Foods high in lysine

Crimini mushrooms tops the list with 7.7 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,900 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Crimini mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products7.7 g
2. 2Maitake mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products7.1 g
3. 3White button mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products6.8 g
4. 4Pioppini mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products5.6 g
5. 5Portabella mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products5.6 g
6. 6Oyster mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products4 g
7. 7Lion's mane mushroomVegetables and Vegetable Products3.4 g
8. 8Shiitake mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products3.2 g
9. 9Beech mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products3.1 g
10. 10King oyster mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products3.1 g
11. 11Enoki mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products2.5 g
12. 12Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products2.4 g
13. 13Cooked haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products2.4 g
14. 14Raw haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products2.3 g
15. 15Select boneless top round roast, lean, rawBeef Products2.3 g
16. 16Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products2.3 g
17. 17Select boneless eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products2.3 g
18. 18Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products2.3 g
19. 19Eye of round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.3 g
20. 20Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2.3 g
21. 21Roasted turkey breast, meat onlyPoultry Products2.2 g
22. 22Top sirloin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products2.2 g
23. 23Raw pollockFinfish and Shellfish Products2.2 g
24. 24Grilled beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products2.2 g
25. 25Top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products2.1 g
26. 26Rotisserie chicken breast, meat only, cookedPoultry Products2.1 g
27. 27Raw turkey breast, meat onlyPoultry Products2.1 g
28. 28Raw Atlantic and Pacific halibutFinfish and Shellfish Products2.1 g
29. 29Cooked Atlantic and Pacific halibutFinfish and Shellfish Products2.1 g
30. 30Raw turkey wing, meat onlyPoultry Products2.1 g
31. 31Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products2.1 g
32. 32Top round roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products2 g
33. 33Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products2 g
34. 34Roasted turkey breast, meat only, with added solutionPoultry Products2 g
35. 35Eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products2 g
36. 36Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products2 g
37. 37Fish, cod, Pacific, raw (may have been previously frozen)Finfish and Shellfish Products2 g
38. 38Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products2 g
39. 39Canned light tuna in water, no salt, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
40. 40Ribeye petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products2 g
41. 41Cooked Pacific codFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
42. 42Ling, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
43. 43Top round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2 g
44. 44Raw northern pikeFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
45. 45Raw Pacific rockfishFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
46. 46Pacific rockfish, mixed, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
47. 47Northern pike, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
48. 48Raw cuskFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
49. 49Raw lingFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
50. 50Pumpkinseed sunfish, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
51. 51Pumpkinseed sunfish, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
52. 52Beef top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products2 g
53. 53Raw mahimahiFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
54. 54Mahimahi, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
55. 55Smoked haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
56. 56Cooked Atlantic codFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
57. 57Cooked cuskFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
58. 58Alaska pollock, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
59. 59Roasted beef ribeye, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products2 g
60. 60Raw Atlantic codFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
61. 61Orange roughy, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
62. 62Atlantic cod, canned, solids and liquidFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
63. 63Top loin steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products2 g
64. 64Smoked mixed whitefishFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
65. 65Canned light tuna in water, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
66. 66Atlantic cod, dried and saltedFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
67. 67Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2 g
68. 68Top round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2 g
69. 69Moose, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2 g
70. 70Boneless top round steak, grilledBeef Products2 g
71. 71Moose, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products2 g
72. 72Cooked burbotFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
73. 73Fresh yellowfin tuna, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
74. 74Burbot, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
75. 75Fresh yellowfin tuna, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
76. 76Skinless boneless chicken breast, braisedPoultry Products2 g
77. 77Fresh skipjack tuna, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
78. 78Fresh skipjack tuna, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
79. 79Orange roughy, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
80. 80Raw perchFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
81. 81Perch, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products2 g
82. 82Top round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products2 g
83. 83BBQ rotisserie chicken breast, meat onlyPoultry Products1.9 g
84. 84Top loin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products1.9 g
85. 85Skinless boneless chicken breast, grilledPoultry Products1.9 g
86. 86Alaska pollock, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.9 g
87. 87Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products1.9 g
88. 88Atlantic pollock, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products1.9 g
89. 89Atlantic pollock, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.9 g
90. 90New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, lean, rawBeef Products1.9 g
91. 91Beef top round steak, lean and fat, select, rawBeef Products1.9 g
92. 92Raw ocean poutFinfish and Shellfish Products1.9 g
93. 93Cooked grouperFinfish and Shellfish Products1.9 g
94. 94Raw grouperFinfish and Shellfish Products1.9 g
95. 95Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.9 g
96. 96Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, grilledBeef Products1.9 g
97. 97Ocean pout, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.9 g
98. 98Beef eye of round steak, lean and fat, select, rawBeef Products1.9 g
99. 99Elk, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products1.9 g
100. 100Elk, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products1.9 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.