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Top 50 Foods Highest in Lysine

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

Lysine: benefits, deficiency & absorption tips

#1 Highest

Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native)

6.69 g

Foods ranked

50

with Lysine data

Complete Ranking — Lysine per 100g

# Food Lysine (g)
1 Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native) 6.69
2 Whale, beluga, meat, dried (Alaska Native) vs #1 6.31
3 Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced vs #1 5.90
4 Fish, cod, Atlantic, dried and salted vs #1 5.77
5 Egg, white, dried vs #1 5.51
6 Soy protein isolate vs #1 5.33
7 Soy protein isolate, potassium type vs #1 5.33
8 Egg, white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reduced vs #1 5.08
9 Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, partially dried (Alaska Native) vs #1 5.05
10 Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native) vs #1 4.77
11 Egg, white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reduced vs #1 4.74
12 Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction vs #1 3.93
13 Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash vs #1 3.93
14 Cheese, parmesan, shredded vs #1 3.84
15 Smelt, dried (Alaska Native) vs #1 3.69
16 Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted vs #1 3.61
17 Beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted vs #1 3.58
18 Beef, loin, top sirloin filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.55
19 Beverages, Protein powder soy based vs #1 3.55
20 Beef, plate steak, boneless, inside skirt, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.54
21 Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, microwaved vs #1 3.47
22 Gelatins, dry powder, unsweetened vs #1 3.46
23 Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.44
24 Beef, top loin filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.44
25 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.42
26 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.41
27 Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.40
28 Beef, loin, top sirloin petite roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted vs #1 3.39
29 Beef, rib, back ribs, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised vs #1 3.38
30 Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.34
31 Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.34
32 Egg, whole, dried vs #1 3.34
33 Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.32
34 Beef, rib eye roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, roasted vs #1 3.31
35 Cheese, parmesan, hard vs #1 3.31
36 Beef, plate steak, boneless, outside skirt, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.31
37 Beef, top loin petite roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, roasted vs #1 3.29
38 Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry vs #1 3.28
39 Beef, ribeye petite roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted vs #1 3.27
40 Beef, loin, top sirloin cap steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.27
41 Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted vs #1 3.26
42 Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced vs #1 3.25
43 Game meat, beaver, cooked, roasted vs #1 3.24
44 Beef, loin, tenderloin steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.24
45 Beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted vs #1 3.23
46 Beef, rib eye steak, bone-in, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.22
47 Beef, loin, top sirloin filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.21
48 Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.21
49 Beef, ribeye filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.19
50 Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted vs #1 3.18

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