Foods high in methionine

Uncooked teff tops the list with 0.83 g per serving. Ranked from 4,899 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

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  1. 1Uncooked teffCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (193 g)0.83 g
  2. 2Raw wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)0.7 g
  3. 3Uncooked quinoaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (170 g)0.53 g
  4. 4Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (115 g)0.52 g
  5. 5OatsCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (156 g)0.49 g
  6. 6Barley malt flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (162 g)0.48 g
  7. 7Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (186 g)0.47 g
  8. 8Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (174 g)0.45 g
  9. 9Raw milletCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (200 g)0.44 g
  10. 10Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)0.44 g
  11. 11Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (184 g)0.44 g
  12. 12Amaranth grain, uncookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (193 g)0.44 g
  13. 13Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)0.42 g
  14. 14TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)0.39 g
  15. 15Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)0.39 g
  16. 16Pearled barley, rawCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (200 g)0.38 g
  17. 17Millet flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (119 g)0.38 g
  18. 18Crude rice branCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (118 g)0.36 g
  19. 19Dry couscousCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (173 g)0.34 g
  20. 20Dry enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.34 g
  21. 21Dry unenriched parboiled long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.34 g
  22. 22Raw brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.33 g
  23. 23Enriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (167 g)0.33 g
  24. 24Unenriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (167 g)0.33 g
  25. 25White corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (166 g)0.33 g
  26. 26Yellow corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (166 g)0.33 g
  27. 27Sorghum grainCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)0.32 g
  28. 28Raw brown medium-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (190 g)0.32 g
  29. 29Teff, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (252 g)0.32 g
  30. 30Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (94 g)0.31 g
  31. 31Raw enriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.31 g
  32. 32Raw unenriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.31 g
  33. 33Uncooked enriched short-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (200 g)0.31 g
  34. 34White short-grain rice, raw, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (200 g)0.31 g
  35. 35Raw enriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (195 g)0.3 g
  36. 36Raw unenriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (195 g)0.3 g
  37. 37Barley flour or mealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (148 g)0.3 g
  38. 38Uncooked unenriched glutinous white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.3 g
  39. 39White self-rising cornmeal with wheat, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (170 g)0.29 g
  40. 40Yellow self-rising bolted enriched cornmeal, with wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (170 g)0.29 g
  41. 41BuckwheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (170 g)0.29 g
  42. 42Soft red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (168 g)0.29 g
  43. 43Enriched white bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (137 g)0.29 g
  44. 44Unenriched bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup unsifted, dipped (137 g)0.29 g
  45. 45Whole-grain wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (120 g)0.27 g
  46. 46Whole-grain triticale flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (130 g)0.27 g
  47. 47Fresh spinach pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta · 4.5 oz (128 g)0.27 g
  48. 48Bulgur, dryCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (140 g)0.27 g
  49. 49Rye grainCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (169 g)0.26 g
  50. 50Brown rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (158 g)0.26 g
  51. 51Dark rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (128 g)0.25 g
  52. 52White degermed cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (157 g)0.25 g
  53. 53Yellow degermed enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (157 g)0.25 g
  54. 54White degermed cornmeal, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (157 g)0.25 g
  55. 55Yellow degermed cornmeal, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (157 g)0.25 g
  56. 56Roasted buckwheat groats, dryCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (164 g)0.25 g
  57. 57Bleached enriched all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)0.23 g
  58. 58Enriched all-purpose white flour, calcium-fortifiedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)0.23 g
  59. 59All-purpose flour, enriched, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)0.23 g
  60. 60Unenriched all-purpose white flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)0.23 g
  61. 61Unenriched white rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (158 g)0.23 g
  62. 62Fresh plain pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta · 4.5 oz (128 g)0.22 g
  63. 63Enriched self-rising all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)0.22 g
  64. 64White self-rising cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (122 g)0.21 g
  65. 65Yellow self-rising bolted plain enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (122 g)0.21 g
  66. 66White whole-grain cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (122 g)0.21 g
  67. 67Whole-grain yellow cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (122 g)0.21 g
  68. 68Whole-groat buckwheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (120 g)0.2 g
  69. 69Cooked wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (164 g)0.2 g
  70. 70Enriched white masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (114 g)0.19 g
  71. 71White masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (114 g)0.19 g
  72. 72Enriched yellow masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (114 g)0.19 g
  73. 73Enriched white tortilla flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (111 g)0.19 g
  74. 74Enriched white cake flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup unsifted, dipped (137 g)0.19 g
  75. 75Protein-fortified spaghetti, dryCereal Grains and Pasta · 2 oz (57 g)0.18 g
  76. 76Protein-fortified spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (140 g)0.18 g
  77. 77Dry enriched instant white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (95 g)0.18 g
  78. 78Quinoa, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.18 g
  79. 79Whole grain sorghum flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (121 g)0.18 g
  80. 80Dry enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spiral shaped (84 g)0.17 g
  81. 81White whole-grain corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (117 g)0.17 g
  82. 82Whole-grain yellow corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (117 g)0.17 g
  83. 83Cooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (172 g)0.17 g
  84. 84Dry gluten-free corn pastaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (105 g)0.16 g
  85. 85Cooked enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)0.15 g
  86. 86Medium rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (102 g)0.14 g
  87. 87Enriched egg noodles, cooked, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)0.14 g
  88. 88Cooked unenriched egg noodles, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)0.14 g
  89. 89Cooked enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)0.14 g
  90. 90Egg noodles, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)0.14 g
  91. 91Crude wheat branCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (58 g)0.14 g
  92. 92Dry enriched pastaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti (91 g)0.13 g
  93. 93Unenriched pasta, dryCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti (91 g)0.13 g
  94. 94Tinkyada brown rice pasta, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti not packed (169 g)0.13 g
  95. 95Sprouted wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (108 g)0.13 g
  96. 96Cooked oat branCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (219 g)0.12 g
  97. 97Millet, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (174 g)0.12 g
  98. 98Dry spinach spaghettiCereal Grains and Pasta · 2 oz (57 g)0.12 g
  99. 99Cooked brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (202 g)0.12 g
  100. 100Dry Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta · 2 oz (57 g)0.12 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.