Foods high in Lysine

Top foods ranked by Lysine content per 100 g. Data from USDA FoodData Central.

# Food Per 100 g Category
1 Defatted Soy Flour 3.1 g Legumes and Legume Products
2 Maitake Mushrooms 2.2 g Vegetables and Vegetable Products
3 Full-Fat Soy Flour 2.1 g Legumes and Legume Products
4 Queso Seco 2.0 g Dairy and Egg Products
5 Queso Seco 2.0 g Dairy and Egg Products
6 Crimini Mushrooms 1.8 g Vegetables and Vegetable Products
7 Pioppini Mushrooms 1.8 g Vegetables and Vegetable Products
8 White Button Mushrooms 1.7 g Vegetables and Vegetable Products
9 Portabella Mushrooms 1.5 g Vegetables and Vegetable Products
10 Raw Mild Turkey Breakfast Links 1.4 g Sausages and Luncheon Meats
11 Raw Mild Turkey Breakfast Sausage Links 1.4 g Sausages and Luncheon Meats
12 Oyster Mushrooms 1.3 g Vegetables and Vegetable Products
13 Raw Pollock 1.2 g Finfish and Shellfish Products
14 Lion's Mane Mushrooms 1.2 g Vegetables and Vegetable Products
15 Large Grade A Egg Yolk 1.2 g Dairy and Egg Products
16 King Oyster Mushrooms 1.2 g Vegetables and Vegetable Products
17 Shiitake Mushrooms 1.2 g Vegetables and Vegetable Products
18 Beech Mushrooms 1.0 g Vegetables and Vegetable Products
19 Creamy Peanut Butter 1.0 g Legumes and Legume Products
20 Pre-Cooked Beef Breakfast Sausage 1.0 g Sausages and Luncheon Meats
21 Pre-Cooked Beef Breakfast Sausage 1.0 g Sausages and Luncheon Meats
22 Ground Flaxseed 0.9 g Nut and Seed Products
23 Enoki Mushrooms 0.9 g Vegetables and Vegetable Products
24 Nonfat Greek Yogurt, Plain 0.8 g Dairy and Egg Products
25 Large Grade A Whole Egg 0.8 g Dairy and Egg Products
26 Large Grade A Egg White 0.8 g Dairy and Egg Products
27 Creamy Sesame Butter 0.7 g Nut and Seed Products
28 Chinese Sweet and Sour Pork 0.7 g Restaurant Foods
29 Chinese Sweet and Sour Pork 0.7 g Restaurant Foods
30 Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese 0.7 g Dairy and Egg Products
31 Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese 0.7 g Dairy and Egg Products
32 Creamy Almond Butter 0.6 g Nut and Seed Products
33 Raw Whole Almonds 0.6 g Nut and Seed Products
34 Raw Pine Nuts 0.6 g Nut and Seed Products
35 Pork Tamale 0.4 g Restaurant Foods
36 Raw English Walnut Halves 0.4 g Nut and Seed Products
37 Raw Pecan Halves 0.3 g Nut and Seed Products
38 1% Low-Fat Milk 0.3 g Dairy and Egg Products
39 1% Low-Fat Milk 0.3 g Dairy and Egg Products
40 Bean Pupusas (Pupusas con Frijoles) 0.3 g Restaurant Foods
41 Nonfat Skim Milk 0.3 g Dairy and Egg Products
42 Nonfat Skim Milk 0.3 g Dairy and Egg Products
43 Whole Milk 0.3 g Dairy and Egg Products
44 Whole Milk 0.3 g Dairy and Egg Products
45 2% Reduced-Fat Milk 0.3 g Dairy and Egg Products
46 2% Reduced-Fat Milk 0.3 g Dairy and Egg Products
47 Yellow Prepared Mustard 0.3 g Spices and Herbs
48 Unsweetened Plain Soy Milk 0.2 g Legumes and Legume Products
49 Unsweetened Plain Soy Milk 0.2 g Legumes and Legume Products
50 Sweetened Plain Soy Milk 0.2 g Legumes and Legume Products

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