India, April 2 -- A lot of people worry that vegetarian and vegan diets don't get enough protein, and the first thing that comes to mind is usually paneer. But guess what? There are actually tons of other awesome protein-packed options in a plant-based diet that you might not even know about.

Urvi Gohil, Clinical Dietitian, often shares valuable health and wellness insights with her followers. In her recent post, she revealed the top 13 vegetarian protein sources, excluding paneer. (Also read: Hybrid proteins to plant-based 2.0: Top 10 emerging nutrition trends that will redefine healthy eating in 2025 )

50 g Masur Dal (raw) - 185 kcal, 9 g protein, 26 g carbs

50 g Quinoa (raw) - 185 kcal, 8.5 g protein, 29 g carbs

50 g Rajgira (raw) ...