Foods high in lysine

Cracker Barrel grilled sirloin steak tops the list with 1.5 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,900 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Cracker Barrel grilled sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.5 g
2. 2TGI Friday's classic sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.4 g
3. 3Sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.3 g
4. 4Applebee's 9 oz house sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.2 g
5. 5Denny's top sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.1 g
6. 6Cracker Barrel farm raised catfishRestaurant Foods0.83 g
7. 7Cracker Barrel fried chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.79 g
8. 8Cracker Barrel fried chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.77 g
9. 9Carrabba's chicken parmesanRestaurant Foods0.76 g
10. 10Denny's chicken stripsRestaurant Foods0.75 g
11. 11Chicken parmesan without pastaRestaurant Foods0.65 g
12. 12Restaurant chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.63 g
13. 13Tripe soupRestaurant Foods0.61 g
14. 14Restaurant chicken fingersRestaurant Foods0.6 g
15. 15Olive Garden chicken parmigianaRestaurant Foods0.6 g
16. 16Applebee's hand battered fishRestaurant Foods0.59 g
17. 17Chinese chicken chow meinRestaurant Foods0.56 g
18. 18Chinese shrimp and vegetablesRestaurant Foods0.56 g
19. 19Restaurant battered fried fish filletRestaurant Foods0.55 g
20. 20Applebee's chiliRestaurant Foods0.54 g
21. 21Chili with meat and beansRestaurant Foods0.54 g
22. 22Denny's star shaped chicken nuggetsRestaurant Foods0.53 g
23. 23Latino chicken and rice entreeRestaurant Foods0.53 g
24. 24Chinese beef and vegetablesRestaurant Foods0.53 g
25. 25Denny's fried battered fish filletRestaurant Foods0.51 g
26. 26Applebee's chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.5 g
27. 27Chinese chicken and vegetablesRestaurant Foods0.48 g
28. 28Olive Garden lasagna classicoRestaurant Foods0.46 g
29. 29Applebee's chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.46 g
30. 30TGI Friday's chicken fingersRestaurant Foods0.45 g
31. 31TGI Friday's chicken fingersRestaurant Foods0.45 g
32. 32Italian restaurant lasagna with meatRestaurant Foods0.45 g
33. 33Mexican soft taco with ground beef, cheese, lettuceRestaurant Foods0.43 g
34. 34Carabba's lasagneRestaurant Foods0.43 g
35. 35Chinese orange chickenRestaurant Foods0.4 g
36. 36Carrabba's cheese ravioli with marinaraRestaurant Foods0.38 g
37. 37Chinese lemon chickenRestaurant Foods0.38 g
38. 38Applebee's mozzarella sticksRestaurant Foods0.38 g
39. 39Denny's mozzarella cheese sticksRestaurant Foods0.37 g
40. 40Chinese General Tso's chickenRestaurant Foods0.37 g
41. 41Fried mozzarella sticksRestaurant Foods0.36 g
42. 42Chinese kung pao chickenRestaurant Foods0.35 g
43. 43Mexican refried beansRestaurant Foods0.34 g
44. 44Latino pupusas con quesoRestaurant Foods0.34 g
45. 45Latino pupusas del cerdoRestaurant Foods0.34 g
46. 46Mexican restaurant cheese enchiladaRestaurant Foods0.33 g
47. 47Denny's spaghetti and meatballsRestaurant Foods0.33 g
48. 48Spaghetti and meatballsRestaurant Foods0.33 g
49. 49Mexican restaurant cheese tamalesRestaurant Foods0.33 g
50. 50Cheese ravioli with marinara sauceRestaurant Foods0.33 g
51. 51TGI Friday's fried mozzarellaRestaurant Foods0.32 g
52. 52Olive Garden cheese ravioli with marinaraRestaurant Foods0.32 g
53. 53TGI Friday's breaded shrimpRestaurant Foods0.31 g
54. 54Cracker Barrel macaroni n' cheese, kid's menuRestaurant Foods0.31 g
55. 55Cracker Barrel mac and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.3 g
56. 56Cheese quesadilla, Mexican styleRestaurant Foods0.3 g
57. 57Denny's golden fried shrimpRestaurant Foods0.29 g
58. 58Restaurant breaded fried shrimpRestaurant Foods0.28 g
59. 59Chinese sweet and sour chickenRestaurant Foods0.28 g
60. 60Black bean soupRestaurant Foods0.26 g
61. 61Applebee's Double Crunch ShrimpRestaurant Foods0.26 g
62. 62Sweet and sour pork, ChineseRestaurant Foods0.26 g
63. 63Cracker Barrel country fried shrimpRestaurant Foods0.25 g
64. 64Pork tamaleRestaurant Foods0.25 g
65. 65TGI Friday's mac and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.25 g
66. 66Denny's macaroni and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.25 g
67. 67Arroz con lecheRestaurant Foods0.23 g
68. 68Restaurant mac and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.21 g
69. 69Olive Garden spaghetti with meat sauceRestaurant Foods0.19 g
70. 70Italian spaghetti with meat sauceRestaurant Foods0.19 g
71. 71Carrabba's spaghetti with meat sauceRestaurant Foods0.19 g
72. 72Latino beef empanadasRestaurant Foods0.18 g
73. 73Rice and black beansRestaurant Foods0.17 g
74. 74Chinese assorted egg rollsRestaurant Foods0.15 g
75. 75Rice and red beansRestaurant Foods0.15 g
76. 76Latino pupusas con frijolesRestaurant Foods0.13 g
77. 77Applebee's Kraft Macaroni & CheeseRestaurant Foods0.13 g
78. 78ArepaRestaurant Foods0.1 g
79. 79Chinese fried rice without meatRestaurant Foods0.099 g
80. 80Latino corn tamaleRestaurant Foods0.08 g
81. 81Olive Garden spaghetti with pomodoroRestaurant Foods0.079 g
82. 82Spaghetti with pomodoro sauce, no meatRestaurant Foods0.077 g
83. 83Carrabba's spaghetti with pomodoroRestaurant Foods0.072 g
84. 84Restaurant, Latino, bunuelos (fried yeast bread)Restaurant Foods0.072 g
85. 85Mexican Spanish riceRestaurant Foods0.071 g
86. 86Rice and pigeonpeasRestaurant Foods0.066 g
87. 87Denny's french friesRestaurant Foods0.05 g
88. 88Restaurant french friesRestaurant Foods0.049 g
89. 89Cracker Barrel steak friesRestaurant Foods0.047 g
90. 90Cracker Barrel thick-cut onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.043 g
91. 91Denny's coleslawRestaurant Foods0.038 g
92. 92Denny's onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.036 g
93. 93Cracker Barrel coleslawRestaurant Foods0.034 g
94. 94Onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.031 g
95. 95Applebee's crunchy onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.018 g
96. 96Applebee's coleslawRestaurant Foods0.014 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.