Foods highest in Lysine per 100 g (USDA)
The SR Legacy and Foundation food records with the most lysine per 100 g. Lysine is an essential amino acid with no Daily Value.
- Unit:
- g per 100 g
- Daily Value:
- none defined
- Datasets:
- SR Legacy and Foundation Foods; FNDDS does not report it
Lysine is one of the nine amino acids the body cannot make. USDA measures amino acids by ion-exchange chromatography after acid hydrolysis of the protein, and reports them in grams per 100 g of food. Only the analytical datasets carry these values: FNDDS records do not report amino acids.
Protein concentrates, dried egg, hard cheeses, dried fish and lean meats head the list, following total protein. Among plant foods, soy and other legumes are relatively rich in lysine, while cereals are comparatively low in it, which is why the two groups are often combined.
Top 100 foods by Lysine per 100 g
5,151 of 13,621 Normal catalog records report this nutrient (Foundation Foods: 54/397 · SR Legacy: 5,097/7,793 · FNDDS: 0/5,431). Records without a value are not ranked.
How to read this ranking
There is no Daily Value, so no percentage is shown. Records are per 100 g of food, not per gram of protein; a high-protein dry food ranks above a fresh one with a better amino-acid balance.
Values are USDA amounts per 100 g of edible portion, ordered as reported; this is information, not dietary advice. Methodology