Foods high in methionine

Crude wheat germ tops the list with 0.46 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,899 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

Per 100 gPer servingPer 100 calories
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  1. 1Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta0.46 g
  2. 2Raw wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.44 g
  3. 3Uncooked teffCereal Grains and Pasta0.43 g
  4. 4Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 g
  5. 5Millet flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.32 g
  6. 6Protein-fortified spaghetti, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.32 g
  7. 7OatsCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  8. 8Uncooked quinoaCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  9. 9Crude rice branCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  10. 10Barley malt flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.29 g
  11. 11Dry enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  12. 12Dry enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  13. 13Dry unenriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  14. 14Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta0.26 g
  15. 15Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.25 g
  16. 16Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  17. 17Crude wheat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  18. 18Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  19. 19Whole-grain wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  20. 20Amaranth grain, uncookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  21. 21Raw milletCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  22. 22Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  23. 23Enriched white bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  24. 24Unenriched bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  25. 25Fresh spinach pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  26. 26Dry spinach spaghettiCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  27. 27Whole-grain triticale flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  28. 28Dry enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  29. 29Dry Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  30. 30TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  31. 31Barley flour or mealCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  32. 32Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  33. 33Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  34. 34Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  35. 35Dry couscousCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  36. 36Dark rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  37. 37Enriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  38. 38Unenriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  39. 39White corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  40. 40Yellow corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  41. 41Pearled barley, rawCereal Grains and Pasta0.19 g
  42. 42Bulgur, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.19 g
  43. 43Dry enriched instant white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.19 g
  44. 44Dry enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  45. 45Dry unenriched parboiled long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  46. 46Bleached enriched all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  47. 47Enriched all-purpose white flour, calcium-fortifiedCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  48. 48All-purpose flour, enriched, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  49. 49Unenriched all-purpose white flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  50. 50White industrial flour, 13% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  51. 51Bleached white wheat flour, 13% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  52. 52Raw brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  53. 53Dry Japanese somen noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  54. 54Enriched self-rising all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  55. 55White self-rising cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  56. 56Yellow self-rising bolted plain enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  57. 57Fresh plain pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  58. 58Soft red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  59. 59White self-rising cornmeal with wheat, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  60. 60Yellow self-rising bolted enriched cornmeal, with wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  61. 61BuckwheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  62. 62Enriched white tortilla flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  63. 63White whole-grain cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  64. 64Whole-grain yellow cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  65. 65Raw brown medium-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  66. 66Sorghum grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  67. 67Raw enriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  68. 68Raw unenriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  69. 69Enriched white masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  70. 70White masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  71. 71Enriched yellow masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  72. 72Whole-groat buckwheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  73. 73Brown rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  74. 74White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  75. 75White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  76. 76White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  77. 77White degermed cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  78. 78Yellow degermed enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  79. 79White degermed cornmeal, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  80. 80Yellow degermed cornmeal, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  81. 81Uncooked unenriched glutinous white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  82. 82Dry gluten-free corn pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  83. 83Raw enriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  84. 84Raw unenriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  85. 85Roasted buckwheat groats, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  86. 86Uncooked enriched short-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  87. 87White short-grain rice, raw, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  88. 88Rye grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  89. 89Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  90. 90Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  91. 91White industrial flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  92. 92Dry enriched pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  93. 93Unenriched pasta, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  94. 94White whole-grain corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  95. 95Whole-grain yellow corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  96. 96Whole grain sorghum flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  97. 97Unenriched white rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  98. 98Dry rice noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  99. 99Enriched white cake flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  100. 100Medium rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g

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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.