Foods high in methionine

Egg white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reduced tops the list with 3.4 g per serving. Ranked from 4,899 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

Per 100 gPer servingPer 100 calories
All foodsBakedBeefBeveragesBreakfast CerealsCereal Grains & PastaDairy & EggFast FoodsFats & OilsFinfish & ShellfishFruits & Fruit JuicesLamb, Veal, & GameLegumes & LegumeMeals, Entrees, & Side DishesNut & SeedPorkPoultryRestaurant FoodsSausages & Luncheon MeatsSnacksSoups, Sauces, & GraviesSweetsVegetables & Vegetable
  1. 1Egg white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup, sifted (107 g)3.4 g
  2. 2Dried egg whites, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup, sifted (107 g)3.2 g
  3. 3Beef chuck eye ribs, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (331 g)2 g
  4. 4Boneless beef chuck eye ribs, lean, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (325 g)2 g
  5. 5Beef chuck eye ribs, boneless, lean and fat, select, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (340 g)1.8 g
  6. 6Boneless beef chuck eye ribs, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (331 g)1.8 g
  7. 7Beef chuck eye ribs, boneless, lean and fat, choice, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (325 g)1.7 g
  8. 8Carrabba's chicken parmesanRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (339 g)1.7 g
  9. 9Chicken breast, skinless boneless, rawPoultry Products · 1 piece (272 g)1.6 g
  10. 10Atlantic cod, dried and saltedFinfish and Shellfish Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.6 g
  11. 11Brazil nuts, dried, unblanchedNut and Seed Products · 1 cup, whole (133 g)1.5 g
  12. 12TGI Friday's classic sirloin steakRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (176 g)1.5 g
  13. 13Pork leg cap steak, boneless, lean and fat, rawPork Products · 1 piece (231 g)1.4 g
  14. 14Chicken breast, skinless, boneless, with solution, rawPoultry Products · 1 piece (263 g)1.4 g
  15. 15Whole egg, dried, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup, sifted (85 g)1.3 g
  16. 16Applebee's mozzarella sticksRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (289 g)1.3 g
  17. 17Jack mackerel, canned, drained solidsFinfish and Shellfish Products · 1 cup (190 g)1.3 g
  18. 18Spirulina, driedVegetables and Vegetable Products · 1 cup (112 g)1.3 g
  19. 19Stewed stewing chicken light meatPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)1.3 g
  20. 20Sirloin steakRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (166 g)1.3 g
  21. 21Fried chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products · 1 cup (140 g)1.3 g
  22. 22Dried whole eggsDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup, sifted (85 g)1.3 g
  23. 23Cracker Barrel grilled sirloin steakRestaurant Foods · 1 steak (151 g)1.3 g
  24. 24Chicken parmesan without pastaRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (301 g)1.2 g
  25. 25Chicken breast, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)1.2 g
  26. 26Roasted chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)1.2 g
  27. 27New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)1.2 g
  28. 28Chicken meat, friedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)1.2 g
  29. 29Cracker Barrel farm raised catfishRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (178 g)1.2 g
  30. 30Chicken giblets, friedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (145 g)1.2 g
  31. 31Olive Garden chicken parmigianaRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (304 g)1.1 g
  32. 32Pork top loin chops, boneless, lean, braisedPork Products · 1 chop (135 g)1.1 g
  33. 33Chicken breast, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)1.1 g
  34. 34Chicken breast, meat only, stewedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)1.1 g
  35. 35Chicken meat, roastedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)1.1 g
  36. 36Roasted goose meatPoultry Products · 1 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook goose) (143 g)1.1 g
  37. 37Chicken dark meat, friedPoultry Products · 1 cup (140 g)1.1 g
  38. 38Stewed chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)1.1 g
  39. 39New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)1.1 g
  40. 40Bone-in pork country-style ribs, lean, roastedPork Products · 1 rack (138 g)1.1 g
  41. 41Pork top loin chops, boneless, lean, broiledPork Products · 1 chop (145 g)1.1 g
  42. 42Squab, raw, meat and skinPoultry Products · 1 squab (199 g)1.1 g
  43. 43Applebee's chicken tendersRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (209 g)1.1 g
  44. 44Stewed stewing chicken dark meatPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)1.1 g
  45. 45Nonfat dry milk, unfortifiedDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup (120 g)1.1 g
  46. 46Nonfat dry milk, with vitamins A and DDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup (120 g)1.1 g
  47. 47Atlantic sardines, canned in oil, drained with boneFinfish and Shellfish Products · 1 cup, drained (149 g)1.1 g
  48. 48Gruyere cheeseDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup, diced (132 g)1.1 g
  49. 49Pork top loin chop, boneless, lean and fat, braisedPork Products · 1 chop (135 g)1.1 g
  50. 50Chicken dark meat, roastedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)1.1 g
  51. 51Stewed chicken, meat onlyPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)1.1 g
  52. 52Fried mozzarella sticksRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (245 g)1.1 g
  53. 53TGI Friday's chicken fingersRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (225 g)1.1 g
  54. 54Wendy's Classic Double with cheeseFast Foods · 1 item (310 g)1.1 g
  55. 55Roasted roasting chicken light meatPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)1.1 g
  56. 56Chicken breast, meat and skin, stewedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)1 g
  57. 57Applebee's hand battered fishRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (250 g)1 g
  58. 58Swiss cheeseDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup, diced (132 g)1 g
  59. 59Dried buttermilkDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup (120 g)1 g
  60. 60Cooked whelkFinfish and Shellfish Products · 3 oz (85 g)1 g
  61. 61Turkey back, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)1 g
  62. 62Restaurant chicken tendersRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (201 g)1 g
  63. 63Soybeans, rawLegumes and Legume Products · 1 cup (186 g)1 g
  64. 64Applebee's 9 oz house sirloin steakRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (157 g)1 g
  65. 65Chicken dark meat, stewedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)1 g
  66. 66Simmered roasting chicken gibletsPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (145 g)0.98 g
  67. 67Roasted roasting chicken meatPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)0.97 g
  68. 68Port de Salut cheeseDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup, diced (132 g)0.97 g
  69. 69Chicken thigh, meat only, stewedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)0.97 g
  70. 70New Zealand beef brisket, lean, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)0.96 g
  71. 71Chicken tendersFast Foods · 1 serving (184 g)0.95 g
  72. 72Chicken drumstick, meat and skin, stewedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)0.95 g
  73. 73Denny's chicken stripsRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (194 g)0.95 g
  74. 74Capon giblets, cooked, simmeredPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (145 g)0.95 g
  75. 75New Zealand bolar blade, lean, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)0.94 g
  76. 76Denny's mozzarella cheese sticksRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (228 g)0.94 g
  77. 77Simmered stewing chicken gibletsPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (145 g)0.94 g
  78. 78Fontina cheeseDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup, diced (132 g)0.93 g
  79. 79Squab, meat only, rawPoultry Products · 1 squab (168 g)0.93 g
  80. 80New Zealand beef flat, lean, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)0.93 g
  81. 81Fat-free egg substitute, liquid or frozenDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup (240 g)0.93 g
  82. 82Chicken heart, simmeredPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (145 g)0.93 g
  83. 83New Zealand lamb fore-shank, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products · 1 serving (85 g)0.92 g
  84. 84Chicken meat and skin, stewedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)0.92 g
  85. 85Restaurant battered fried fish filletRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (226 g)0.91 g
  86. 86Provolone cheeseDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup, diced (132 g)0.91 g
  87. 87Reduced fat provolone cheeseDairy and Egg Products · 1 cup, diced (132 g)0.91 g
  88. 88Chicken leg, meat and skin, stewedPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)0.9 g
  89. 89Mechanically deboned poultry, from hens, rawPoultry Products · 0.5 lb (227 g)0.9 g
  90. 90Roasted roasting chicken dark meatPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)0.9 g
  91. 91NZ lamb hind shank, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products · 3 oz (85 g)0.9 g
  92. 92Dried watermelon seed kernelsNut and Seed Products · 1 cup (108 g)0.9 g
  93. 93Goose egg, rawDairy and Egg Products · 1 egg (144 g)0.9 g
  94. 94New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, lean, braisedBeef Products · 1 serving (85 g)0.9 g
  95. 95New Zealand brisket point end, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)0.89 g
  96. 96New Zealand flat, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)0.89 g
  97. 97Roasted duck meatPoultry Products · 1 cup, chopped or diced (140 g)0.89 g
  98. 98TGI Friday's fried mozzarellaRestaurant Foods · 1 serving (212 g)0.88 g
  99. 99Mechanically deboned poultry, without skin, rawPoultry Products · 0.5 lb (227 g)0.88 g
  100. 100New Zealand beef bolar blade, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)0.87 g

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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.