Foods high in lysine

Crude wheat germ tops the list with 0.41 g per 100 calories. 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 Pasta0.41 g
  2. 2Cooked oat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.33 g
  3. 3Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  4. 4Crude wheat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  5. 5Cooked Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  6. 6Uncooked quinoaCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  7. 7Crude rice branCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  8. 8Amaranth grain, uncookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  9. 9Quinoa, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  10. 10BuckwheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  11. 11Whole-groat buckwheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.19 g
  12. 12Roasted buckwheat groats, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.19 g
  13. 13Dry Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  14. 14OatsCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  15. 15Raw wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  16. 16Roasted buckwheat groats, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  17. 17Cooked wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  18. 18Tinkyada brown rice pasta, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  19. 19Barley malt flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  20. 20Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  21. 21Cooked homemade egg pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  22. 22Protein-fortified spaghetti, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  23. 23Sprouted wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  24. 24Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  25. 25Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  26. 26Cooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  27. 27Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  28. 28Protein-fortified spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  29. 29Fresh spinach pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  30. 30Cooked fresh spinach pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  31. 31Cooked enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.11 g
  32. 32Dry enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.11 g
  33. 33Barley flour or mealCereal Grains and Pasta0.11 g
  34. 34Dry enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.11 g
  35. 35Dry unenriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.11 g
  36. 36Whole-grain triticale flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.11 g
  37. 37TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta0.11 g
  38. 38Teff, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.11 g
  39. 39Whole-grain wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.11 g
  40. 40Pearled barley, rawCereal Grains and Pasta0.1 g
  41. 41Dark rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.1 g
  42. 42Ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.1 g
  43. 43Uncooked teffCereal Grains and Pasta0.1 g
  44. 44Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.1 g
  45. 45Bulgur, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.1 g
  46. 46Enriched egg noodles, cooked, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.099 g
  47. 47Cooked unenriched egg noodles, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.099 g
  48. 48Cooked enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.099 g
  49. 49Egg noodles, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.099 g
  50. 50Bulgur, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.099 g
  51. 51Soft red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.095 g
  52. 52Gluten-free corn and rice pasta, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.092 g
  53. 53Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.089 g
  54. 54Cooked whole-wheat pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.089 g
  55. 55Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.087 g
  56. 56Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.087 g
  57. 57Unenriched pasta, with salt, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.085 g
  58. 58Rye grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.085 g
  59. 59Unenriched pasta, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.084 g
  60. 60Cooked enriched pasta, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.083 g
  61. 61Cooked enriched pasta, no added saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.083 g
  62. 62Raw brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.083 g
  63. 63White industrial flour, 13% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.082 g
  64. 64Bleached white wheat flour, 13% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.082 g
  65. 65Cooked brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.08 g
  66. 66Dry enriched pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.08 g
  67. 67Unenriched pasta, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.08 g
  68. 68Raw brown medium-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.079 g
  69. 69Enriched white cake flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.079 g
  70. 70Cooked medium-grain brown riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.079 g
  71. 71Brown rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.076 g
  72. 72Cooked white glutinous riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.075 g
  73. 73Cooked enriched long-grain white rice, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.075 g
  74. 74White long-grain rice, cooked, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.075 g
  75. 75Cooked enriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.075 g
  76. 76Cooked unenriched long-grain white rice, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.075 g
  77. 77White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.074 g
  78. 78White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.074 g
  79. 79White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.074 g
  80. 80Fresh plain pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.074 g
  81. 81Cooked fresh plain pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.074 g
  82. 82Dry spinach spaghettiCereal Grains and Pasta0.073 g
  83. 83Dry enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta0.073 g
  84. 84Cooked enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta0.073 g
  85. 85White corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.073 g
  86. 86Yellow corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.073 g
  87. 87Spinach spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.072 g
  88. 88Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.071 g
  89. 89Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.071 g
  90. 90White industrial flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.071 g
  91. 91Raw enriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.071 g
  92. 92Raw unenriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.071 g
  93. 93White self-rising cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.07 g
  94. 94Yellow self-rising bolted plain enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.07 g
  95. 95Sorghum grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.07 g
  96. 96Pearled barley, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.068 g
  97. 97Cooked homemade eggless pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.068 g
  98. 98Enriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.068 g
  99. 99Unenriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.068 g
  100. 100Cooked enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.067 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.