Foods high in lysine

Cooked pork bratwurst 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.

1. 1Cooked pork bratwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats2.5 g
2. 2Cured beef, driedSausages and Luncheon Meats2.4 g
3. 3Canned corned beefSausages and Luncheon Meats2.1 g
4. 4Fresh turkey sausage, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.9 g
5. 5Dry pork salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats1.9 g
6. 6Italian pork salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats1.9 g
7. 7Dry pork and beef salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats1.9 g
8. 8Bacon and beef sticksSausages and Luncheon Meats1.8 g
9. 9Sliced dry Italian salami, 50% less sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats1.8 g
10. 10PastramiSausages and Luncheon Meats1.8 g
11. 11Jellied corned beef loafSausages and Luncheon Meats1.8 g
12. 12Smoked pork link sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1.7 g
13. 13Smoked turkey Italian sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1.7 g
14. 14Turkey pastramiSausages and Luncheon Meats1.7 g
15. 15Pork luxury loafSausages and Luncheon Meats1.7 g
16. 16Sliced beef and pork pepperoniSausages and Luncheon Meats1.7 g
17. 17Chopped beef, cured, smokedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.6 g
18. 18Rotisserie seasoned deli chicken breast, slicedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.6 g
19. 19Low salt turkey breast luncheon meatSausages and Luncheon Meats1.6 g
20. 20Fresh cooked beef sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1.6 g
21. 21Smoked ham, extra lean, low sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats1.6 g
22. 22Pork, turkey, and beef sausage, reduced sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats1.6 g
23. 23Dutch brand loaf, chicken, pork, beefSausages and Luncheon Meats1.5 g
24. 24Beef honey roll sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1.5 g
25. 25New England brand pork and beef sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1.5 g
26. 26Ham and cheese loafSausages and Luncheon Meats1.5 g
27. 27Beef and pork bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats1.5 g
28. 28Low sodium turkey baconSausages and Luncheon Meats1.5 g
29. 29Ham and cheese spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats1.5 g
30. 30Fresh raw turkey sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1.5 g
31. 31Jellied luncheon meatSausages and Luncheon Meats1.5 g
32. 32Pork and beef luncheon sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1.4 g
33. 33Cooked turkey salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats1.4 g
34. 34Chicken spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats1.4 g
35. 35Reduced fat turkey sausage, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.4 g
36. 36Smoked hot turkey sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1.4 g
37. 37Mild turkey breakfast sausage links, rawSausages and Luncheon Meats1.4 g
38. 38Reduced fat pork sausage, pan-friedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.4 g
39. 39Canned chopped hamSausages and Luncheon Meats1.4 g
40. 40Minced hamSausages and Luncheon Meats1.4 g
41. 41Sliced fat-free chicken breast, mesquiteSausages and Luncheon Meats1.3 g
42. 42Sliced fat-free oven-roasted chicken breastSausages and Luncheon Meats1.3 g
43. 43Beef pastrami, 98% fat-freeSausages and Luncheon Meats1.3 g
44. 44Pork and beef barbecue loafSausages and Luncheon Meats1.3 g
45. 45Beerwurst, pork and beefSausages and Luncheon Meats1.3 g
46. 46Deli cut rotisserie turkey breastSausages and Luncheon Meats1.3 g
47. 47Beef and pork mortadellaSausages and Luncheon Meats1.3 g
48. 48Pork sausage, pan-friedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
49. 49Turkey frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
50. 50Pork bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
51. 51Pork and beef picnic loafSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
52. 52Pork liver cheeseSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
53. 53Pork mother's loafSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
54. 54Reduced fat pork sausage, unpreparedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
55. 55Oven-roasted chicken breast rollSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
56. 56Raw pork and veal bockwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
57. 57Pork and beef cheesefurterSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
58. 58Smoked sausage, pork and beef with cheddarSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
59. 59Pork and beef summer sausage with cheddarSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
60. 60Swisswurst, pork and beef, with swiss cheese, smokedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
61. 61Pork liverwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
62. 62Liverwurst spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
63. 63Veal bratwurst, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
64. 64Cooked beef salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats1.2 g
65. 65Pork and beef link bratwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
66. 66Italian style chicken or turkey sausage, lower sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
67. 67Pork sausage links or patties, rawSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
68. 68Pork frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
69. 69Ham, sliced, regular (approximately 11% fat)Sausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
70. 70Pork Polish sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
71. 71Hot Polish sausage, beef and chickenSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
72. 72Cooked beef and pork salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
73. 73Pork and beef salami, less sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
74. 74Heated beef frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
75. 75Chicken frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
76. 76Lite smoked bratwurst, pork, beef, turkeySausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
77. 77Skinless smoked chicken, beef, pork sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
78. 78Fresh pork and beef sausage, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
79. 79Smoked beef sausage, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
80. 80Blood sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1.1 g
81. 81Beef bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats1 g
82. 82Sausage, smoked link sausage, pork and beef (nonfat dry milk added)Sausages and Luncheon Meats1 g
83. 83Pork beerwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats1 g
84. 84Pork, turkey, and beef bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats1 g
85. 85Turkey bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats1 g
86. 86Microwaved fully cooked pork sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats1 g
87. 87Knackwurst, pork and beefSausages and Luncheon Meats1 g
88. 88Poultry salad sandwich spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats1 g
89. 89Pork sausage, reduced sodium, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.97 g
90. 90Meat frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.96 g
91. 91Canned chicken liver pâtéSausages and Luncheon Meats0.95 g
92. 92Beef breakfast sausage, pre-cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.95 g
93. 93Pork sausage, fully cooked, unheatedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.94 g
94. 94Canned pork luncheon meatSausages and Luncheon Meats0.93 g
95. 95Heated meat frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.92 g
96. 96Pork and turkey sausage, pre-cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.91 g
97. 97Pork braunschweigerSausages and Luncheon Meats0.91 g
98. 98Smoked bratwurst, beef and porkSausages and Luncheon Meats0.9 g
99. 99Pork and beef Berliner sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.9 g
100. 100Smoked Polish sausage, pork and beefSausages and Luncheon Meats0.9 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.