Highest Lysine in Foods

Ranked by lysine content per 100g across all food categories.

All foods Dairy and Eggs Fish & Shellfish Legumes Meats Nuts & Seeds
#1 6.7 g
Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native)
Full nutrient profile
#2 6.3 g
Whale, beluga, meat, dried (Alaska Native)
Full nutrient profile
#3 5.9 g
Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Eggs
Full nutrient profile
# Food Category g / 100g
4 Fish, cod, Atlantic, dried and salted Fish & Shellfish
5.8
5 Egg, white, dried Dairy and Eggs
5.5
6 Soy protein isolate Legumes
5.3
7 Soy protein isolate, potassium type Legumes
5.3
8 Egg, white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Eggs
5.1
9 Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, partially dried (Alaska Native)
5.1
10 Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native)
4.8
11 Egg, white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Eggs
4.7
12 Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction Legumes
3.9
13 Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash Legumes
3.9
14 Cheese, parmesan, shredded Dairy and Eggs
3.8
15 Smelt, dried (Alaska Native)
3.7
16 Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted Meats
3.6
17 Beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted Meats
3.6
18 Beef, loin, top sirloin filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Meats
3.6
19 Beverages, Protein powder soy based
3.6
20 Beef, plate steak, boneless, inside skirt, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Meats
3.5
21 Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, microwaved Meats
3.5
22 Gelatins, dry powder, unsweetened
3.5
23 Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Meats
3.4
24 Beef, top loin filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled Meats
3.4
25 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled Meats
3.4
26 Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Meats
3.4
27 Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Meats
3.4
28 Beef, loin, top sirloin petite roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted Meats
3.4
29 Beef, rib, back ribs, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised Meats
3.4
30 Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled Meats
3.3
31 Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Meats
3.3
32 Egg, whole, dried Dairy and Eggs
3.3
33 Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled Meats
3.3
34 Beef, rib eye roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, roasted Meats
3.3
35 Cheese, parmesan, hard Dairy and Eggs
3.3
36 Beef, plate steak, boneless, outside skirt, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Meats
3.3
37 Beef, top loin petite roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, roasted Meats
3.3
38 Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry
3.3
39 Beef, ribeye petite roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted Meats
3.3
40 Beef, loin, top sirloin cap steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled Meats
3.3
41 Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted Meats
3.3
42 Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Eggs
3.3
43 Game meat, beaver, cooked, roasted Meats
3.2
44 Beef, loin, tenderloin steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Meats
3.2
45 Beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted Meats
3.2
46 Beef, rib eye steak, bone-in, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled Meats
3.2
47 Beef, loin, top sirloin filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Meats
3.2
48 Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Meats
3.2
49 Beef, ribeye filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Meats
3.2
50 Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted Meats
3.2
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