Foods high in lysine

Sliced fat-free oven-roasted chicken breast tops the list with 1.7 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,900 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

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