Foods high in methionine

Ground turkey, fat free, pan-broiled tops the list with 0.93 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,899 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Ground turkey, fat free, pan-broiledPoultry Products0.93 g
2. 2Chicken breast, meat only, friedPoultry Products0.93 g
3. 3Stewed stewing chicken light meatPoultry Products0.91 g
4. 4Rotisserie chicken breast, meat and skin, cookedPoultry Products0.91 g
5. 5Fried chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products0.91 g
6. 6Rotisserie chicken breast, meat only, cookedPoultry Products0.86 g
7. 7Chicken breast, meat and skin, fried in flourPoultry Products0.86 g
8. 8Chicken breast, meat only, roastedPoultry Products0.86 g
9. 9Roasted chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products0.85 g
10. 10Ground turkey, fat free, broiledPoultry Products0.85 g
11. 11Chicken meat, friedPoultry Products0.84 g
12. 12Rotisserie chicken wing, meat only, cookedPoultry Products0.84 g
13. 13Roasted chicken wing meatPoultry Products0.84 g
14. 14Roasted turkey wing, meat onlyPoultry Products0.84 g
15. 15Stewed stewing chicken meatPoultry Products0.84 g
16. 16Chicken wing, meat only, friedPoultry Products0.83 g
17. 17Skinless boneless chicken breast, braisedPoultry Products0.83 g
18. 18BBQ rotisserie chicken breast, meat onlyPoultry Products0.83 g
19. 19Chicken back, meat only, friedPoultry Products0.82 g
20. 20Roasted turkey breast, meat onlyPoultry Products0.82 g
21. 21Ostrich inside strip, cookedPoultry Products0.82 g
22. 22Flour-fried chicken light meat, skin onPoultry Products0.81 g
23. 23Ostrich inside leg, cookedPoultry Products0.81 g
24. 24Chicken giblets, friedPoultry Products0.81 g
25. 25BBQ rotisserie chicken wing, meat onlyPoultry Products0.81 g
26. 26Chicken breast, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products0.81 g
27. 27Ground turkey, cookedPoultry Products0.81 g
28. 28Ostrich oyster, cookedPoultry Products0.81 g
29. 29Chicken breast, meat only, stewedPoultry Products0.8 g
30. 30Chicken meat, roastedPoultry Products0.8 g
31. 31Rotisserie chicken drumstick, meat only, cookedPoultry Products0.8 g
32. 32Chicken dark meat, friedPoultry Products0.8 g
33. 33Stewed chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products0.8 g
34. 34Ostrich outside strip, cookedPoultry Products0.8 g
35. 35Roasted turkey drumstick, meat onlyPoultry Products0.8 g
36. 3693% lean ground turkey, pan-broiledPoultry Products0.8 g
37. 37Ostrich tip trimmed, cookedPoultry Products0.8 g
38. 38Skinless boneless chicken breast, grilledPoultry Products0.79 g
39. 39Turkey leg, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products0.79 g
40. 40Chicken drumstick, meat only, friedPoultry Products0.79 g
41. 41Turkey, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products0.79 g
42. 42Turkey drumstick, meat only, roastedPoultry Products0.79 g
43. 43Turkey light meat, roastedPoultry Products0.79 g
44. 44Turkey wing, meat only, roastedPoultry Products0.79 g
45. 45Ostrich top loin, cookedPoultry Products0.79 g
46. 46Turkey breast, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products0.79 g
47. 47Chicken leg, meat only, friedPoultry Products0.78 g
48. 48Roasted goose meatPoultry Products0.78 g
49. 49Chicken back, meat only, roastedPoultry Products0.78 g
50. 50Rotisserie chicken back, meat only, cookedPoultry Products0.78 g
51. 51Stewed stewing chicken dark meatPoultry Products0.78 g
52. 52Chicken thigh, meat only, friedPoultry Products0.78 g
53. 53White Pekin duck leg, meat only, braisedPoultry Products0.78 g
54. 54Roasted chicken light meat, skin onPoultry Products0.78 g
55. 55Roasted capon, meat and skinPoultry Products0.77 g
56. 56BBQ rotisserie chicken drumstick, meat onlyPoultry Products0.77 g
57. 57BBQ rotisserie chicken breast, meat and skinPoultry Products0.77 g
58. 58Skinless boneless chicken breast, with added solution, grilledPoultry Products0.77 g
59. 59Ground turkey, 85% lean, broiled pattiesPoultry Products0.76 g
60. 60Flour-fried chicken, meat and skinPoultry Products0.76 g
61. 61Ground turkey, 93% lean, broiled pattiesPoultry Products0.76 g
62. 62Chicken drumstick, meat only, stewedPoultry Products0.76 g
63. 63Turkey, whole, meat only, roastedPoultry Products0.76 g
64. 64Rotisserie chicken drumstick, meat and skin, cookedPoultry Products0.76 g
65. 65Chicken dark meat, roastedPoultry Products0.76 g
66. 66Whole chicken with giblets and neck, friedPoultry Products0.76 g
67. 67Stewed chicken, meat onlyPoultry Products0.76 g
68. 68Roasted capon, wholePoultry Products0.75 g
69. 69Stewed chicken wing meatPoultry Products0.75 g
70. 70Turkey drumstick, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products0.75 g
71. 71Roasted roasting chicken light meatPoultry Products0.75 g
72. 72Turkey light meat, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products0.75 g
73. 73Rotisserie chicken wing, meat and skin, cookedPoultry Products0.75 g
74. 74Chicken neck, meat only, friedPoultry Products0.74 g
75. 75Chicken breast, meat and skin, stewedPoultry Products0.74 g
76. 76Ground turkey, 85% lean, pan-broiled crumblesPoultry Products0.74 g
77. 77Turkey wing, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products0.74 g
78. 78White Pekin duck breast, boneless, meat only, broiledPoultry Products0.74 g
79. 79Flour-fried chicken back, meat and skinPoultry Products0.73 g
80. 80Skinless boneless chicken breast, with added solution, braisedPoultry Products0.73 g
81. 81Ground ostrich, pan-broiledPoultry Products0.73 g
82. 82Turkey back, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products0.73 g
83. 83Chicken leg, meat only, stewedPoultry Products0.73 g
84. 84Roasted chicken, meat and skinPoultry Products0.73 g
85. 85Chicken dark meat and skin, friedPoultry Products0.72 g
86. 86Chicken drumstick, meat and skin, fried in flourPoultry Products0.72 g
87. 87Chicken drumstick, meat only, roastedPoultry Products0.72 g
88. 88Turkey back, meat only, roastedPoultry Products0.72 g
89. 89Turkey dark meat, roastedPoultry Products0.72 g
90. 90Turkey thigh, meat only, roastedPoultry Products0.72 g
91. 91Turkey, whole, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products0.72 g
92. 92Chicken dark meat, stewedPoultry Products0.72 g
93. 93Chicken leg, meat and skin, fried in flourPoultry Products0.72 g
94. 94Rotisserie chicken back, meat and skin, cookedPoultry Products0.72 g
95. 95Stewed stewing chicken, with skinPoultry Products0.72 g
96. 96Raw quail breast, meat onlyPoultry Products0.72 g
97. 97White Pekin duck leg, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products0.71 g
98. 98Chicken thigh, meat and skin, fried in flourPoultry Products0.71 g
99. 99Pheasant breast, raw, meat onlyPoultry Products0.71 g
100. 100Chicken thigh, meat only, roastedPoultry Products0.71 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.