Foods high in methionine

Sesame flour, low-fat tops the list with 1.7 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,899 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Sesame flour, low-fatNut and Seed Products1.7 g
2. 2Partially defatted sesame flourNut and Seed Products1.3 g
3. 3Brazil nuts, dried, unblanchedNut and Seed Products1.1 g
4. 4Partially defatted sunflower seed flourNut and Seed Products1 g
5. 5High-fat sesame flourNut and Seed Products1 g
6. 6Hulled hemp seedsNut and Seed Products0.93 g
7. 7Dried watermelon seed kernelsNut and Seed Products0.83 g
8. 8Low fat glandless cottonseed flourNut and Seed Products0.81 g
9. 9Partially defatted glandless cottonseed mealNut and Seed Products0.8 g
10. 10Creamy sesame butterNut and Seed Products0.74 g
11. 11Cottonseed flour, partially defatted, glandlessNut and Seed Products0.67 g
12. 12Safflower seed meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products0.63 g
13. 13Butternuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.61 g
14. 14Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products0.6 g
15. 15Sesame pasteNut and Seed Products0.6 g
16. 16Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.59 g
17. 17Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.59 g
18. 18Tahini from unroasted kernelsNut and Seed Products0.59 g
19. 19Chia seeds, driedNut and Seed Products0.59 g
20. 20Tahini from raw stone ground kernelsNut and Seed Products0.59 g
21. 21Whole dried sesame seedsNut and Seed Products0.59 g
22. 22Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted and toasted kernels (most common type)Nut and Seed Products0.56 g
23. 23Sesame meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products0.56 g
24. 24Toasted sesame seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.56 g
25. 25Toasted sesame seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.56 g
26. 26Whole roasted and toasted sesame seedsNut and Seed Products0.56 g
27. 27Glandless cottonseed kernels, roastedNut and Seed Products0.53 g
28. 28Sunflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products0.49 g
29. 29Dried black walnutsNut and Seed Products0.47 g
30. 30Salted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products0.43 g
31. 31Unsalted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products0.43 g
32. 32Oil roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.43 g
33. 33Sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.43 g
34. 34Dry roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.42 g
35. 35Dry roasted sunflower seed kernels, with saltNut and Seed Products0.42 g
36. 36Sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.42 g
37. 37Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.42 g
38. 38Roasted pumpkin seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.42 g
39. 39Ground flaxseedNut and Seed Products0.4 g
40. 40Pili nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.4 g
41. 41Dry roasted pistachios, saltedNut and Seed Products0.38 g
42. 42Dry roasted pistachios, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.38 g
43. 43Toasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.37 g
44. 44Toasted sunflower seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.37 g
45. 45FlaxseedNut and Seed Products0.37 g
46. 46Raw cashewsNut and Seed Products0.36 g
47. 47Raw pistachiosNut and Seed Products0.36 g
48. 48Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.35 g
49. 49Mixed nuts, oil roasted, without peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.35 g
50. 50Oil roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products0.33 g
51. 51Cashews, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.33 g
52. 52Pine nuts, rawNut and Seed Products0.33 g
53. 53Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products0.32 g
54. 54Plain unsalted cashew butterNut and Seed Products0.32 g
55. 55Dried sisymbrium seedsNut and Seed Products0.31 g
56. 56Dried hickory nutsNut and Seed Products0.3 g
57. 57Safflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products0.28 g
58. 58Oil roasted mixed nuts, with peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products0.28 g
59. 59Oil roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.28 g
60. 60Mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.28 g
61. 61Wheat-based nut formula, saltedNut and Seed Products0.28 g
62. 62Dry roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products0.27 g
63. 63Cashews, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.27 g
64. 64Wheat-based nut mix, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.27 g
65. 65Dried lotus seedsNut and Seed Products0.27 g
66. 66Mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.26 g
67. 67Pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.26 g
68. 68English walnutsNut and Seed Products0.24 g
69. 69Dry roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.23 g
70. 70Hazelnuts, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.22 g
71. 71HazelnutsNut and Seed Products0.22 g
72. 72Pinyon pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.21 g
73. 73Salted cashew butterNut and Seed Products0.2 g
74. 74Hazelnuts, blanchedNut and Seed Products0.2 g
75. 75Almonds, blanchedNut and Seed Products0.19 g
76. 76English walnuts, halves, rawNut and Seed Products0.19 g
77. 77Dry roasted pecans, saltedNut and Seed Products0.19 g
78. 78Dry roasted pecans, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.19 g
79. 79Creamy almond butterNut and Seed Products0.19 g
80. 80Oil roasted almonds, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products0.19 g
81. 81Oil roasted almonds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.19 g
82. 82Oil roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.19 g
83. 83PecansNut and Seed Products0.18 g
84. 84Oil roasted pecans, saltedNut and Seed Products0.18 g
85. 85Pecans, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.18 g
86. 86Honey roasted almonds, unblanchedNut and Seed Products0.18 g
87. 87Pecans, halves, rawNut and Seed Products0.17 g
88. 88Dried Chinese chestnutsNut and Seed Products0.17 g
89. 89AlmondsNut and Seed Products0.16 g
90. 90Almonds, dry roasted, saltedNut and Seed Products0.15 g
91. 91Dry roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.15 g
92. 92Whole almonds, rawNut and Seed Products0.15 g
93. 93European chestnuts, dried, unpeeledNut and Seed Products0.15 g
94. 94Dried beechnutsNut and Seed Products0.15 g
95. 95Acorns, driedNut and Seed Products0.14 g
96. 96Dried ginkgo nutsNut and Seed Products0.13 g
97. 97Acorn flour, full fatNut and Seed Products0.13 g
98. 98Dried Japanese chestnutsNut and Seed Products0.13 g
99. 99Salted almond butterNut and Seed Products0.12 g
100. 100Plain unsalted almond butterNut and Seed Products0.12 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.