Foods high in lysine

Crude wheat germ tops the list with 1.5 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,900 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

Per 100 gPer servingPer 100 calories
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  1. 1Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta1.5 g
  2. 2Uncooked quinoaCereal Grains and Pasta0.77 g
  3. 3Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.76 g
  4. 4Amaranth grain, uncookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.75 g
  5. 5OatsCereal Grains and Pasta0.7 g
  6. 6BuckwheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.67 g
  7. 7Crude rice branCereal Grains and Pasta0.65 g
  8. 8Whole-groat buckwheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.64 g
  9. 9Raw wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.63 g
  10. 10Dry Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.61 g
  11. 11Crude wheat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.6 g
  12. 12Roasted buckwheat groats, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.59 g
  13. 13Barley malt flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.54 g
  14. 14Protein-fortified spaghetti, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  15. 15Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  16. 16Dry enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.44 g
  17. 17Dry enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.43 g
  18. 18Dry unenriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.43 g
  19. 19Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.42 g
  20. 20Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  21. 21Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.4 g
  22. 22Barley flour or mealCereal Grains and Pasta0.39 g
  23. 23Uncooked teffCereal Grains and Pasta0.38 g
  24. 24Pearled barley, rawCereal Grains and Pasta0.37 g
  25. 25Whole-grain triticale flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.37 g
  26. 26TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  27. 27Whole-grain wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  28. 28Bulgur, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 g
  29. 29Dark rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 g
  30. 30Fresh spinach pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 g
  31. 31Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 g
  32. 32Soft red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.32 g
  33. 33Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  34. 34Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  35. 35Raw brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  36. 36Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  37. 37Dry enriched pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  38. 38Unenriched pasta, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  39. 39White industrial flour, 13% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  40. 40Bleached white wheat flour, 13% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  41. 41Raw brown medium-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.29 g
  42. 42Rye grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.29 g
  43. 43Enriched white cake flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  44. 44Brown rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  45. 45Dry spinach spaghettiCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  46. 46White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  47. 47White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  48. 48White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  49. 49Dry enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  50. 50White corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  51. 51Yellow corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  52. 52Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.26 g
  53. 53Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.26 g
  54. 54White industrial flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.26 g
  55. 55Raw enriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.26 g
  56. 56Raw unenriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.26 g
  57. 57Uncooked unenriched glutinous white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.25 g
  58. 58Dry couscousCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  59. 59Sprouted wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  60. 60Enriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  61. 61Unenriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  62. 62Quinoa, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  63. 63Raw enriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  64. 64Raw unenriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  65. 65Bleached white wheat flour, 9% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  66. 66Bleached white wheat flour, 9% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  67. 67Uncooked enriched short-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  68. 68White short-grain rice, raw, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  69. 69White self-rising cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  70. 70Yellow self-rising bolted plain enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  71. 71Enriched white bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  72. 72Unenriched bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  73. 73White self-rising cornmeal with wheat, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  74. 74Yellow self-rising bolted enriched cornmeal, with wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  75. 75Sorghum grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  76. 76White whole-grain cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  77. 77Whole-grain yellow cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  78. 78Bleached enriched all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  79. 79Enriched all-purpose white flour, calcium-fortifiedCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  80. 80All-purpose flour, enriched, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  81. 81Unenriched all-purpose white flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  82. 82Dry enriched instant white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  83. 83Enriched white masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  84. 84White masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  85. 85Enriched yellow masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  86. 86Enriched self-rising all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  87. 87Dry Japanese somen noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  88. 88Dry enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  89. 89Dry unenriched parboiled long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  90. 90Cooked Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  91. 91Fresh plain pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  92. 92Enriched white tortilla flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  93. 93Raw milletCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  94. 94Medium rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  95. 95Dry gluten-free corn pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  96. 96Light rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  97. 97Tinkyada brown rice pasta, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  98. 98Unenriched white rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  99. 99Dry rice noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  100. 100White whole-grain corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g

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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.