Foods high in lysine

Plain pork skins tops the list with 0.51 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,900 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Plain pork skinsSnacks0.51 g
2. 2Barbecue-flavor pork skinsSnacks0.5 g
3. 3Soy chips, saltedSnacks0.44 g
4. 4Snickers Marathon Protein Bar, Caramel NutSnacks0.34 g
5. 5Smoked beef sticksSnacks0.28 g
6. 6Power Bar, chocolateSnacks0.27 g
7. 7Luna Bar, Nutz Over ChocolateSnacks0.25 g
8. 8Snickers Marathon Energy Bar, all flavorsSnacks0.25 g
9. 9Slim-Fast Optima meal bar, milk chocolate peanutSnacks0.15 g
10. 10Rice-based oriental mix snacksSnacks0.13 g
11. 11Snacks, trail mix, regular, with chocolate chips, salted nuts and seedsSnacks0.12 g
12. 12Trail mix, chocolate chips, unsalted nutsSnacks0.12 g
13. 13Cheese-flavored potato chipsSnacks0.11 g
14. 14Trail mixSnacks0.11 g
15. 15Trail mix, regular, unsaltedSnacks0.11 g
16. 16Brown rice and buckwheat rice cakesSnacks0.11 g
17. 17Brown rice and buckwheat cakes, unsaltedSnacks0.11 g
18. 18Sour cream and onion potato chipsSnacks0.11 g
19. 19Milk chocolate coated soft granola bars, peanut butterSnacks0.1 g
20. 20Reduced fat potato chipsSnacks0.092 g
21. 21Air-popped popcorn, unsaltedSnacks0.088 g
22. 22Peanut butter soft granola barsSnacks0.088 g
23. 23Air-popped popcornSnacks0.087 g
24. 24Microwave popcorn, 94% fat freeSnacks0.087 g
25. 25Cheese-flavored dried potato chipsSnacks0.086 g
26. 26Plain hard granola barsSnacks0.085 g
27. 27Snacks, pretzels, hard, whole-wheat including both salted and unsaltedSnacks0.085 g
28. 28Cheese-flavored popcornSnacks0.084 g
29. 29Quaker Oatmeal To Go granola bars, all flavorsSnacks0.083 g
30. 30Peanut butter and chocolate chip soft granola barsSnacks0.083 g
31. 31Brown rice and rye rice cakesSnacks0.082 g
32. 32Cheese corn puffs, unenrichedSnacks0.082 g
33. 33Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Nut granola bar, peanutSnacks0.082 g
34. 34Popcorn cakesSnacks0.081 g
35. 35Brown rice chipsSnacks0.081 g
36. 36Brown rice multigrain rice cakesSnacks0.081 g
37. 37Brown rice multigrain cakes, unsaltedSnacks0.081 g
38. 38Brown rice cakes, unsaltedSnacks0.08 g
39. 39Plain brown rice crackersSnacks0.08 g
40. 40Sour cream and onion dried potato chipsSnacks0.08 g
41. 41Salted plain potato chipsSnacks0.08 g
42. 42Plain potato chips, saltedSnacks0.079 g
43. 43Plain potato chips, unsalted, hydrogenated oilSnacks0.079 g
44. 44Plain potato chips, unsaltedSnacks0.079 g
45. 45Hard peanut butter granola barSnacks0.078 g
46. 46Brown rice and corn rice cakesSnacks0.076 g
47. 47Corn snacks, extruded, cheese flavorSnacks0.075 g
48. 48Brown rice cakes, sesame seedSnacks0.073 g
49. 49Brown rice cakes, sesame seed, unsaltedSnacks0.073 g
50. 50Nature Valley granola bar with yogurt coatingSnacks0.072 g
51. 51Reduced fat nacho-flavor tortilla chipsSnacks0.071 g
52. 52Hard chocolate chip granola barsSnacks0.071 g
53. 53Reduced-fat dried potato chipsSnacks0.07 g
54. 54Corn cakesSnacks0.069 g
55. 55Corn cakes, very low sodiumSnacks0.069 g
56. 56Plain potato chips, made from dried potatoesSnacks0.068 g
57. 57Raisin soft granola barsSnacks0.067 g
58. 58Hard pretzels, saltedSnacks0.067 g
59. 59Salted wheat-based sesame sticksSnacks0.066 g
60. 60Wheat sesame sticks, unsaltedSnacks0.066 g
61. 61Soft nut and raisin granola barSnacks0.066 g
62. 62Plain soft granola barsSnacks0.066 g
63. 63Caramel popcorn, without peanutsSnacks0.065 g
64. 64Vegetable chips, made from garden vegetablesSnacks0.064 g
65. 65Almond hard granola barsSnacks0.063 g
66. 66Taco-flavored tortilla chipsSnacks0.063 g
67. 67Nature Valley Chewy Trail Mix barSnacks0.062 g
68. 68Milk chocolate coated soft granola bars, chocolate chipSnacks0.062 g
69. 69Hard pretzels, enriched flour, unsaltedSnacks0.058 g
70. 70Hard pretzels, plain, unenriched flour, saltedSnacks0.058 g
71. 71Hard pretzels, plain, unenriched flour, unsaltedSnacks0.058 g
72. 72Soft graham marshmallow granola barSnacks0.058 g
73. 73Nacho tortilla chips, enriched masaSnacks0.057 g
74. 74Nacho cheese tortilla chipsSnacks0.056 g
75. 75Chocolate-coated hard pretzelsSnacks0.055 g
76. 76High fiber chewy bar, oats and chocolateSnacks0.054 g
77. 77Barbecue corn chipsSnacks0.054 g
78. 78Barbecue corn chips, enriched masaSnacks0.054 g
79. 79Almond crisped rice barSnacks0.054 g
80. 80Soft chocolate chip granola barSnacks0.051 g
81. 81Tropical trail mixSnacks0.051 g
82. 82Oil-popped white popcorn, saltedSnacks0.051 g
83. 83Crisped rice bar, chocolate chipSnacks0.05 g
84. 84Caramel popcorn with peanutsSnacks0.05 g
85. 85Ranch tortilla chipsSnacks0.049 g
86. 86Shrimp crackersSnacks0.049 g
87. 87Corn snacks, extruded, onion flavorSnacks0.048 g
88. 88Microwave popcorn, butter flavorSnacks0.047 g
89. 89Microwave popcorn, butter flavor, palm oilSnacks0.046 g
90. 90Microwave popcorn, oil-popped, regularSnacks0.043 g
91. 91Bagel chips, plainSnacks0.043 g
92. 92SunChips Multigrain Snack, originalSnacks0.041 g
93. 93Pita chips, saltedSnacks0.04 g
94. 94Sweet potato chips, unsaltedSnacks0.039 g
95. 95Quaker Dips granola barSnacks0.036 g
96. 96Plain corn chipsSnacks0.034 g
97. 97Plain corn conesSnacks0.032 g
98. 98Taro chipsSnacks0.021 g
99. 99Banana chipsSnacks0.021 g
100. 100Chocolate coated hard pretzelsSnacks0.018 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.