Foods high in lysine

Top round roast, boneless, lean, roasted tops the list with 3.6 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,900 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products3.6 g
2. 2Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products3.6 g
3. 3Grilled beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products3.6 g
4. 4Inside skirt steak, lean, grilledBeef Products3.5 g
5. 5Top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products3.4 g
6. 6Top loin filet, lean, select, grilledBeef Products3.4 g
7. 7Grilled beef top loin steak, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products3.4 g
8. 8Beef top loin steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products3.4 g
9. 9Eye of round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products3.4 g
10. 10Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products3.4 g
11. 11Back ribs, bone-in, lean, braisedBeef Products3.4 g
12. 12Boneless rib eye steak, select, grilledBeef Products3.3 g
13. 13Boneless ribeye steak, lean, grilledBeef Products3.3 g
14. 14Beef top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products3.3 g
15. 15Boneless rib eye roast, select, roastedBeef Products3.3 g
16. 16Outside skirt steak, select, grilledBeef Products3.3 g
17. 17Roasted beef top loin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products3.3 g
18. 18Roasted beef ribeye, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products3.3 g
19. 19Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, grilledBeef Products3.3 g
20. 20Top round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products3.3 g
21. 21Tenderloin steak, lean, grilledBeef Products3.2 g
22. 22Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products3.2 g
23. 23Bone-in ribeye steak, lean, grilledBeef Products3.2 g
24. 24Top sirloin filet, lean, grilledBeef Products3.2 g
25. 25Boneless top round steak, grilledBeef Products3.2 g
26. 26Ribeye filet, lean, select, grilledBeef Products3.2 g
27. 27Select boneless tenderloin roast, lean, roastedBeef Products3.2 g
28. 28Beef t-bone steak, bone-in, lean, grilledBeef Products3.2 g
29. 29Inside skirt steak, all grades, grilledBeef Products3.2 g
30. 30Porterhouse steak, lean, grilledBeef Products3.1 g
31. 31Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products3.1 g
32. 32Top round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products3.1 g
33. 33Top round steak, boneless, all grades, grilledBeef Products3.1 g
34. 34Beef rib eye roast, bone-in, lean, select, roastedBeef Products3.1 g
35. 35Boneless top round steak, grilledBeef Products3.1 g
36. 36Top loin steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products3.1 g
37. 37Top loin filet, lean, grilledBeef Products3.1 g
38. 38Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products3.1 g
39. 39Top round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products3.1 g
40. 40Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, leanBeef Products3.1 g
41. 41Grilled beef top loin steak, boneless, leanBeef Products3.1 g
42. 42Eye of round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products3 g
43. 43Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products3 g
44. 44Top sirloin filet, lean, choice, grilledBeef Products3 g
45. 45Ribeye filet, lean, grilledBeef Products3 g
46. 46Beef mock tender steak, boneless, lean, braisedBeef Products3 g
47. 47Top round, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products3 g
48. 48Top round roast, lean, braisedBeef Products3 g
49. 49Top round roast, lean, braisedBeef Products3 g
50. 50Boneless beef mock tender steak, lean, braisedBeef Products3 g
51. 51Tenderloin steak, lean, grilledBeef Products3 g
52. 52Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products3 g
53. 53Bone-in back ribs, all grades, braisedBeef Products3 g
54. 54Beef, trimmed, lean, cookedBeef Products3 g
55. 55Roasted beef top loin, boneless, lean, 1/8" fatBeef Products3 g
56. 56Inside skirt steak, boneless, grilledBeef Products3 g
57. 57Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, grilledBeef Products3 g
58. 58Boneless beef mock tender steak, lean, braisedBeef Products3 g
59. 59Boneless ribeye roast, lean, roastedBeef Products3 g
60. 60Top round, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products3 g
61. 61Top round roast, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products3 g
62. 62Porterhouse steak, lean, grilledBeef Products3 g
63. 63Roasted beef ribeye, boneless, leanBeef Products3 g
64. 64Top round roast, boneless, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products3 g
65. 65Ribeye steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products3 g
66. 66Bottom round steak, lean, select, braisedBeef Products3 g
67. 67Inside skirt steak, choice, grilledBeef Products2.9 g
68. 68Beef rib eye steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products2.9 g
69. 69Beef chuck arm pot roast, lean, choice, braisedBeef Products2.9 g
70. 70Beef, chuck arm pot roast, lean, braisedBeef Products2.9 g
71. 71Beef chuck arm pot roast, lean, braisedBeef Products2.9 g
72. 72Beef chuck stew meat, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products2.9 g
73. 73Beef chuck stew meat, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products2.9 g
74. 74Grilled beef ribeye cap, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products2.9 g
75. 75Eye of round steak, lean and fat, grilledBeef Products2.9 g
76. 76Top round roast, boneless, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products2.9 g
77. 77Beef, bottom round steak, lean, braisedBeef Products2.9 g
78. 78Beef, lean, cookedBeef Products2.9 g
79. 79Outside skirt steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.9 g
80. 80Bottom round steak, lean and fat, select, braisedBeef Products2.9 g
81. 81Eye of round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products2.9 g
82. 82Beef chuck stew meat, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products2.9 g
83. 83Beef, bottom round steak, lean, braisedBeef Products2.9 g
84. 84Beef top loin steak, boneless, lean and fat, grilledBeef Products2.9 g
85. 85Bottom round steak, lean, braisedBeef Products2.9 g
86. 86Tenderloin roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2.9 g
87. 87Top loin filet, lean, choice, grilledBeef Products2.9 g
88. 88Top sirloin roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products2.9 g
89. 89Eye of round roast, lean and fat, choice, roastedBeef Products2.9 g
90. 90Boneless beef chuck eye ribs, lean, braisedBeef Products2.9 g
91. 91Tenderloin steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.9 g
92. 92Beef top loin steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products2.9 g
93. 93Boneless beef under blade steak, lean, braisedBeef Products2.9 g
94. 94Bone-in ribeye steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.9 g
95. 95Top round steak, braisedBeef Products2.9 g
96. 96Beef bottom round steak, lean, braisedBeef Products2.9 g
97. 97Beef top round, lean, choice, pan-friedBeef Products2.9 g
98. 98Beef brisket, flat, lean, braisedBeef Products2.9 g
99. 99Grilled beef top loin steak, boneless, lean, choiceBeef Products2.9 g
100. 100Beef top round, braisedBeef Products2.9 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.