Foods high in methionine

Cooked oat bran tops the list with 0.14 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,899 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

  1. 1Cooked oat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  2. 2Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  3. 3Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  4. 4Teff, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  5. 5Raw wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  6. 6Cooked wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  7. 7Uncooked teffCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  8. 8Crude wheat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.11 g
  9. 9Crude rice branCereal Grains and Pasta0.097 g
  10. 10Protein-fortified spaghetti, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.085 g
  11. 11Uncooked quinoaCereal Grains and Pasta0.084 g
  12. 12Millet flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.084 g
  13. 13Barley malt flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.081 g
  14. 14OatsCereal Grains and Pasta0.08 g
  15. 15Quinoa, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.08 g
  16. 16Protein-fortified spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.079 g
  17. 17Cooked homemade egg pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.078 g
  18. 18Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta0.076 g
  19. 19Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.074 g
  20. 20Cooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.073 g
  21. 21Cooked Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.073 g
  22. 22Fresh spinach pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.072 g
  23. 23Cooked fresh spinach pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.072 g
  24. 24Dry enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.071 g
  25. 25Cooked enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.07 g
  26. 26Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.07 g
  27. 27Dry enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.07 g
  28. 28Dry unenriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.07 g
  29. 29Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta0.068 g
  30. 30Whole-grain wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.067 g
  31. 31Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.065 g
  32. 32Cooked whole-wheat pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.065 g
  33. 33Enriched egg noodles, cooked, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.062 g
  34. 34Cooked unenriched egg noodles, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.062 g
  35. 35Cooked enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.062 g
  36. 36Egg noodles, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.062 g
  37. 37Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.061 g
  38. 38Dark rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.061 g
  39. 39Whole-grain triticale flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.061 g
  40. 40Amaranth grain, uncookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.061 g
  41. 41Dry Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.061 g
  42. 42TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta0.061 g
  43. 43Fresh plain pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.06 g
  44. 44Cooked fresh plain pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.06 g
  45. 45Millet, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.059 g
  46. 46Sprouted wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.059 g
  47. 47Barley flour or mealCereal Grains and Pasta0.059 g
  48. 48Raw milletCereal Grains and Pasta0.058 g
  49. 49Enriched white bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.058 g
  50. 50Unenriched bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.058 g
  51. 51Bulgur, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.058 g
  52. 52Cooked enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.058 g
  53. 53Tinkyada brown rice pasta, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.057 g
  54. 54Cooked unenriched parboiled long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.057 g
  55. 55Dry spinach spaghettiCereal Grains and Pasta0.056 g
  56. 56Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.056 g
  57. 57Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.056 g
  58. 58Dry enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta0.056 g
  59. 59Bulgur, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.056 g
  60. 60Enriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.055 g
  61. 61Unenriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.055 g
  62. 62Cooked homemade eggless pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.055 g
  63. 63Cooked enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta0.055 g
  64. 64Spinach spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.055 g
  65. 65Pearled barley, rawCereal Grains and Pasta0.054 g
  66. 66White corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.054 g
  67. 67Yellow corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.054 g
  68. 68Dry couscousCereal Grains and Pasta0.053 g
  69. 69Cooked couscousCereal Grains and Pasta0.053 g
  70. 70Soft red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.053 g
  71. 71White self-rising cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.052 g
  72. 72Yellow self-rising bolted plain enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.052 g
  73. 73Sorghum grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.051 g
  74. 74Bleached enriched all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
  75. 75Enriched all-purpose white flour, calcium-fortifiedCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
  76. 76All-purpose flour, enriched, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
  77. 77Unenriched all-purpose white flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
  78. 78BuckwheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
  79. 79White industrial flour, 13% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
  80. 80Bleached white wheat flour, 13% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
  81. 81Dry Japanese somen noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
  82. 82White self-rising cornmeal with wheat, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
  83. 83Yellow self-rising bolted enriched cornmeal, with wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
  84. 84Dry enriched instant white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.049 g
  85. 85Enriched self-rising all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.049 g
  86. 86Whole-groat buckwheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.049 g
  87. 87Dry enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.049 g
  88. 88Dry unenriched parboiled long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.049 g
  89. 89Raw brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.049 g
  90. 90Cooked enriched long-grain white rice, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.048 g
  91. 91White long-grain rice, cooked, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.048 g
  92. 92Cooked enriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.048 g
  93. 93Cooked unenriched long-grain white rice, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.048 g
  94. 94Cooked white glutinous riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.048 g
  95. 95Roasted buckwheat groats, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.048 g
  96. 96Cooked Japanese somen noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.047 g
  97. 97Cooked brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.047 g
  98. 98White whole-grain cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.047 g
  99. 99Whole-grain yellow cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.047 g
  100. 100Raw brown medium-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.047 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.