Foods high in lysine

Low fat glandless cottonseed flour tops the list with 2.5 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,900 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

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  1. 1Low fat glandless cottonseed flourNut and Seed Products2.5 g
  2. 2Partially defatted glandless cottonseed mealNut and Seed Products2.5 g
  3. 3Cottonseed flour, partially defatted, glandlessNut and Seed Products2.1 g
  4. 4Partially defatted sunflower seed flourNut and Seed Products2 g
  5. 5Glandless cottonseed kernels, roastedNut and Seed Products1.7 g
  6. 6Sesame flour, low-fatNut and Seed Products1.6 g
  7. 7Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products1.4 g
  8. 8Roasted pumpkin seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.4 g
  9. 9Partially defatted sesame flourNut and Seed Products1.3 g
  10. 10Hulled hemp seedsNut and Seed Products1.3 g
  11. 11Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
  12. 12Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
  13. 13Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
  14. 14Dry roasted pistachios, saltedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
  15. 15Dry roasted pistachios, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
  16. 16Safflower seed meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
  17. 17Raw pistachiosNut and Seed Products1.1 g
  18. 18High-fat sesame flourNut and Seed Products0.99 g
  19. 19Dried lotus seedsNut and Seed Products0.98 g
  20. 20Chia seeds, driedNut and Seed Products0.97 g
  21. 21Plain unsalted cashew butterNut and Seed Products0.94 g
  22. 22Sunflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products0.94 g
  23. 23Ground flaxseedNut and Seed Products0.93 g
  24. 24Raw cashewsNut and Seed Products0.93 g
  25. 25Wheat-based nut formula, saltedNut and Seed Products0.91 g
  26. 26Dried watermelon seed kernelsNut and Seed Products0.89 g
  27. 27Wheat-based nut mix, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.89 g
  28. 28FlaxseedNut and Seed Products0.86 g
  29. 29Oil roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products0.86 g
  30. 30Cashews, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.86 g
  31. 31Oil roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.82 g
  32. 32Sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.82 g
  33. 33Dry roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products0.82 g
  34. 34Cashews, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.82 g
  35. 35Dried sisymbrium seedsNut and Seed Products0.81 g
  36. 36Dry roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.8 g
  37. 37Dry roasted sunflower seed kernels, with saltNut and Seed Products0.8 g
  38. 38Sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.8 g
  39. 39Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products0.79 g
  40. 40Oil roasted mixed nuts, with peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products0.78 g
  41. 41Oil roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.78 g
  42. 42Mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.78 g
  43. 43Butternuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.77 g
  44. 44Mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.74 g
  45. 45Dried black walnutsNut and Seed Products0.71 g
  46. 46Dry roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.71 g
  47. 47Toasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.71 g
  48. 48Toasted sunflower seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.71 g
  49. 49Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.68 g
  50. 50Mixed nuts, oil roasted, without peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.68 g
  51. 51Creamy sesame butterNut and Seed Products0.67 g
  52. 52Creamy almond butterNut and Seed Products0.65 g
  53. 53Whole almonds, rawNut and Seed Products0.62 g
  54. 54Salted almond butterNut and Seed Products0.61 g
  55. 55Plain unsalted almond butterNut and Seed Products0.61 g
  56. 56Almonds, blanchedNut and Seed Products0.6 g
  57. 57Oil roasted almonds, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products0.6 g
  58. 58Oil roasted almonds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.6 g
  59. 59Oil roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.6 g
  60. 60Pine nuts, rawNut and Seed Products0.59 g
  61. 61Sesame pasteNut and Seed Products0.58 g
  62. 62Tahini from unroasted kernelsNut and Seed Products0.58 g
  63. 63Tahini from raw stone ground kernelsNut and Seed Products0.57 g
  64. 64Raw breadfruit seedsNut and Seed Products0.57 g
  65. 65Whole dried sesame seedsNut and Seed Products0.57 g
  66. 66AlmondsNut and Seed Products0.57 g
  67. 67Almonds, dry roasted, saltedNut and Seed Products0.56 g
  68. 68Dry roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.56 g
  69. 69Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted and toasted kernels (most common type)Nut and Seed Products0.55 g
  70. 70Sesame meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products0.54 g
  71. 71Toasted sesame seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.54 g
  72. 72Toasted sesame seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.54 g
  73. 73Whole roasted and toasted sesame seedsNut and Seed Products0.54 g
  74. 74Pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.54 g
  75. 75Safflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products0.53 g
  76. 76Salted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products0.53 g
  77. 77Unsalted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products0.53 g
  78. 78Salted cashew butterNut and Seed Products0.52 g
  79. 79Honey roasted almonds, unblanchedNut and Seed Products0.52 g
  80. 80Acorns, driedNut and Seed Products0.51 g
  81. 81Dried hickory nutsNut and Seed Products0.5 g
  82. 82Dried ginkgo nutsNut and Seed Products0.49 g
  83. 83Brazil nuts, dried, unblanchedNut and Seed Products0.49 g
  84. 84Breadfruit seeds, roastedNut and Seed Products0.48 g
  85. 85Acorn flour, full fatNut and Seed Products0.47 g
  86. 86Pinyon pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.43 g
  87. 87English walnutsNut and Seed Products0.42 g
  88. 88Hazelnuts, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.42 g
  89. 89HazelnutsNut and Seed Products0.42 g
  90. 90Boiled breadfruit seedsNut and Seed Products0.41 g
  91. 91Hazelnuts, blanchedNut and Seed Products0.39 g
  92. 92Raw acornsNut and Seed Products0.38 g
  93. 93English walnuts, halves, rawNut and Seed Products0.38 g
  94. 94European chestnuts, dried, unpeeledNut and Seed Products0.38 g
  95. 95Breadnut tree seeds, driedNut and Seed Products0.38 g
  96. 96Dried Chinese chestnutsNut and Seed Products0.37 g
  97. 97Pili nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.37 g
  98. 98Dried beechnutsNut and Seed Products0.37 g
  99. 99Dried Japanese chestnutsNut and Seed Products0.34 g
  100. 100Pecans, halves, rawNut and Seed Products0.32 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.