Foods high in lysine

Toasted wheat germ cereal, plain tops the list with 0.48 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,900 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Toasted wheat germ cereal, plainBreakfast Cereals0.48 g
2. 2Incaparina dry mix, unpreparedBreakfast Cereals0.39 g
3. 3Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved)Breakfast Cereals0.2 g
4. 4Oat cereal, regular and quick, cooked, no saltBreakfast Cereals0.19 g
5. 5Fortified instant plain oats, dryBreakfast Cereals0.19 g
6. 6Enriched farina, cooked with water, with saltBreakfast Cereals0.17 g
7. 7Oat cereal, regular and quick, unfortified, dryBreakfast Cereals0.17 g
8. 8Enriched quick farina, cooked, unsaltedBreakfast Cereals0.17 g
9. 9Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 1 minute cook time, cooked with water, microwaved, without saltBreakfast Cereals0.15 g
10. 10Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 2 1/2 minute cook time, cooked with water, microwaved, without saltBreakfast Cereals0.14 g
11. 11Homemade granolaBreakfast Cereals0.13 g
12. 12Fortified puffed wheat cerealBreakfast Cereals0.11 g
13. 13Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 2 1/2 minute cook time, cooked with water, stove-top, without saltBreakfast Cereals0.1 g
14. 14Cream of Wheat, 1 min, dryBreakfast Cereals0.099 g
15. 15Post Shredded Wheat, original big biscuitBreakfast Cereals0.095 g
16. 16Ralston Tasteeos cerealBreakfast Cereals0.093 g
17. 17Enriched quick farina, dryBreakfast Cereals0.082 g
18. 18Cream of Wheat, 2 1/2 minute, dryBreakfast Cereals0.076 g
19. 19Cream of wheat, regular, cooked with water, with saltBreakfast Cereals0.076 g
20. 20Cream of Wheat cereal, instant, prepared, no saltBreakfast Cereals0.076 g
21. 21Cream of Wheat instant, dryBreakfast Cereals0.074 g
22. 22Cream of Wheat regular, cooked, unsaltedBreakfast Cereals0.074 g
23. 23Cream of Wheat cereal, regular, dryBreakfast Cereals0.073 g
24. 24Cream of rice cereal, dryBreakfast Cereals0.072 g
25. 25Cream of rice, cooked with water, with saltBreakfast Cereals0.071 g
26. 26Fortified puffed rice cerealBreakfast Cereals0.067 g
27. 27Unenriched yellow corn grits, dryBreakfast Cereals0.067 g
28. 28Enriched yellow corn grits, cooked, unsaltedBreakfast Cereals0.062 g
29. 29Enriched yellow corn grits, cooked, saltedBreakfast Cereals0.062 g
30. 30Unenriched farina, dryBreakfast Cereals0.055 g
31. 31Post Raisin Bran cerealBreakfast Cereals0.048 g
32. 32Enriched white corn grits, cooked, saltedBreakfast Cereals0.046 g
33. 33Enriched white corn grits, cooked, unsaltedBreakfast Cereals0.046 g
34. 34Ralston Crisp Rice cerealBreakfast Cereals0.045 g
35. 35Enriched white corn grits, dryBreakfast Cereals0.042 g
36. 36Cereals, QUAKER, corn grits, instant, plain, prepared (microwaved or boiling water added), without saltBreakfast Cereals0.042 g
37. 37Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 1 minute cook time, cooked with water, stove-top, without saltBreakfast Cereals0.041 g
38. 38Ralston Enriched Wheat Bran FlakesBreakfast Cereals0.038 g
39. 39Ralston Crispy HexagonsBreakfast Cereals0.035 g
40. 40Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, honey roastedBreakfast Cereals0.03 g
41. 41Ralston Corn BiscuitsBreakfast Cereals0.014 g
42. 42Malt-O-Meal Golden PuffsBreakfast Cereals0.014 g
43. 43Ralston Corn FlakesBreakfast Cereals0.011 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.