Foods high in cystine

Dried egg whites, stabilized, glucose reduced tops the list with 2.4 g per serving. Ranked from 4,715 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Dried egg whites, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup, sifted (107 g)2.4 g
2. 2Egg white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup, sifted (107 g)2.2 g
3. 3Glandless cottonseed kernels, roastedNut and Seed Products · 1 cup (149 g)1.3 g
4. 4Soybeans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (186 g)1.2 g
5. 5Cottonseed flour, partially defatted, glandlessNut and Seed Products · 1 cup (94 g)1 g
6. 6Winged beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (182 g)0.99 g
7. 7Whole egg, dried, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup, sifted (85 g)0.98 g
8. 8Soybeans, roasted, saltedLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (172 g)0.98 g
9. 9Soybeans, roasted, unsaltedLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (172 g)0.98 g
10. 10Dried whole eggsDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup, sifted (85 g)0.91 g
11. 11Defatted soy meal, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (122 g)0.88 g
12. 12Raw lupin beansLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (180 g)0.8 g
13. 13Carrabba's chicken parmesanRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (339 g)0.8 g
14. 14Defatted soy flourLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (105 g)0.79 g
15. 15Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)0.78 g
16. 16Spirulina, driedVegetables and Vegetable Products · 1 cup (112 g)0.74 g
17. 17Beef chuck eye ribs, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (331 g)0.74 g
18. 18Boneless beef chuck eye ribs, lean, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (325 g)0.72 g
19. 19Beef chuck eye ribs, boneless, lean and fat, select, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (340 g)0.68 g
20. 20Boneless beef chuck eye ribs, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (331 g)0.66 g
21. 21Toasted wheat germ cereal, plainBreakfast Cereals · 1 cup (113 g)0.65 g
22. 22Beef chuck eye ribs, boneless, lean and fat, choice, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (325 g)0.64 g
23. 23Chicken breast, skinless boneless, rawPoultry Products · 1 piece (272 g)0.64 g
24. 24Squab, raw, meat and skinPoultry Products · 1 squab (199 g)0.64 g
25. 25OatsCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (156 g)0.64 g
26. 26Roasted goose meatPoultry Products · 1 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook goose) (143 g)0.64 g
27. 27Chicken giblets, friedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (145 g)0.63 g
28. 28Pink or red lentils, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (192 g)0.63 g
29. 29Dry couscousCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (173 g)0.62 g
30. 30Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)0.62 g
31. 31Raw lentilsLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (192 g)0.62 g
32. 32Partially defatted sunflower seed flourNut and Seed Products · 1 cup (64 g)0.61 g
33. 33Plain unsalted almond butterNut and Seed Products · 1 cup (250 g)0.6 g
34. 34Salted almond butterNut and Seed Products · 1 cup (250 g)0.6 g
35. 35Chicken parmesan without pastaRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (301 g)0.6 g
36. 36Enriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (167 g)0.6 g
37. 37Unenriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (167 g)0.6 g
38. 38Soybeans, dry roastedLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (93 g)0.59 g
39. 39Stewed stewing chicken light meatPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)0.59 g
40. 40Smooth peanut butter, with saltLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (258 g)0.59 g
41. 41Smooth style peanut butter, without saltLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (258 g)0.59 g
42. 42Dried egg whitesDairy and Egg Products · 1 oz (28 g)0.59 g
43. 43Fried chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products · 1 cup (140 g)0.59 g
44. 44Raw hyacinth beansLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (210 g)0.59 g
45. 45TGI Friday's classic sirloin steakRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (176 g)0.58 g
46. 46Chunk style peanut butter, without saltLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (258 g)0.58 g
47. 47Chunky peanut butter, with saltLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (258 g)0.58 g
48. 48Smooth peanut butterLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (258 g)0.58 g
49. 49Dried black walnutsNut and Seed Products · 1 cup, chopped (125 g)0.58 g
50. 50Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (186 g)0.57 g
51. 51Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (174 g)0.57 g
52. 52Atlantic cod, dried and saltedFinfish and Shellfish Products · 3 oz (85 g)0.57 g
53. 53Olive Garden chicken parmigianaRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (304 g)0.57 g
54. 54FlaxseedNut and Seed Products · 1 cup, whole (168 g)0.57 g
55. 55Applebee's chicken tendersRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (209 g)0.57 g
56. 56Pork leg cap steak, boneless, lean and fat, rawPork Products · 1 piece (231 g)0.56 g
57. 57Chickpeas, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (200 g)0.56 g
58. 58Wendy's Classic Double with cheeseFast Foods · 1 item (310 g)0.56 g
59. 59Chicken breast, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)0.56 g
60. 60Roasted chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)0.55 g
61. 61Meat extenderLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (88 g)0.55 g
62. 62Chicken meat, friedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)0.55 g
63. 63Fat-free egg substitute, liquid or frozenDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup (240 g)0.55 g
64. 64Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)0.55 g
65. 65Chicken breast, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)0.55 g
66. 66Roasted goose, with skinPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)0.55 g
67. 67Chicken breast, skinless, boneless, with solution, rawPoultry Products · 1 piece (263 g)0.54 g
68. 68Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (94 g)0.54 g
69. 69Egg white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.54 g
70. 70Peanuts, oil-roasted, unsaltedLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup, (144 g)0.54 g
71. 71Peanuts, oil-roasted, with saltLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup, chopped (144 g)0.54 g
72. 72Oil roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products · 1 cup (135 g)0.54 g
73. 73Sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products · 1 cup (135 g)0.54 g
74. 74Raw split green peasLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (196 g)0.54 g
75. 75KFC Original Recipe Fried Chicken Breast, skin and breadingFast Foods · 1 breast, with skin (212 g)0.53 g
76. 76TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)0.53 g
77. 77Oil-roasted Spanish peanuts, saltedLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (147 g)0.53 g
78. 78Spanish peanuts, oil-roasted, without saltLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (147 g)0.53 g
79. 79Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (115 g)0.53 g
80. 80Unenriched farina, dryBreakfast Cereals · 1 cup (176 g)0.53 g
81. 81Chicken dark meat, friedPoultry Products · 1 cup (140 g)0.53 g
82. 82Chicken tendersFast Foods · 1 serving (184 g)0.52 g
83. 83KFC Extra Crispy breast, meat and skinFast Foods · 1 breast, with skin (212 g)0.52 g
84. 84Chicken heart, simmeredPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (145 g)0.52 g
85. 85Chicken breast, meat only, stewedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)0.52 g
86. 86Chicken meat, roastedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)0.52 g
87. 87Stewed chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)0.52 g
88. 88Whole dried sesame seedsNut and Seed Products · 1 cup (144 g)0.52 g
89. 89Simmered roasting chicken gibletsPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (145 g)0.51 g
90. 90Sirloin steakRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (166 g)0.51 g
91. 91Raw white beansLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (202 g)0.51 g
92. 92Pigeon peas, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (205 g)0.51 g
93. 93Squab, meat only, rawPoultry Products · 1 squab (168 g)0.51 g
94. 94Capon giblets, cooked, simmeredPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (145 g)0.51 g
95. 95Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (184 g)0.51 g
96. 96Raw royal red kidney beansLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (184 g)0.51 g
97. 97Angel food cakeBaked Products · 1 cake (9" dia x 4") (340 g)0.51 g
98. 98Roasted duck meatPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)0.51 g
99. 99Soft red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (168 g)0.5 g
100. 100Stewed stewing chicken dark meatPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)0.5 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.