Foods high in methionine

Cured beef, dried tops the list with 0.75 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,899 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Cured beef, driedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.75 g
2. 2Cooked pork bratwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats0.72 g
3. 3Canned corned beefSausages and Luncheon Meats0.63 g
4. 4Smoked pork link sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.6 g
5. 5Bacon and beef sticksSausages and Luncheon Meats0.59 g
6. 6Sliced dry Italian salami, 50% less sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats0.59 g
7. 7Dry pork and beef salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats0.58 g
8. 8PastramiSausages and Luncheon Meats0.56 g
9. 9Fresh turkey sausage, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.53 g
10. 10Smoked turkey Italian sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.52 g
11. 11Turkey pastramiSausages and Luncheon Meats0.51 g
12. 12Sliced beef and pork pepperoniSausages and Luncheon Meats0.51 g
13. 13Jellied corned beef loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.51 g
14. 14Low salt turkey breast luncheon meatSausages and Luncheon Meats0.49 g
15. 15Rotisserie seasoned deli chicken breast, slicedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.49 g
16. 16Chopped beef, cured, smokedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.49 g
17. 17Reduced fat pork sausage, pan-friedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.48 g
18. 18Pork, turkey, and beef sausage, reduced sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats0.48 g
19. 19Dutch brand loaf, chicken, pork, beefSausages and Luncheon Meats0.47 g
20. 20Ham and cheese spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats0.47 g
21. 21Dry pork salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats0.47 g
22. 22Italian pork salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats0.47 g
23. 23Low sodium turkey baconSausages and Luncheon Meats0.47 g
24. 24Chicken spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats0.47 g
25. 25Pork luxury loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.47 g
26. 26Minced hamSausages and Luncheon Meats0.46 g
27. 27Mild turkey breakfast sausage links, rawSausages and Luncheon Meats0.45 g
28. 28Beef honey roll sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.45 g
29. 29New England brand pork and beef sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.45 g
30. 30Beef and pork bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats0.45 g
31. 31Cooked turkey salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats0.44 g
32. 32Smoked ham, extra lean, low sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats0.44 g
33. 33Ham and cheese loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.44 g
34. 34Sliced fat-free chicken breast, mesquiteSausages and Luncheon Meats0.44 g
35. 35Sliced fat-free oven-roasted chicken breastSausages and Luncheon Meats0.44 g
36. 36Smoked hot turkey sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.44 g
37. 37Reduced fat turkey sausage, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.43 g
38. 38Pork sausage, pan-friedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.43 g
39. 39Jellied luncheon meatSausages and Luncheon Meats0.42 g
40. 40Canned chopped hamSausages and Luncheon Meats0.42 g
41. 41Fresh raw turkey sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.41 g
42. 42Pork bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats0.41 g
43. 43Fresh cooked beef sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.41 g
44. 44Turkey frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.4 g
45. 45Beef pastrami, 98% fat-freeSausages and Luncheon Meats0.4 g
46. 46Reduced fat pork sausage, unpreparedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.4 g
47. 47Pork and beef barbecue loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.4 g
48. 48Beef and pork mortadellaSausages and Luncheon Meats0.39 g
49. 49Deli cut rotisserie turkey breastSausages and Luncheon Meats0.39 g
50. 50Beerwurst, pork and beefSausages and Luncheon Meats0.39 g
51. 51Oven-roasted chicken breast rollSausages and Luncheon Meats0.38 g
52. 52Pork sausage links or patties, rawSausages and Luncheon Meats0.38 g
53. 53Hot Polish sausage, beef and chickenSausages and Luncheon Meats0.38 g
54. 54Pork Polish sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.38 g
55. 55Pork and beef picnic loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.38 g
56. 56Pork and beef link bratwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats0.37 g
57. 57Pork and beef Berliner sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.36 g
58. 58Smoked bratwurst, beef and porkSausages and Luncheon Meats0.36 g
59. 59Smoked Polish sausage, pork and beefSausages and Luncheon Meats0.36 g
60. 60Pork and beef cheesefurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.36 g
61. 61Pork and beef summer sausage with cheddarSausages and Luncheon Meats0.36 g
62. 62Pork and beef Swisswurst with Swiss cheeseSausages and Luncheon Meats0.36 g
63. 63Smoked sausage, pork and beef with cheddarSausages and Luncheon Meats0.36 g
64. 64Pork mother's loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.36 g
65. 65Pork beerwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats0.35 g
66. 66Pork and beef luncheon sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.35 g
67. 67Cooked beef salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats0.35 g
68. 68Microwaved fully cooked pork sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.35 g
69. 69Smoked pork and beef link sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.34 g
70. 70Chicken frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.34 g
71. 71Pork liver cheeseSausages and Luncheon Meats0.34 g
72. 72Canned chicken liver pâtéSausages and Luncheon Meats0.34 g
73. 73Italian style chicken or turkey sausage, lower sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats0.34 g
74. 74Lite smoked bratwurst, pork, beef, turkeySausages and Luncheon Meats0.33 g
75. 75Skinless smoked chicken, beef, pork sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.33 g
76. 76Canned pork luncheon meatSausages and Luncheon Meats0.33 g
77. 77Raw pork and veal bockwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats0.33 g
78. 78Heated beef frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.33 g
79. 79Fresh pork and beef sausage, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.33 g
80. 80Smoked beef sausage, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.33 g
81. 81Veal bratwurst, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.33 g
82. 82Pork frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.32 g
83. 83Poultry salad sandwich spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats0.32 g
84. 84Pork sausage, fully cooked, unheatedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.32 g
85. 85Sliced ham, regularSausages and Luncheon Meats0.32 g
86. 86Turkey bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats0.32 g
87. 87Pork braunschweigerSausages and Luncheon Meats0.31 g
88. 88Cooked beef and pork salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats0.3 g
89. 89Pork and beef salami, less sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats0.3 g
90. 90Pork olive loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.3 g
91. 91Pork, turkey, and beef bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats0.3 g
92. 92Beef bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats0.29 g
93. 93Meat frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.29 g
94. 94Pork sausage, reduced sodium, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.29 g
95. 95Kielbasa, fully cooked, grilledSausages and Luncheon Meats0.29 g
96. 96Liverwurst spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats0.28 g
97. 97Pork liverwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats0.28 g
98. 98Canned liver pâtéSausages and Luncheon Meats0.28 g
99. 99Kielbasa, fully cooked, pan-friedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.28 g
100. 100Truffle flavored pateSausages and Luncheon Meats0.28 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.