Foods high in lysine

Beef chuck eye ribs, boneless, lean, raw tops the list with 6.5 g per serving. Ranked from 4,900 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Beef chuck eye ribs, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (340 g)6.5 g
2. 2Beef chuck eye ribs, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (331 g)6.2 g
3. 3Boneless beef chuck eye ribs, lean, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (325 g)6.1 g
4. 4Beef chuck eye ribs, boneless, lean and fat, select, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (340 g)5.7 g
5. 5Boneless beef chuck eye ribs, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (331 g)5.5 g
6. 6Beef chuck eye ribs, boneless, lean and fat, choice, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (325 g)5.4 g
7. 7Select boneless top round roast, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)3.1 g
8. 8Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)3.1 g
9. 9Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)3.1 g
10. 10Select boneless eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)3.1 g
11. 11Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)3.1 g
12. 12Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)3 g
13. 13Top loin steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)3 g
14. 14Grilled beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)3 g
15. 15Inside skirt steak, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)3 g
16. 16Top sirloin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)3 g
17. 17Top loin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)3 g
18. 18Select porterhouse steak, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)3 g
19. 19Beef, rib eye steak/roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.9 g
20. 20Boneless rib eye steak, select, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.9 g
21. 21Top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.9 g
22. 22Top loin filet, lean, select, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.9 g
23. 23T-bone steak, bone-in, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.9 g
24. 24Grilled beef top loin steak, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.9 g
25. 25Beef top loin steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.9 g
26. 26Eye of round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.9 g
27. 27Tenderloin roast, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.9 g
28. 28Tenderloin steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.9 g
29. 29Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.9 g
30. 30Back ribs, bone-in, lean, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.9 g
31. 31New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.9 g
32. 32Ribeye petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.9 g
33. 33Boneless rib eye steak, select, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.8 g
34. 34Boneless ribeye steak, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.8 g
35. 35Beef top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.8 g
36. 36Beef, rib eye steak/roast, bone-in, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.8 g
37. 37Inside skirt steak, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.8 g
38. 38Boneless rib eye roast, select, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.8 g
39. 39Outside skirt steak, select, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.8 g
40. 40Top round roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.8 g
41. 41Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.8 g
42. 42Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.8 g
43. 43Roasted beef top loin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.8 g
44. 44Roasted beef ribeye, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.8 g
45. 45Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.8 g
46. 46Eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.8 g
47. 47Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.8 g
48. 48Top round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.8 g
49. 49Mock tender steak, select, broiledBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.8 g
50. 50Tenderloin steak, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.8 g
51. 51Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.7 g
52. 52Bone-in ribeye steak, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.7 g
53. 53Top loin steak, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.7 g
54. 54Top loin steak, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.7 g
55. 55Beef, loin, top sirloin petite roast/filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.7 g
56. 56Top sirloin filet, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.7 g
57. 57Boneless top round steak, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.7 g
58. 58Ribeye filet, lean, select, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.7 g
59. 59Select boneless tenderloin roast, lean, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.7 g
60. 60Ribeye petite roast, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.7 g
61. 61Beef, top loin petite roast/filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.7 g
62. 62Beef t-bone steak, bone-in, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.7 g
63. 63New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.7 g
64. 64Inside skirt steak, all grades, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.7 g
65. 65Porterhouse steak, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.7 g
66. 66Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.7 g
67. 67Top round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.7 g
68. 68Top round roast, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.7 g
69. 69Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.7 g
70. 70Top round steak, boneless, all grades, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.7 g
71. 71Beef rib eye roast, bone-in, lean, select, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.7 g
72. 72Boneless top round steak, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
73. 73T-bone steak, bone-in, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
74. 74Top loin steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
75. 75Eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
76. 76Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
77. 77Beef top round steak, lean and fat, select, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
78. 78Top loin filet, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
79. 79Beef top round roast, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
80. 80Ribeye cap steak, lean, select, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
81. 81Ribeye steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
82. 82Beef, rib eye steak/roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
83. 83Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
84. 84Tenderloin roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
85. 85Tenderloin steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
86. 86Top round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
87. 87Top loin steak, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
88. 88Beef eye of round roast, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
89. 89Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, leanBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
90. 90Top sirloin roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
91. 91Grilled beef top loin steak, boneless, leanBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
92. 92Eye of round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
93. 93Choice boneless top loin steak, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
94. 94Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
95. 95Top sirloin filet, lean, choice, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
96. 96Ribeye filet, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
97. 97Bone-in back ribs, select, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
98. 98Beef mock tender steak, boneless, lean, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
99. 99Top round, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
100. 100Top round roast, lean, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 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.