread or butter ender
- Cashew
- Off-the-wall guy
- Screwball
- Brazil or pecan
- Chest or dough finisher
- Hazel, for one
- Flake
- Litchi or flake
- Macadamia, for one
More clues leading to the result EGG
- Cackleberry
- Embarrassing facial covering?
- Faberge creation
- Goose __ (zero)
- Incite to action, (with on)
- It can be beaten
- Kind of roll or toss
- Object of a hunt
- Omelet ingredient
- Poacher's acquisition?
More clues leading to the result LENTIL
- Soup choice
- Legume used as fodder
- Soup ingredient
- Tuscan soup bit
- Seed found in khichdi
- Kind of soup
- Soup legume
- Little disc-shaped legume
- Hearty soup
- Soup seed
More clues leading to the result RAWEGGS
- Stuff in a protein shake
- Part of some bodybuilders' breakfasts
- Protein source
- They may be tossed in an Easter contest
- Bodybuilder's breakfast, maybe
- Heckler's missiles
- Part of Rocky Balboa's training diet
- Steak tartare ingredients
- Omelet ingredients
- Powerlifter's fare, maybe
More clues leading to the result FISH
- Food with chips
- Angle for
- Porgy and bass
- Bass, but not guitar or drums
- Guppy or grouper
- School members
- Try out a line?
- Angle
- Barney Miller spinoff
- Look for a compliment
More clues leading to the result WHEY
- Part of Miss Muffit's menu
- Milk component
- Curds accompanier
- Muffet diet component
- Cheesemaking byproduct
- Muffet stuff
- Curds partner
- Muffet's fare
- Cheesemaking leftover
- Snack for Miss Muffet