Foods high in cystine

Raw oat bran tops the list with 0.58 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,715 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

Per 100 gPer servingPer 100 calories
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  1. 1Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.58 g
  2. 2Protein-fortified spaghetti, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.54 g
  3. 3Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta0.46 g
  4. 4OatsCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  5. 5Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.4 g
  6. 6Dry enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.39 g
  7. 7Crude wheat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.37 g
  8. 8Dry spinach spaghettiCereal Grains and Pasta0.37 g
  9. 9Dry enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  10. 10Dry couscousCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  11. 11Enriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  12. 12Unenriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  13. 13Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 g
  14. 14Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 g
  15. 15Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta0.33 g
  16. 16Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.32 g
  17. 17Dry Japanese somen noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.32 g
  18. 18Crude rice branCereal Grains and Pasta0.32 g
  19. 19Fresh plain pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.32 g
  20. 20Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  21. 21Soft red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  22. 22Dry enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  23. 23Dry unenriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  24. 24White industrial flour, 13% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  25. 25Bleached white wheat flour, 13% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  26. 26Fresh spinach pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  27. 27Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.29 g
  28. 28Bulgur, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  29. 29Whole-grain triticale flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  30. 30Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  31. 31TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  32. 32Whole-grain wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  33. 33White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  34. 34White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  35. 35White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  36. 36Enriched white bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  37. 37Unenriched bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  38. 38Dry Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  39. 39Dry enriched pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.26 g
  40. 40Unenriched pasta, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.26 g
  41. 41Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  42. 42Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  43. 43White industrial flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  44. 44Uncooked teffCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  45. 45Barley flour or mealCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  46. 46BuckwheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  47. 47Bleached white wheat flour, 9% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  48. 48Bleached white wheat flour, 9% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  49. 49Protein-fortified spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  50. 50Pearled barley, rawCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  51. 51Bleached enriched all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  52. 52Enriched all-purpose white flour, calcium-fortifiedCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  53. 53All-purpose flour, enriched, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  54. 54Unenriched all-purpose white flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  55. 55Whole-groat buckwheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  56. 56Raw milletCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  57. 57Enriched self-rising all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  58. 58Enriched white tortilla flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  59. 59Uncooked quinoaCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  60. 60Roasted buckwheat groats, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  61. 61Amaranth grain, uncookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.19 g
  62. 62Enriched white masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  63. 63White masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  64. 64Enriched yellow masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  65. 65Millet flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  66. 66Enriched white cake flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  67. 67Raw wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  68. 68White corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  69. 69Yellow corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  70. 70Whole grain sorghum flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  71. 71Dry enriched instant white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  72. 72White degermed cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  73. 73Yellow degermed enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  74. 74White degermed cornmeal, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  75. 75Yellow degermed cornmeal, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  76. 76Barley malt flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  77. 77White self-rising cornmeal with wheat, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  78. 78Yellow self-rising bolted enriched cornmeal, with wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  79. 79Dry enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  80. 80Dry unenriched parboiled long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  81. 81White self-rising cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  82. 82Yellow self-rising bolted plain enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  83. 83White whole-grain cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  84. 84Whole-grain yellow cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  85. 85Raw enriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  86. 86Raw unenriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  87. 87Cooked fresh plain pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  88. 88Cooked homemade egg pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  89. 89Uncooked unenriched glutinous white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  90. 90Raw enriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  91. 91Raw unenriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  92. 92Cooked fresh spinach pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  93. 93Dry gluten-free corn pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  94. 94Sprouted wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  95. 95Cooked enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  96. 96Uncooked enriched short-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  97. 97White short-grain rice, raw, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  98. 98Sorghum grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  99. 99Spinach spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  100. 100White whole-grain corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g

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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.