Foods high in methionine

Sliced fat-free oven-roasted chicken breast tops the list with 0.55 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,899 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Sliced fat-free oven-roasted chicken breastSausages and Luncheon Meats0.55 g
2. 2Sliced fat-free chicken breast, mesquiteSausages and Luncheon Meats0.55 g
3. 3Rotisserie seasoned deli chicken breast, slicedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.5 g
4. 4Cured beef, driedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.49 g
5. 5Low salt turkey breast luncheon meatSausages and Luncheon Meats0.45 g
6. 6Beef pastrami, 98% fat-freeSausages and Luncheon Meats0.42 g
7. 7PastramiSausages and Luncheon Meats0.38 g
8. 8Jellied luncheon meatSausages and Luncheon Meats0.38 g
9. 9Turkey pastramiSausages and Luncheon Meats0.37 g
10. 10Chopped beef, cured, smokedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.37 g
11. 11Deli cut rotisserie turkey breastSausages and Luncheon Meats0.35 g
12. 12Pork luxury loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.33 g
13. 13Smoked turkey Italian sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.33 g
14. 14Jellied corned beef loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.33 g
15. 15Smoked ham, extra lean, low sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats0.31 g
16. 16Chicken spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats0.3 g
17. 17Oven-roasted chicken breast rollSausages and Luncheon Meats0.29 g
18. 18New England brand pork and beef sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.28 g
19. 19Smoked hot turkey sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.28 g
20. 20Fresh turkey sausage, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.27 g
21. 21Fresh raw turkey sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.27 g
22. 22Mild turkey breakfast sausage links, rawSausages and Luncheon Meats0.27 g
23. 23Cooked turkey salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats0.26 g
24. 24Canned corned beefSausages and Luncheon Meats0.25 g
25. 25Beef honey roll sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.25 g
26. 26Pork and beef barbecue loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.23 g
27. 27Cooked pork bratwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats0.22 g
28. 28Reduced fat turkey sausage, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.21 g
29. 29Ham, sliced, regular (approximately 11% fat)Sausages and Luncheon Meats0.19 g
30. 30Ham and cheese spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats0.19 g
31. 31Smoked pork link sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.19 g
32. 32Low sodium turkey baconSausages and Luncheon Meats0.19 g
33. 33Italian style chicken or turkey sausage, lower sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats0.18 g
34. 34Reduced fat pork sausage, unpreparedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.18 g
35. 35Ham and cheese loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.18 g
36. 36Turkey frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.18 g
37. 37Reduced fat pork sausage, pan-friedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.18 g
38. 38Lite smoked bratwurst, pork, beef, turkeySausages and Luncheon Meats0.18 g
39. 39Canned chopped hamSausages and Luncheon Meats0.18 g
40. 40Dutch brand loaf, chicken, pork, beefSausages and Luncheon Meats0.17 g
41. 41Minced hamSausages and Luncheon Meats0.17 g
42. 42Sliced dry Italian salami, 50% less sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats0.17 g
43. 43Canned chicken liver pâtéSausages and Luncheon Meats0.17 g
44. 44Pork, turkey, and beef sausage, reduced sodiumSausages and Luncheon Meats0.17 g
45. 45Pork bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats0.17 g
46. 46Pork and beef picnic loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.16 g
47. 47Sweet Italian sausage, linksSausages and Luncheon Meats0.16 g
48. 48Poultry salad sandwich spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats0.16 g
49. 49Pork and beef Berliner sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.16 g
50. 50Skinless smoked chicken, beef, pork sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.15 g
51. 51Chicken frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.15 g
52. 52Dry pork and beef salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats0.15 g
53. 53Turkey bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats0.15 g
54. 54Pork beerwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats0.15 g
55. 55Hot Polish sausage, beef and chickenSausages and Luncheon Meats0.15 g
56. 56Beef and pork bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats0.14 g
57. 57Beerwurst, pork and beefSausages and Luncheon Meats0.14 g
58. 58Pork and beef luncheon sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.14 g
59. 59Cooked beef salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats0.13 g
60. 60Pork sausage links or patties, rawSausages and Luncheon Meats0.13 g
61. 61Pork sausage, pan-friedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.13 g
62. 62Pork olive loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.13 g
63. 63Beef and pork mortadellaSausages and Luncheon Meats0.13 g
64. 64Pork mother's loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.13 g
65. 65Fresh cooked beef sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.12 g
66. 66Smoked bratwurst, beef and porkSausages and Luncheon Meats0.12 g
67. 67Smoked sausage, pork and beef with cheddarSausages and Luncheon Meats0.12 g
68. 68Smoked Polish sausage, pork and beefSausages and Luncheon Meats0.12 g
69. 69Pork frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.12 g
70. 70Swisswurst, pork and beef, with swiss cheese, smokedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.12 g
71. 71Mac and cheese loaf, chicken, pork, beefSausages and Luncheon Meats0.12 g
72. 72Pork Polish sausageSausages and Luncheon Meats0.12 g
73. 73Dry pork salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats0.12 g
74. 74Canned Vienna sausage, chicken, beef, porkSausages and Luncheon Meats0.12 g
75. 75Bacon and beef sticksSausages and Luncheon Meats0.11 g
76. 76Pork pickle and pimiento loafSausages and Luncheon Meats0.11 g
77. 77Pork and beef link bratwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats0.11 g
78. 78Pork liver cheeseSausages and Luncheon Meats0.11 g
79. 79Raw pork and veal bockwurstSausages and Luncheon Meats0.11 g
80. 80Italian pork salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats0.11 g
81. 81Sausage, smoked link sausage, pork and beef (nonfat dry milk added)Sausages and Luncheon Meats0.11 g
82. 82Pork and beef cheesefurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.11 g
83. 83Pork sausage, reduced sodium, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.11 g
84. 84Ham salad spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats0.11 g
85. 85Smoked beef sausage, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.1 g
86. 86Heated beef frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.1 g
87. 87Lite pork and turkey bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats0.1 g
88. 88Sliced beef and pork pepperoniSausages and Luncheon Meats0.1 g
89. 89Meat frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.1 g
90. 90Canned pork luncheon meatSausages and Luncheon Meats0.1 g
91. 91Heated meat frankfurterSausages and Luncheon Meats0.1 g
92. 92Beef bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats0.099 g
93. 93Veal bratwurst, cookedSausages and Luncheon Meats0.096 g
94. 94Pork braunschweigerSausages and Luncheon Meats0.095 g
95. 95Liverwurst spreadSausages and Luncheon Meats0.093 g
96. 96Knackwurst, pork and beefSausages and Luncheon Meats0.09 g
97. 97Cooked beef and pork salamiSausages and Luncheon Meats0.09 g
98. 98Canned liver pâtéSausages and Luncheon Meats0.089 g
99. 99Pork, turkey, and beef bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats0.089 g
100. 100Meat and poultry bolognaSausages and Luncheon Meats0.089 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.