Foods high in lysine

Snickers Marathon Protein Bar, Caramel Nut tops the list with 1.1 g per serving. Ranked from 4,900 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Snickers Marathon Protein Bar, Caramel NutSnacks · 1 bar (80 g)1.1 g
2. 2Snacks, trail mix, regular, with chocolate chips, salted nuts and seedsSnacks · 1 cup (146 g)0.85 g
3. 3Trail mix, chocolate chips, unsalted nutsSnacks · 1 cup (146 g)0.85 g
4. 4Plain pork skinsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.79 g
5. 5Trail mixSnacks · 1 cup (150 g)0.77 g
6. 6Trail mix, regular, unsaltedSnacks · 1 cup (150 g)0.77 g
7. 7Barbecue-flavor pork skinsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.76 g
8. 8Power Bar, chocolateSnacks · 1 bar (68 g)0.67 g
9. 9Snickers Marathon Energy Bar, all flavorsSnacks · 1 bar (55 g)0.53 g
10. 10Luna Bar, Nutz Over ChocolateSnacks · 1 bar (48 g)0.49 g
11. 11Soy chips, saltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.48 g
12. 12Smoked beef sticksSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.43 g
13. 13Slim-Fast Optima meal bar, milk chocolate peanutSnacks · 1 bar (55 g)0.32 g
14. 14Tropical trail mixSnacks · 1 cup (140 g)0.31 g
15. 15Quaker Oatmeal To Go granola bars, all flavorsSnacks · 1 bar (60 g)0.19 g
16. 16Rice-based oriental mix snacksSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.19 g
17. 17Sour cream and onion potato chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.16 g
18. 18Cheese-flavored potato chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.16 g
19. 19Milk chocolate coated soft granola bars, peanut butterSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.15 g
20. 20Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Nut granola bar, peanutSnacks · 1 bar (35 g)0.14 g
21. 21Cheese-flavored dried potato chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.13 g
22. 22Cheese corn puffs, unenrichedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.13 g
23. 23Sour cream and onion dried potato chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.12 g
24. 24Reduced fat potato chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.12 g
25. 25Corn snacks, extruded, cheese flavorSnacks · 1 oz crunchy (about 21 pieces) (28.4 g)0.12 g
26. 26Plain potato chips, saltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.12 g
27. 27Plain potato chips, unsalted, hydrogenated oilSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.12 g
28. 28Plain potato chips, unsaltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.12 g
29. 29Salted plain potato chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28 g)0.12 g
30. 30Plain hard granola barsSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.11 g
31. 31Hard peanut butter granola barSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.11 g
32. 32Nature Valley granola bar with yogurt coatingSnacks · 1 bar (35 g)0.11 g
33. 33Peanut butter soft granola barsSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.1 g
34. 34Plain potato chips, made from dried potatoesSnacks · 1 oz (28 g)0.1 g
35. 35Salted wheat-based sesame sticksSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.1 g
36. 36Wheat sesame sticks, unsaltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.1 g
37. 37Reduced-fat dried potato chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.1 g
38. 38Peanut butter and chocolate chip soft granola barsSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.1 g
39. 39Microwave popcorn, 94% fat freeSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.099 g
40. 40Banana chipsSnacks · 3 oz (85 g)0.091 g
41. 41Nature Valley Chewy Trail Mix barSnacks · 1 bar (35 g)0.091 g
42. 42Reduced fat nacho-flavor tortilla chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.09 g
43. 43Almond hard granola barsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.089 g
44. 44Hard chocolate chip granola barsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.088 g
45. 45Snacks, pretzels, hard, whole-wheat including both salted and unsaltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.087 g
46. 46Vegetable chips, made from garden vegetablesSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.086 g
47. 47Taco-flavored tortilla chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.085 g
48. 48High fiber chewy bar, oats and chocolateSnacks · 1 bar (40 g)0.085 g
49. 49Raisin soft granola barsSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.084 g
50. 50Soft nut and raisin granola barSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.084 g
51. 51Nacho cheese tortilla chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.082 g
52. 52Nacho tortilla chips, enriched masaSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.082 g
53. 53Plain soft granola barsSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.082 g
54. 54Milk chocolate coated soft granola bars, chocolate chipSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.081 g
55. 55Barbecue corn chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.081 g
56. 56Barbecue corn chips, enriched masaSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.081 g
57. 57Caramel popcorn, without peanutsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.08 g
58. 58Hard pretzels, saltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.073 g
59. 59Chocolate-coated hard pretzelsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.072 g
60. 60Ranch tortilla chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.07 g
61. 61Almond crisped rice barSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.069 g
62. 62Soft graham marshmallow granola barSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.069 g
63. 63Corn snacks, extruded, onion flavorSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.068 g
64. 64Hard pretzels, enriched flour, unsaltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.063 g
65. 65Hard pretzels, plain, unenriched flour, saltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.063 g
66. 66Hard pretzels, plain, unenriched flour, unsaltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.063 g
67. 67Soft chocolate chip granola barSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.06 g
68. 68Shrimp crackersSnacks · 1 serving (28 g)0.058 g
69. 69Sweet potato chips, unsaltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.058 g
70. 70SunChips Multigrain Snack, originalSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.057 g
71. 71Caramel popcorn with peanutsSnacks · 1 oz (approx 2/3 cup) (28.4 g)0.056 g
72. 72Crisped rice bar, chocolate chipSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.056 g
73. 73Bagel chips, plainSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.055 g
74. 74Quaker Dips granola barSnacks · 1 bar (31 g)0.053 g
75. 75Plain corn chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28 g)0.052 g
76. 76Pita chips, saltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.051 g
77. 77Cheese-flavored popcornSnacks · 1 cup (11 g)0.049 g
78. 78Plain corn conesSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.046 g
79. 79Brown rice and buckwheat rice cakesSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.037 g
80. 80Brown rice and buckwheat cakes, unsaltedSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.037 g
81. 81Popcorn cakesSnacks · 1 cake (10 g)0.031 g
82. 82Taro chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.029 g
83. 83Brown rice and rye rice cakesSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.028 g
84. 84Brown rice multigrain rice cakesSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.028 g
85. 85Brown rice multigrain cakes, unsaltedSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.028 g
86. 86Brown rice chipsSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.028 g
87. 87Brown rice cakes, unsaltedSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.028 g
88. 88Plain brown rice crackersSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.028 g
89. 89Microwave popcorn, oil-popped, regularSnacks · 1 cup (11 g)0.028 g
90. 90Oil-popped white popcorn, saltedSnacks · 1 cup (11 g)0.028 g
91. 91Air-popped popcornSnacks · 1 cup (8 g)0.027 g
92. 92Air-popped popcorn, unsaltedSnacks · 1 cup (8 g)0.027 g
93. 93Brown rice and corn rice cakesSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.026 g
94. 94Brown rice cakes, sesame seedSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.026 g
95. 95Brown rice cakes, sesame seed, unsaltedSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.026 g
96. 96Corn cakesSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.024 g
97. 97Corn cakes, very low sodiumSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.024 g
98. 98Chocolate coated hard pretzelsSnacks · 1 serving (28 g)0.024 g
99. 99Microwave popcorn, butter flavorSnacks · 1 cup (7.9 g)0.021 g
100. 100Microwave popcorn, butter flavor, palm oilSnacks · 1 cup (7.9 g)0.019 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.