Foods high in lysine

Plain pork skins tops the list with 2.8 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,900 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Plain pork skinsSnacks2.8 g
2. 2Barbecue-flavor pork skinsSnacks2.7 g
3. 3Soy chips, saltedSnacks1.7 g
4. 4Smoked beef sticksSnacks1.5 g
5. 5Snickers Marathon Protein Bar, Caramel NutSnacks1.4 g
6. 6Luna Bar, Nutz Over ChocolateSnacks1 g
7. 7Power Bar, chocolateSnacks0.98 g
8. 8Snickers Marathon Energy Bar, all flavorsSnacks0.97 g
9. 9Rice-based oriental mix snacksSnacks0.68 g
10. 10Snacks, trail mix, regular, with chocolate chips, salted nuts and seedsSnacks0.58 g
11. 11Trail mix, chocolate chips, unsalted nutsSnacks0.58 g
12. 12Slim-Fast Optima meal bar, milk chocolate peanutSnacks0.58 g
13. 13Sour cream and onion potato chipsSnacks0.58 g
14. 14Cheese-flavored potato chipsSnacks0.55 g
15. 15Milk chocolate coated soft granola bars, peanut butterSnacks0.52 g
16. 16Trail mixSnacks0.52 g
17. 17Trail mix, regular, unsaltedSnacks0.52 g
18. 18Cheese-flavored dried potato chipsSnacks0.48 g
19. 19Cheese corn puffs, unenrichedSnacks0.46 g
20. 20Cheese-flavored popcornSnacks0.44 g
21. 21Sour cream and onion dried potato chipsSnacks0.44 g
22. 22Reduced fat potato chipsSnacks0.43 g
23. 23Corn snacks, extruded, cheese flavorSnacks0.42 g
24. 24Plain potato chips, saltedSnacks0.42 g
25. 25Plain potato chips, unsalted, hydrogenated oilSnacks0.42 g
26. 26Salted plain potato chipsSnacks0.42 g
27. 27Plain potato chips, unsaltedSnacks0.42 g
28. 28Brown rice and buckwheat rice cakesSnacks0.41 g
29. 29Brown rice and buckwheat cakes, unsaltedSnacks0.41 g
30. 30Plain hard granola barsSnacks0.4 g
31. 31Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Nut granola bar, peanutSnacks0.4 g
32. 32Hard peanut butter granola barSnacks0.38 g
33. 33Peanut butter soft granola barsSnacks0.37 g
34. 34Plain potato chips, made from dried potatoesSnacks0.37 g
35. 35Salted wheat-based sesame sticksSnacks0.36 g
36. 36Wheat sesame sticks, unsaltedSnacks0.36 g
37. 37Peanut butter and chocolate chip soft granola barsSnacks0.36 g
38. 38Reduced-fat dried potato chipsSnacks0.35 g
39. 39Microwave popcorn, 94% fat freeSnacks0.35 g
40. 40Air-popped popcornSnacks0.34 g
41. 41Air-popped popcorn, unsaltedSnacks0.34 g
42. 42Quaker Oatmeal To Go granola bars, all flavorsSnacks0.32 g
43. 43Brown rice and rye rice cakesSnacks0.32 g
44. 44Reduced fat nacho-flavor tortilla chipsSnacks0.32 g
45. 45Almond hard granola barsSnacks0.31 g
46. 46Brown rice multigrain rice cakesSnacks0.31 g
47. 47Brown rice multigrain cakes, unsaltedSnacks0.31 g
48. 48Popcorn cakesSnacks0.31 g
49. 49Brown rice chipsSnacks0.31 g
50. 50Hard chocolate chip granola barsSnacks0.31 g
51. 51Brown rice cakes, unsaltedSnacks0.31 g
52. 52Plain brown rice crackersSnacks0.31 g
53. 53Snacks, pretzels, hard, whole-wheat including both salted and unsaltedSnacks0.31 g
54. 54Nature Valley granola bar with yogurt coatingSnacks0.3 g
55. 55Vegetable chips, made from garden vegetablesSnacks0.3 g
56. 56Raisin soft granola barsSnacks0.3 g
57. 57Soft nut and raisin granola barSnacks0.3 g
58. 58Taco-flavored tortilla chipsSnacks0.3 g
59. 59Brown rice and corn rice cakesSnacks0.29 g
60. 60Plain soft granola barsSnacks0.29 g
61. 61Nacho cheese tortilla chipsSnacks0.29 g
62. 62Nacho tortilla chips, enriched masaSnacks0.29 g
63. 63Milk chocolate coated soft granola bars, chocolate chipSnacks0.29 g
64. 64Brown rice cakes, sesame seedSnacks0.29 g
65. 65Brown rice cakes, sesame seed, unsaltedSnacks0.29 g
66. 66Barbecue corn chipsSnacks0.28 g
67. 67Barbecue corn chips, enriched masaSnacks0.28 g
68. 68Caramel popcorn, without peanutsSnacks0.28 g
69. 69Corn cakesSnacks0.27 g
70. 70Corn cakes, very low sodiumSnacks0.27 g
71. 71Microwave popcorn, butter flavorSnacks0.26 g
72. 72Nature Valley Chewy Trail Mix barSnacks0.26 g
73. 73Hard pretzels, saltedSnacks0.26 g
74. 74Microwave popcorn, oil-popped, regularSnacks0.25 g
75. 75Oil-popped white popcorn, saltedSnacks0.25 g
76. 76Chocolate-coated hard pretzelsSnacks0.25 g
77. 77Almond crisped rice barSnacks0.25 g
78. 78Soft graham marshmallow granola barSnacks0.25 g
79. 79Ranch tortilla chipsSnacks0.25 g
80. 80Microwave popcorn, butter flavor, palm oilSnacks0.24 g
81. 81Corn snacks, extruded, onion flavorSnacks0.24 g
82. 82Tropical trail mixSnacks0.22 g
83. 83Hard pretzels, enriched flour, unsaltedSnacks0.22 g
84. 84Hard pretzels, plain, unenriched flour, saltedSnacks0.22 g
85. 85Hard pretzels, plain, unenriched flour, unsaltedSnacks0.22 g
86. 86Soft chocolate chip granola barSnacks0.21 g
87. 87High fiber chewy bar, oats and chocolateSnacks0.21 g
88. 88Shrimp crackersSnacks0.21 g
89. 89Sweet potato chips, unsaltedSnacks0.2 g
90. 90Crisped rice bar, chocolate chipSnacks0.2 g
91. 91SunChips Multigrain Snack, originalSnacks0.2 g
92. 92Caramel popcorn with peanutsSnacks0.2 g
93. 93Bagel chips, plainSnacks0.19 g
94. 94Plain corn chipsSnacks0.18 g
95. 95Pita chips, saltedSnacks0.18 g
96. 96Quaker Dips granola barSnacks0.17 g
97. 97Plain corn conesSnacks0.16 g
98. 98Banana chipsSnacks0.11 g
99. 99Taro chipsSnacks0.1 g
100. 100Chocolate coated hard pretzelsSnacks0.084 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.