Foods high in lysine

Roasted turkey wing, meat only tops the list with 2.6 g per serving. Ranked from 4,900 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

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  1. 1Roasted turkey wing, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
  2. 2Skinless boneless chicken breast, braisedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
  3. 3Roasted turkey breast, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
  4. 4Rotisserie chicken breast, meat and skin, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.5 g
  5. 5Roasted turkey drumstick, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.5 g
  6. 6Skinless boneless chicken breast, grilledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.5 g
  7. 7Rotisserie chicken breast, meat only, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.5 g
  8. 8Turkey breast, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  9. 9Skinless boneless chicken breast, with added solution, grilledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  10. 10Chicken breast, meat only, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  11. 11Ground turkey, fat free, pan-broiledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  12. 12Stewed stewing chicken light meatPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  13. 13BBQ rotisserie chicken breast, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  14. 14Fried chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  15. 15Turkey drumstick, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  16. 16Skinless boneless chicken breast, with added solution, braisedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.3 g
  17. 17Turkey wing, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.3 g
  18. 18Roasted turkey breast, meat only, with added solutionPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.3 g
  19. 19Chicken breast, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  20. 20Chicken breast, meat and skin, fried in flourPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  21. 21Roasted chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  22. 22Turkey breast, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  23. 23Rotisserie chicken drumstick, meat only, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  24. 24Ground turkey, fat free, broiledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  25. 25Ostrich inside strip, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  26. 26Roasted turkey thigh, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  27. 27Roasted chicken wing meatPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  28. 28Stewed stewing chicken meatPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  29. 29Chicken meat, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  30. 30Turkey leg, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  31. 31Chicken wing, meat only, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  32. 32Ostrich inside leg, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  33. 33Turkey, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  34. 34Ostrich oyster, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  35. 35BBQ rotisserie chicken breast, meat and skinPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  36. 36Ostrich outside strip, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  37. 37BBQ rotisserie chicken drumstick, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  38. 38Ostrich tip trimmed, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  39. 39Chicken back, meat only, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  40. 40Flour-fried chicken light meat, skin onPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  41. 41Turkey light meat, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  42. 42Turkey drumstick, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  43. 43Turkey wing, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  44. 44Ostrich top loin, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  45. 45Roasted goose meatPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  46. 46Chicken breast, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  47. 47Duck, young duckling, domesticated, White Pekin, leg, meat only, bone in, cooked without skin, braisedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  48. 48Chicken breast, meat only, stewedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  49. 49Chicken meat, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  50. 50Stewed chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  51. 51Ground turkey, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  52. 52Chicken dark meat, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  53. 53Chicken drumstick, meat only, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  54. 54Turkey, ground, 93% lean, 7% fat, pan-broiled crumblesPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  55. 55Turkey wing, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  56. 56Raw turkey breast, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  57. 57Chicken leg, meat only, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  58. 58Turkey, whole, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  59. 59Chicken back, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  60. 60Stewed stewing chicken dark meatPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  61. 61Chicken drumstick, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  62. 62Turkey thigh, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  63. 63Chicken thigh, meat only, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  64. 64Roasted chicken light meat, skin onPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  65. 65Roasted capon, meat and skinPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  66. 66Turkey light meat, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  67. 67Rotisserie chicken drumstick, meat and skin, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  68. 68Turkey back, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  69. 69Chicken giblets, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  70. 70Duck, young duckling, domesticated, White Pekin, breast, meat only, boneless, cooked without skin, broiledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  71. 71Chicken drumstick, meat only, stewedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  72. 72Chicken thigh, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  73. 73Chicken dark meat, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  74. 74Turkey, ground, 85% lean, 15% fat, patties, broiledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  75. 75Flour-fried chicken, meat and skinPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  76. 76Stewed chicken, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  77. 77Rotisserie chicken wing, meat only, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  78. 78Turkey, ground, 93% lean, 7% fat, patties, broiledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  79. 79Raw turkey wing, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  80. 80Stewed chicken wing meatPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  81. 81Ground ostrich, pan-broiledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  82. 82Roasted roasting chicken light meatPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  83. 83Roasted capon, wholePoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  84. 84Whole chicken with giblets and neck, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  85. 85Chicken wing, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  86. 86Turkey thigh, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  87. 87Turkey back, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  88. 88Turkey dark meat, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  89. 89Chicken drumstick, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  90. 90Turkey, whole, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  91. 91Chicken breast, meat and skin, stewedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  92. 92White Pekin duck leg, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  93. 93Chicken neck, meat only, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  94. 94Chicken drumstick, meat only, braisedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  95. 95Chicken leg, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  96. 96Turkey, ground, 85% lean, 15% fat, pan-broiled crumblesPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  97. 97Chicken thigh, roasted, meat only, added solutionPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  98. 98Rotisserie chicken thigh, meat only, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  99. 99Chicken leg, meat only, stewedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  100. 100Pheasant breast, raw, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 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.