Foods high in lysine

Top round roast, boneless, lean, roasted tops the list with 2.4 g per 100 calories. 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 Products2.4 g
2. 2Select boneless top round roast, lean, rawBeef Products2.3 g
3. 3Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products2.3 g
4. 4Select boneless eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products2.3 g
5. 5Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products2.3 g
6. 6Eye of round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.3 g
7. 7Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2.3 g
8. 8Top sirloin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products2.2 g
9. 9Grilled beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products2.2 g
10. 10Top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products2.1 g
11. 11Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products2.1 g
12. 12Top round roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products2 g
13. 13Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products2 g
14. 14Eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products2 g
15. 15Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products2 g
16. 16Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products2 g
17. 17Ribeye petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products2 g
18. 18Top round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2 g
19. 19Beef top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products2 g
20. 20Roasted beef ribeye, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products2 g
21. 21Top loin steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products2 g
22. 22Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2 g
23. 23Top round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2 g
24. 24Boneless top round steak, grilledBeef Products2 g
25. 25Top round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products2 g
26. 26Top loin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products1.9 g
27. 27Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products1.9 g
28. 28New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, lean, rawBeef Products1.9 g
29. 29Beef top round steak, lean and fat, select, rawBeef Products1.9 g
30. 30Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.9 g
31. 31Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, grilledBeef Products1.9 g
32. 32Beef eye of round steak, lean and fat, select, rawBeef Products1.9 g
33. 33Beef eye of round roast, rawBeef Products1.9 g
34. 34Beef top round roast, rawBeef Products1.9 g
35. 35Top round roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.9 g
36. 36Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.9 g
37. 37Tenderloin roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.9 g
38. 38Tenderloin steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.9 g
39. 39Eye of round steak, lean and fat, grilledBeef Products1.9 g
40. 40Beef, loin, top sirloin petite roast/filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, rawBeef Products1.9 g
41. 41Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products1.9 g
42. 42Select boneless tenderloin roast, lean, roastedBeef Products1.9 g
43. 43Top sirloin filet, lean, grilledBeef Products1.9 g
44. 44Eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.9 g
45. 45Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.9 g
46. 46Eye of round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products1.9 g
47. 47Top round steak, boneless, all grades, grilledBeef Products1.9 g
48. 48Top loin filet, lean, select, grilledBeef Products1.9 g
49. 49Grilled beef top loin steak, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products1.9 g
50. 50Top round roast, boneless, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products1.8 g
51. 51Roasted beef top loin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products1.8 g
52. 52Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products1.8 g
53. 53Boneless top round steak, grilledBeef Products1.8 g
54. 54Boneless rib eye steak, select, rawBeef Products1.8 g
55. 55Beef top round steak, rawBeef Products1.8 g
56. 56Select porterhouse steak, lean, rawBeef Products1.8 g
57. 57Beef top loin steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products1.8 g
58. 58Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, leanBeef Products1.8 g
59. 59Beef eye of round roast, rawBeef Products1.8 g
60. 60Beef top round roast, lean and fat, rawBeef Products1.8 g
61. 61Beef eye of round steak, lean and fat, rawBeef Products1.8 g
62. 62T-bone steak, bone-in, lean, rawBeef Products1.8 g
63. 63Ribeye petite roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.8 g
64. 64Top round roast, boneless, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products1.8 g
65. 65Eye of round steak, lean and fat, grilledBeef Products1.8 g
66. 66Beef, rib eye steak/roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, rawBeef Products1.8 g
67. 67Boneless rib eye steak, select, grilledBeef Products1.8 g
68. 68Beef top round steak, lean and fat, choice, rawBeef Products1.7 g
69. 69Top sirloin filet, lean, choice, grilledBeef Products1.7 g
70. 70Top sirloin roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.7 g
71. 71Boneless ribeye steak, lean, grilledBeef Products1.7 g
72. 72Eye of round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products1.7 g
73. 73Beef top round roast, lean and fat, choice, rawBeef Products1.7 g
74. 74Beef eye of round roast, rawBeef Products1.7 g
75. 75Beef eye of round steak, lean and fat, choice, rawBeef Products1.7 g
76. 76Eye of round steak, lean and fat, grilledBeef Products1.7 g
77. 77Ribeye filet, lean, select, grilledBeef Products1.7 g
78. 78Top loin steak, lean, rawBeef Products1.7 g
79. 79Top loin steak, lean, rawBeef Products1.7 g
80. 80Top loin steak, lean, rawBeef Products1.7 g
81. 81Eye of round roast, lean and fat, choice, roastedBeef Products1.7 g
82. 82Beef, trimmed cuts, lean, rawBeef Products1.7 g
83. 83Beef, trimmed cuts, lean, rawBeef Products1.7 g
84. 84Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, rawBeef Products1.7 g
85. 85Top sirloin roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products1.7 g
86. 86Roasted beef ribeye, boneless, leanBeef Products1.7 g
87. 87Beef, top loin petite roast/filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, rawBeef Products1.7 g
88. 88Tenderloin roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.7 g
89. 89Tenderloin steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.7 g
90. 90Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, grilledBeef Products1.6 g
91. 91Boneless rib eye roast, select, roastedBeef Products1.6 g
92. 92Boneless beef mock tender steak, lean, braisedBeef Products1.6 g
93. 93Tenderloin steak, lean, grilledBeef Products1.6 g
94. 94Tenderloin roast, lean, roastedBeef Products1.6 g
95. 95Boneless beef mock tender steak, lean, rawBeef Products1.6 g
96. 96Shoulder pot roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.6 g
97. 97Inside skirt steak, lean, rawBeef Products1.6 g
98. 98Ribeye petite roast, lean, choice, rawBeef Products1.6 g
99. 99Beef, Australian, imported, grass-fed, loin, top sirloin cap-off steak/roast, boneless, separable lean only, rawBeef Products1.6 g
100. 100Beef, rib eye steak/roast, bone-in, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, rawBeef Products1.6 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.