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Top 50 Foods Highest in Cysteine

Ranked by Cysteine content per 100g edible portion. Data from USDA FoodData Central.

Cysteine: benefits, deficiency & absorption tips

#1 Highest

Flour, soy, defatted

1.01 g

Foods ranked

25

with Cysteine data

Complete Ranking — Cysteine per 100g

# Food Cysteine (g)
1 Flour, soy, defatted 1.01
2 Flour, soy, full-fat vs #1 0.765
3 Sesame butter, creamy vs #1 0.751
4 Flaxseed, ground vs #1 0.553
5 Peanut butter, creamy vs #1 0.514
6 Nuts, almonds, whole, raw vs #1 0.500
7 Nuts, pine nuts, raw vs #1 0.470
8 Almond butter, creamy vs #1 0.449
9 Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg yolk vs #1 0.425
10 Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg white vs #1 0.407
11 Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole vs #1 0.385
12 Nuts, walnuts, English, halves, raw vs #1 0.377
13 Nuts, pecans, halves, raw vs #1 0.305
14 Sausage, turkey, breakfast links, mild, raw vs #1 0.190
15 Cheese, ricotta, whole milk vs #1 0.180
16 Sausage, breakfast sausage, beef, pre-cooked, unprepared vs #1 0.170
17 Soy milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable vs #1 0.058
18 Soy milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable vs #1 0.058
19 Soy milk, sweetened, plain, refrigerated vs #1 0.049
20 Milk, nonfat, fluid, with added vitamin A and vitamin D (fat free or skim) vs #1 0.038
21 Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D vs #1 0.038
22 Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D vs #1 0.036
23 Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D vs #1 0.035
24 Oat milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated vs #1 0.025
25 Almond milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated vs #1 1.2e-3

* All values per 100g edible portion. % Daily Values based on FDA 2020 (2,000 kcal diet). Rankings update automatically when USDA data is refreshed.