Foods high in glycine

Cracker Barrel grilled sirloin steak tops the list with 1.5 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,827 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Cracker Barrel grilled sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.5 g
2. 2Denny's top sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.5 g
3. 3TGI Friday's classic sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.5 g
4. 4Sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.4 g
5. 5Applebee's 9 oz house sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.2 g
6. 6Cracker Barrel farm raised catfishRestaurant Foods1.1 g
7. 7Tripe soupRestaurant Foods0.98 g
8. 8Denny's star shaped chicken nuggetsRestaurant Foods0.94 g
9. 9Cracker Barrel fried chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.88 g
10. 10Restaurant chicken fingersRestaurant Foods0.86 g
11. 11Applebee's chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.86 g
12. 12Applebee's chiliRestaurant Foods0.83 g
13. 13Chili with meat and beansRestaurant Foods0.83 g
14. 14Restaurant chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.83 g
15. 15Cracker Barrel fried chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.8 g
16. 16Denny's chicken stripsRestaurant Foods0.8 g
17. 17Applebee's chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.79 g
18. 18TGI Friday's chicken fingersRestaurant Foods0.75 g
19. 19TGI Friday's chicken fingersRestaurant Foods0.75 g
20. 20Carrabba's chicken parmesanRestaurant Foods0.72 g
21. 21Mexican soft taco with ground beef, cheese, lettuceRestaurant Foods0.67 g
22. 22Applebee's hand battered fishRestaurant Foods0.67 g
23. 23Restaurant battered fried fish filletRestaurant Foods0.65 g
24. 24Chicken parmesan without pastaRestaurant Foods0.61 g
25. 25Chinese orange chickenRestaurant Foods0.61 g
26. 26Denny's fried battered fish filletRestaurant Foods0.61 g
27. 27Chinese General Tso's chickenRestaurant Foods0.61 g
28. 28Denny's golden fried shrimpRestaurant Foods0.6 g
29. 29TGI Friday's breaded shrimpRestaurant Foods0.59 g
30. 30Latino chicken and rice entreeRestaurant Foods0.58 g
31. 31Olive Garden chicken parmigianaRestaurant Foods0.58 g
32. 32Applebee's Double Crunch ShrimpRestaurant Foods0.58 g
33. 33Restaurant breaded fried shrimpRestaurant Foods0.58 g
34. 34Black bean soupRestaurant Foods0.58 g
35. 35Latino pupusas del cerdoRestaurant Foods0.57 g
36. 36Latino beef empanadasRestaurant Foods0.57 g
37. 37Cracker Barrel country fried shrimpRestaurant Foods0.54 g
38. 38Chinese lemon chickenRestaurant Foods0.51 g
39. 39Denny's spaghetti and meatballsRestaurant Foods0.46 g
40. 40Spaghetti and meatballsRestaurant Foods0.46 g
41. 41Sweet and sour pork, ChineseRestaurant Foods0.4 g
42. 42Chinese kung pao chickenRestaurant Foods0.4 g
43. 43Chinese sweet and sour chickenRestaurant Foods0.39 g
44. 44Applebee's mozzarella sticksRestaurant Foods0.37 g
45. 45Cheese quesadilla, Mexican styleRestaurant Foods0.37 g
46. 46TGI Friday's fried mozzarellaRestaurant Foods0.37 g
47. 47Olive Garden lasagna classicoRestaurant Foods0.37 g
48. 48Fried mozzarella sticksRestaurant Foods0.37 g
49. 49Chinese assorted egg rollsRestaurant Foods0.36 g
50. 50Denny's mozzarella cheese sticksRestaurant Foods0.35 g
51. 51Italian restaurant lasagna with meatRestaurant Foods0.35 g
52. 52Carabba's lasagneRestaurant Foods0.33 g
53. 53Mexican restaurant cheese tamalesRestaurant Foods0.33 g
54. 54Chinese shrimp and vegetablesRestaurant Foods0.29 g
55. 55Mexican refried beansRestaurant Foods0.28 g
56. 56Chinese beef and vegetablesRestaurant Foods0.28 g
57. 57Pork tamaleRestaurant Foods0.28 g
58. 58Latino pupusas con quesoRestaurant Foods0.27 g
59. 59Chinese chicken and vegetablesRestaurant Foods0.26 g
60. 60Mexican restaurant cheese enchiladaRestaurant Foods0.25 g
61. 61Olive Garden spaghetti with meat sauceRestaurant Foods0.24 g
62. 62Chinese chicken chow meinRestaurant Foods0.24 g
63. 63Italian spaghetti with meat sauceRestaurant Foods0.23 g
64. 64Restaurant, Latino, bunuelos (fried yeast bread)Restaurant Foods0.22 g
65. 65Carrabba's spaghetti with meat sauceRestaurant Foods0.22 g
66. 66Latino pupusas con frijolesRestaurant Foods0.22 g
67. 67Carrabba's cheese ravioli with marinaraRestaurant Foods0.21 g
68. 68Cracker Barrel thick-cut onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.2 g
69. 69Olive Garden cheese ravioli with marinaraRestaurant Foods0.2 g
70. 70Cracker Barrel macaroni n' cheese, kid's menuRestaurant Foods0.19 g
71. 71Cracker Barrel mac and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.19 g
72. 72Cheese ravioli with marinara sauceRestaurant Foods0.19 g
73. 73Denny's onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.19 g
74. 74Denny's macaroni and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.18 g
75. 75Rice and black beansRestaurant Foods0.18 g
76. 76Onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.18 g
77. 77Chinese fried rice without meatRestaurant Foods0.18 g
78. 78ArepaRestaurant Foods0.17 g
79. 79Restaurant mac and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.17 g
80. 80Rice and red beansRestaurant Foods0.16 g
81. 81Applebee's crunchy onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.16 g
82. 82Applebee's Kraft Macaroni & CheeseRestaurant Foods0.15 g
83. 83Mexican Spanish riceRestaurant Foods0.14 g
84. 84Rice and pigeonpeasRestaurant Foods0.14 g
85. 85TGI Friday's mac and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.13 g
86. 86Latino corn tamaleRestaurant Foods0.11 g
87. 87Olive Garden spaghetti with pomodoroRestaurant Foods0.1 g
88. 88Spaghetti with pomodoro sauce, no meatRestaurant Foods0.1 g
89. 89Denny's french friesRestaurant Foods0.1 g
90. 90Restaurant french friesRestaurant Foods0.098 g
91. 91Carrabba's spaghetti with pomodoroRestaurant Foods0.096 g
92. 92Arroz con lecheRestaurant Foods0.084 g
93. 93Cracker Barrel steak friesRestaurant Foods0.08 g
94. 94Cracker Barrel coleslawRestaurant Foods0.03 g
95. 95Denny's coleslawRestaurant Foods0.03 g
96. 96Applebee's coleslawRestaurant Foods0.017 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.