Foods high in cystine

Low fat glandless cottonseed flour tops the list with 1.3 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,715 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Low fat glandless cottonseed flourNut and Seed Products1.3 g
2. 2Partially defatted glandless cottonseed mealNut and Seed Products1.3 g
3. 3Cottonseed flour, partially defatted, glandlessNut and Seed Products1.1 g
4. 4Sesame flour, low-fatNut and Seed Products1 g
5. 5Partially defatted sunflower seed flourNut and Seed Products0.95 g
6. 6Glandless cottonseed kernels, roastedNut and Seed Products0.85 g
7. 7Partially defatted sesame flourNut and Seed Products0.81 g
8. 8Safflower seed meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products0.69 g
9. 9Hulled hemp seedsNut and Seed Products0.67 g
10. 10High-fat sesame flourNut and Seed Products0.62 g
11. 11Butternuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.48 g
12. 12Dried black walnutsNut and Seed Products0.46 g
13. 13Sunflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products0.45 g
14. 14Dried watermelon seed kernelsNut and Seed Products0.44 g
15. 15Chia seeds, driedNut and Seed Products0.41 g
16. 16Oil roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.4 g
17. 17Sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.4 g
18. 18Raw cashewsNut and Seed Products0.39 g
19. 19Dry roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.38 g
20. 20Dry roasted sunflower seed kernels, with saltNut and Seed Products0.38 g
21. 21Sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.38 g
22. 22Sesame pasteNut and Seed Products0.36 g
23. 23Oil roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products0.36 g
24. 24Cashews, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.36 g
25. 25Tahini from unroasted kernelsNut and Seed Products0.36 g
26. 26Tahini from raw stone ground kernelsNut and Seed Products0.36 g
27. 27Whole dried sesame seedsNut and Seed Products0.36 g
28. 28Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products0.36 g
29. 29Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted and toasted kernels (most common type)Nut and Seed Products0.34 g
30. 30Sesame meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products0.34 g
31. 31Toasted sesame seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.34 g
32. 32Toasted sesame seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.34 g
33. 33Whole roasted and toasted sesame seedsNut and Seed Products0.34 g
34. 34Toasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.34 g
35. 35Toasted sunflower seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.34 g
36. 36FlaxseedNut and Seed Products0.34 g
37. 37Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products0.33 g
38. 38Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.33 g
39. 39Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.33 g
40. 40Plain unsalted cashew butterNut and Seed Products0.33 g
41. 41Safflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products0.31 g
42. 42Brazil nuts, dried, unblanchedNut and Seed Products0.31 g
43. 43Dry roasted pistachios, saltedNut and Seed Products0.3 g
44. 44Dry roasted pistachios, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.3 g
45. 45Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.3 g
46. 46Mixed nuts, oil roasted, without peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.3 g
47. 47Raw pistachiosNut and Seed Products0.29 g
48. 48Pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.29 g
49. 49Oil roasted mixed nuts, with peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products0.29 g
50. 50Oil roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.29 g
51. 51Mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.29 g
52. 52Dry roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.29 g
53. 53Almonds, blanchedNut and Seed Products0.28 g
54. 54Dry roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products0.28 g
55. 55Cashews, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.28 g
56. 56Oil roasted almonds, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products0.28 g
57. 57Oil roasted almonds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.28 g
58. 58Oil roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.28 g
59. 59Honey roasted almonds, unblanchedNut and Seed Products0.28 g
60. 60Mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.28 g
61. 61Hazelnuts, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.28 g
62. 62HazelnutsNut and Seed Products0.28 g
63. 63Dried hickory nutsNut and Seed Products0.27 g
64. 64Salted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products0.27 g
65. 65Unsalted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products0.27 g
66. 66Hazelnuts, blanchedNut and Seed Products0.25 g
67. 67Wheat-based nut formula, saltedNut and Seed Products0.25 g
68. 68Dried sisymbrium seedsNut and Seed Products0.24 g
69. 69Salted almond butterNut and Seed Products0.24 g
70. 70Plain unsalted almond butterNut and Seed Products0.24 g
71. 71Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.23 g
72. 72Roasted pumpkin seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.23 g
73. 73Wheat-based nut mix, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.23 g
74. 74Salted cashew butterNut and Seed Products0.22 g
75. 75AlmondsNut and Seed Products0.21 g
76. 76Almonds, dry roasted, saltedNut and Seed Products0.21 g
77. 77Dry roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.21 g
78. 78Pinyon pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.21 g
79. 79English walnutsNut and Seed Products0.21 g
80. 80European chestnuts, dried, unpeeledNut and Seed Products0.2 g
81. 81Dried lotus seedsNut and Seed Products0.2 g
82. 82Dried beechnutsNut and Seed Products0.2 g
83. 83Pili nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.19 g
84. 84Dried Chinese chestnutsNut and Seed Products0.18 g
85. 85Dried peeled European chestnutsNut and Seed Products0.16 g
86. 86Dry roasted pecans, saltedNut and Seed Products0.16 g
87. 87Dry roasted pecans, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.16 g
88. 88Dried Japanese chestnutsNut and Seed Products0.15 g
89. 89Oil roasted pecans, saltedNut and Seed Products0.15 g
90. 90Pecans, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.15 g
91. 91PecansNut and Seed Products0.15 g
92. 92Acorns, driedNut and Seed Products0.14 g
93. 93Breadnut tree seeds, driedNut and Seed Products0.14 g
94. 94Acorn flour, full fatNut and Seed Products0.13 g
95. 95Chinese chestnuts, roastedNut and Seed Products0.12 g
96. 96Raw breadfruit seedsNut and Seed Products0.12 g
97. 97Raw Chinese chestnutsNut and Seed Products0.11 g
98. 98Raw acornsNut and Seed Products0.11 g
99. 99Roasted European chestnutsNut and Seed Products0.1 g
100. 100Breadfruit seeds, roastedNut and Seed Products0.097 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.