Foods high in methionine

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

1. 1Crimini mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products1.7 g
2. 2White button mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products1.5 g
3. 3Portabella mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products1.3 g
4. 4Pioppini mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products1.2 g
5. 5Oyster mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products1.1 g
6. 6Maitake mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products1 g
7. 7Large egg whiteDairy and Egg Products0.88 g
8. 8Egg white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products0.85 g
9. 9Egg white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products0.85 g
10. 10Dried egg whites, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products0.84 g
11. 11Egg, white, raw, frozen, pasteurizedDairy and Egg Products0.83 g
12. 12Fat-free egg substitute, liquid or frozenDairy and Egg Products0.81 g
13. 13New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, lean, rawBeef Products0.81 g
14. 14King oyster mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products0.79 g
15. 15Egg white, rawDairy and Egg Products0.77 g
16. 16Cooked haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products0.76 g
17. 17Lion's mane mushroomVegetables and Vegetable Products0.76 g
18. 18Raw haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products0.76 g
19. 19Shiitake mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products0.75 g
20. 20Dried egg whitesDairy and Egg Products0.73 g
21. 21Raw pollockFinfish and Shellfish Products0.71 g
22. 22Orange roughy, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.69 g
23. 23Orange roughy, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.69 g
24. 24Raw Atlantic and Pacific halibutFinfish and Shellfish Products0.68 g
25. 25Cooked Atlantic and Pacific halibutFinfish and Shellfish Products0.67 g
26. 26Alaska pollock, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.66 g
27. 27Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products0.66 g
28. 28Cooked flounder and soleFinfish and Shellfish Products0.65 g
29. 29Canned light tuna in water, no salt, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.65 g
30. 30Raw flounder and soleFinfish and Shellfish Products0.65 g
31. 31Ling, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.65 g
32. 32Raw Pacific rockfishFinfish and Shellfish Products0.65 g
33. 33Pacific rockfish, mixed, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products0.65 g
34. 34Raw northern pikeFinfish and Shellfish Products0.65 g
35. 35Northern pike, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products0.65 g
36. 36Raw cuskFinfish and Shellfish Products0.65 g
37. 37Raw lingFinfish and Shellfish Products0.65 g
38. 38Pumpkinseed sunfish, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.65 g
39. 39Pumpkinseed sunfish, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.64 g
40. 40Raw mahimahiFinfish and Shellfish Products0.64 g
41. 41Mahimahi, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.64 g
42. 42Smoked haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products0.64 g
43. 43Cooked Atlantic codFinfish and Shellfish Products0.64 g
44. 44Cooked cuskFinfish and Shellfish Products0.64 g
45. 45Raw Atlantic codFinfish and Shellfish Products0.64 g
46. 46Select boneless top round roast, lean, rawBeef Products0.64 g
47. 47Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products0.64 g
48. 48Atlantic cod, canned, solids and liquidFinfish and Shellfish Products0.64 g
49. 49Smoked mixed whitefishFinfish and Shellfish Products0.64 g
50. 50Atlantic cod, dried and saltedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.64 g
51. 51Canned light tuna in water, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.64 g
52. 52Select boneless eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products0.64 g
53. 53Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products0.64 g
54. 54Cooked burbotFinfish and Shellfish Products0.64 g
55. 55Fresh yellowfin tuna, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.64 g
56. 56Burbot, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.64 g
57. 57Fresh yellowfin tuna, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.63 g
58. 58Fresh skipjack tuna, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.63 g
59. 59Fresh skipjack tuna, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.63 g
60. 60New Zealand manufacturing beef, boiledBeef Products0.63 g
61. 61Raw perchFinfish and Shellfish Products0.63 g
62. 62Rotisserie chicken breast, meat only, cookedPoultry Products0.63 g
63. 63Perch, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.63 g
64. 64Alaska pollock, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.63 g
65. 65Eye of round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products0.63 g
66. 66Atlantic pollock, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.63 g
67. 67Atlantic pollock, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.63 g
68. 68Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products0.62 g
69. 69Raw grouperFinfish and Shellfish Products0.62 g
70. 70Cooked grouperFinfish and Shellfish Products0.62 g
71. 71Raw ocean poutFinfish and Shellfish Products0.62 g
72. 72New Zealand hind shin, lean, rawBeef Products0.62 g
73. 73Ocean pout, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.62 g
74. 74Ground turkey, fat free, broiledPoultry Products0.62 g
75. 75Atlantic ocean perch, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.62 g
76. 76Tilapia, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.62 g
77. 77Ground turkey, fat free, rawPoultry Products0.62 g
78. 78Ground turkey, fat free, pan-broiledPoultry Products0.62 g
79. 79Raw lingcodFinfish and Shellfish Products0.62 g
80. 80New Zealand hind shin, lean, braisedBeef Products0.61 g
81. 81Lingcod, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.61 g
82. 82Atlantic ocean perch, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products0.61 g
83. 83Alaska king crab, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.61 g
84. 84Sheepshead, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products0.61 g
85. 85Walleye pike, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.61 g
86. 86Walleye pike, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.61 g
87. 87Snapper, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.61 g
88. 88Raw snapperFinfish and Shellfish Products0.61 g
89. 89NZ lamb loin, boneless, lean, fast roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.61 g
90. 90Fish, cod, Pacific, raw (may have been previously frozen)Finfish and Shellfish Products0.61 g
91. 91Roasted turkey breast, meat onlyPoultry Products0.61 g
92. 92Roasted turkey breast, meat only, with added solutionPoultry Products0.6 g
93. 93Cooked Pacific codFinfish and Shellfish Products0.6 g
94. 94Raw mixed whitingFinfish and Shellfish Products0.6 g
95. 95New Zealand boneless lamb loin, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.6 g
96. 96Whiting, mixed species, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.6 g
97. 97Tilapia, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.6 g
98. 98Top sirloin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products0.6 g
99. 99New Zealand eye round, lean, roastedBeef Products0.6 g
100. 100Beech mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products0.59 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.