Foods high in cystine

Toasted wheat germ cereal, plain tops the list with 0.15 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,715 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Toasted wheat germ cereal, plainBreakfast Cereals0.15 g
2. 2Oat cereal, regular and quick, cooked, no saltBreakfast Cereals0.14 g
3. 3Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved)Breakfast Cereals0.13 g
4. 4Fortified instant plain oats, dryBreakfast Cereals0.12 g
5. 5Oat cereal, regular and quick, unfortified, dryBreakfast Cereals0.12 g
6. 6Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 1 minute cook time, cooked with water, microwaved, without saltBreakfast Cereals0.095 g
7. 7Unenriched farina, dryBreakfast Cereals0.081 g
8. 8Fortified puffed wheat cerealBreakfast Cereals0.079 g
9. 9Enriched farina, cooked with water, with saltBreakfast Cereals0.079 g
10. 10Enriched quick farina, cooked, unsaltedBreakfast Cereals0.076 g
11. 11Post Shredded Wheat, original big biscuitBreakfast Cereals0.071 g
12. 12Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 2 1/2 minute cook time, cooked with water, microwaved, without saltBreakfast Cereals0.071 g
13. 13Cream of Wheat cereal, instant, prepared, no saltBreakfast Cereals0.066 g
14. 14Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 1 minute cook time, cooked with water, stove-top, without saltBreakfast Cereals0.066 g
15. 15Cream of wheat, regular, cooked with water, with saltBreakfast Cereals0.066 g
16. 16Cream of Wheat regular, cooked, unsaltedBreakfast Cereals0.066 g
17. 17Cream of Wheat instant, dryBreakfast Cereals0.065 g
18. 18Ralston Tasteeos cerealBreakfast Cereals0.065 g
19. 19Cream of Wheat cereal, regular, dryBreakfast Cereals0.064 g
20. 20Homemade granolaBreakfast Cereals0.062 g
21. 21Ralston Enriched Wheat Bran FlakesBreakfast Cereals0.051 g
22. 22Cream of Wheat, 1 min, dryBreakfast Cereals0.05 g
23. 23Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 2 1/2 minute cook time, cooked with water, stove-top, without saltBreakfast Cereals0.05 g
24. 24Enriched white corn grits, dryBreakfast Cereals0.046 g
25. 25Enriched white corn grits, cooked, saltedBreakfast Cereals0.046 g
26. 26Enriched white corn grits, cooked, unsaltedBreakfast Cereals0.046 g
27. 27Post Raisin Bran cerealBreakfast Cereals0.046 g
28. 28Cereals, QUAKER, corn grits, instant, plain, prepared (microwaved or boiling water added), without saltBreakfast Cereals0.046 g
29. 29Enriched quick farina, dryBreakfast Cereals0.046 g
30. 30Cream of Wheat, 2 1/2 minute, dryBreakfast Cereals0.043 g
31. 31Unenriched yellow corn grits, dryBreakfast Cereals0.043 g
32. 32Enriched yellow corn grits, cooked, unsaltedBreakfast Cereals0.04 g
33. 33Enriched yellow corn grits, cooked, saltedBreakfast Cereals0.04 g
34. 34Incaparina dry mix, unpreparedBreakfast Cereals0.038 g
35. 35Ralston Crisp Rice cerealBreakfast Cereals0.034 g
36. 36Ralston Crispy HexagonsBreakfast Cereals0.03 g
37. 37Cream of rice cereal, dryBreakfast Cereals0.029 g
38. 38Cream of rice, cooked with water, with saltBreakfast Cereals0.029 g
39. 39Ralston Corn FlakesBreakfast Cereals0.029 g
40. 40Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, honey roastedBreakfast Cereals0.027 g
41. 41Fortified puffed rice cerealBreakfast Cereals0.027 g
42. 42Ralston Corn BiscuitsBreakfast Cereals0.023 g
43. 43Malt-O-Meal Golden PuffsBreakfast Cereals0.014 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central. Per serving uses each food's typical USDA portion. Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older.