Top 100 sources of lysine

Top 100 sources of lysine

Before I give you the list, let me explain how I came up with it as it is a combination of two factors: relative ratios of amino acids and protein density.  In this list I only look at foods that have at least 26% of their calories from protein and then I rank them according to those with the highest relative amount of the target amino acid.

This page is static, the most accurate and current top lysine sources can be found thru my database.

Top 100 plant sources of lysine

food name lysine calories
cauliflower,raw 0.113021 13
mushrooms,brown,italian,or crimini,raw 0.1008 8.8
parsley,freeze-dried 0.099521 8.7
lambs quarters,ckd,bld,drnd,w/salt 0.084375 10
lambsquarters,ckd,bld,drnd,wo/salt 0.084375 10
lambsquarters,raw 0.084286 10.2
soybeans,mature seeds,raw 0.074157 12.2
peas,split,mature seeds,ckd,bld,wo/salt 0.072182 14.1
peas,split,mature seeds,ckd,bld,w/salt 0.072182 13.9
peas,split,mature seeds,raw 0.072179 13.9
winged bns,mature seeds,raw 0.07204 13.8
peas,edible-podded,frz,ckd,bld,drnd,wo/salt 0.072 14.9
peas,edible-podded,frz,ckd,bld,drnd,w/salt 0.072 14.3
peas,edible-podded,bld,drnd,wo/ salt 0.071865 12.8
peas,edible-podded,ckd,bld,drnd,w/salt 0.071865 12.2
mori-nu,tofu,silken,soft 0.071042 11.5
beans,kidney,all types,mature seeds,ckd,bld,wo/salt 0.070012 14.6
beans,kidney,red,mature seeds,cnd,drnd sol,rinsed in tap h2o 0.069951 14.9
soybeans,mature seeds,sprouted,ckd,stir-fried,w/salt 0.069924 9.5
lentils,mature seeds,ckd,bld,wo/salt 0.069845 12.9
lentils,raw 0.069845 13.7
lentils,mature seeds,ckd,bld,w/salt 0.069845 12.6
mung bns,mature seeds,ckd,bld,wo/salt 0.069801 15
mung bns,mature seeds,ckd,bld,w/salt 0.069801 15
mung bns,mature seeds,raw 0.06974 14.5
lentils,pink,raw 0.069739 13.8
soy sau made from soy (tamari) 0.069553 5.7
spinach,frz,chopd or leaf,unprep 0.069146 8
beans,cranberry (roman),mature seeds,cnd 0.068773 15
beans,kidney,california red,mature seeds,ckd,bld,wo/salt 0.068675 13.6
beans,kidney,california red,mature seeds,ckd,bld,w/salt 0.068675 13.6
beans,great northern,mature seeds,ckd,bld,w/salt 0.068667 14.2
beans,great northern,mature seeds,ckd,bld,wo/salt 0.068667 14.2
beans,kidney,red,mature seeds,raw 0.068664 15
beans,white,mature seeds,ckd,bld,wo/salt 0.068654 14.3
beans,white,mature seeds,ckd,bld,w/ salt 0.068654 14.3
beans,kidney,california red,mature seeds,raw 0.06865 13.5
beans,cranberry (roman),mature seeds,ckd,bld,wo/salt 0.06863 14.6
beans,cranberry (roman),mature seeds,ckd,bld,w/salt 0.06863 14.6
beans,kidney,red,mature seeds,ckd,bld,w/salt 0.068627 14.6
beans,kidney,red,mature seeds,ckd,bld,wo/salt 0.068627 14.6
beans,kidney,all types,mature seeds,ckd,bld,w/salt 0.068627 14.6
beans,black,mature seeds,ckd,bld,w/salt 0.068623 14.9
beans,black,mature seeds,ckd,bld,wo/salt 0.068623 14.9
beans,white,mature seeds,raw 0.068622 14.3
beans,kidney,all types,mature seeds,raw 0.068617 14.1
beans,kidney,royal red,mature seeds,raw 0.068614 13
beans,cranberry (roman),mature seeds,raw 0.068606 14.5
beans,kidney,royal red,mature seeds,ckd,bld w/salt 0.068599 13
beans,kidney,royal red,mature seeds,ckd,bld,wo/salt 0.068599 13
edamame,frz,prep 0.068474 11.2
hyacinth bns,mature seeds,ckd,bld,wo/salt 0.068305 14.4
hyacinth bns,mature seeds,ckd,bld,w/salt 0.068305 14.4
hyacinth bns,mature seeds,raw 0.068285 14.4
meat extender 0.068119 8.2
sausage,meatless 0.068106 13.9
cowpeas,catjang,mature seeds,raw 0.067673 14.4
yardlong bns,mature seeds,ckd,bld,wo/salt 0.067672 14.2
yardlong bns,mature seeds,ckd,bld,w/ salt 0.067672 14.2
yardlong bns,mature seeds,raw 0.067653 14.3
cowpeas,catjang,mature seeds,ckd,bld,w/salt 0.067651 14.4
cowpeas,catjang,mature seeds,ckd,bld,wo/salt 0.067651 14.4
cowpeas,common (blackeyes,crowder,southern),mtre seeds,raw 0.067645 14.3
soy prot conc,produced by alcohol extraction 0.06759 5.7
soy prot conc,produced by acid wash 0.06759 5.7
edamame,frz,unprep 0.067317 10.7
lima bns,lrg,mature seeds,ckd,bld,w/salt 0.067051 14.7
lima bns,lrg,mature seeds,ckd,bld,wo/salt 0.067051 14.7
mori-nu,tofu,silken,ex firm 0.066892 7.4
soybeans,mature ckd,bld,wo/salt 0.066587 10.4
soybeans,mature seeds,ckd,bld,w/salt 0.066587 10.4
soy flour,defatted 0.06656 7
soybeans,mature seeds,rstd,salted 0.066553 13.4
soybeans,mature seeds,rsted,no salt added 0.066553 13.4
soy flr,full-fat,rstd 0.066552 12.7
soybeans,mature seeds,dry rstd 0.066549 11.4
soy meal,defatted,raw 0.066541 7.5
soy flour,full-fat,raw 0.066532 12.6
mori-nu,tofu,silken,firm 0.066522 9
mungo bns,mature seeds,raw 0.066402 13.5
papad 0.066315 14.5
mungo bns,mature seeds,ckd,bld,w/salt 0.066313 13.9
mungo bns,mature seeds,ckd,bld,wo/salt 0.066313 13.9
soy prot isolate,k type 0.066018 4
soy protein isolate 0.066018 4.2
tofu,salted&fermented (fuyu) 0.06589 14.2
tofu,salted&fermented (fuyu),prep w/ca sulfate 0.06589 14.2
tofu,dried-frozen (koyadofu) 0.065853 10
tofu,dried-frozen (koyadofu),prep w/ca sulfate 0.065853 9.8
tofu,hard,prep w/nigari 0.065852 11.5
tofu,raw,firm,prep w/ca sulfate 0.065843 9.2
tofu,raw,reg,prep w/ca sulfate 0.065842 9.4
tofu,ex firm,prep w/nigari 0.065824 9.2
tofu,soft,prep w/ca sulfate&magnesium chloride (nigari) 0.065802 9.3
broadbeans,immat seeds,raw 0.065357 12.9
broadbeans,immat seeds,ckd,bld,drnd,wo/salt 0.065208 12.9
broadbeans,immat seeds,ckd,bld,drnd,w/salt 0.065208 12.9
turnip grns,frz,unprep 0.065182 8.9
broccoli,ckd,bld,drnd,w/salt 0.065126 14.7
broccoli,ckd,bld,drnd,wo/salt 0.065126 14.7

Top 100 animal sources of lysine

food name lysine calories
cheese,parmesan,dry grated,red fat 0.12295 13.3
cheese,ricotta,part skim milk 0.118788 12.1
beef,loin,top sirloin cap steak,bnless,ln,1/8″ fat,sel,raw 0.115392 6
beef,rib eye steak/roast,bone-in,lip-on,ln,1/8″ fat,sel,raw 0.115381 7.2
beef,top loin petite rst,bnless,ln,1/8″ fat,sel,ckd,rstd 0.115379 6.3
beef,rib,back ribs,bone-in,ln,0″ fat,sel,raw 0.115373 11.2
beef,plate steak,bnless,inside skirt,ln,0″ fat,sel,ckd,grild 0.115372 7.3
beef,top loin petite roast/filet,bnless,ln,1/8″ fat,sel,raw 0.115371 5.9
beef,ribeye petite rst,bnless,ln,0″ fat,sel,ckd,rstd 0.115368 5.8
beef,loin,top sirloin filet,bnless,ln,0″ fat,sel,ckd,grilled 0.115367 5.4
beef,loin,top sirloin petite rst,bnls,ln,0″ fat,sel,ckd,rstd 0.115366 5.6
beef,plate steak,bnless,inside skirt,ln,0″ fat,sel,raw 0.115363 7.1
beef,ribeye cap steak,bnless,ln,0″ fat,sel,raw 0.115362 8.4
beef,plate steak,bnless,outside skirt,ln,0″ fat,sel,raw 0.115361 10.3
beef,rib eye steak,bnless,lip off,ln,0″ fat,sel,raw 0.115361 6.3
beef,plate steak,bnless,outside skirt,ln,0″ fat,sel,ckd,grld 0.115358 9.4
beef,loin,top sirlon petite rst/filet,bnls,ln,0″ fat,sel,raw 0.115358 5.3
beef,rib eye steak,bnless,lip-on,ln,1/8″ fat,sel,ckd,grilled 0.115355 6.6
beef,rib eye rst,bnless,lip-on,ln,1/8″ fat,sel,ckd,rstd 0.115355 7
beef,rib eye rst,bone-in,lip-on,ln,1/8″ fat,sel,ckd,rstd 0.115353 8.1
beef,ribeye cap steak,bnless,ln,0″ fat,sel,ckd,grilled 0.115348 8.9
beef,rib eye steak/roast,bnless,lip-on,ln,1/8″ fat,sel,raw 0.115344 6.6
beef,rib eye steak,bone-in,lip-on,ln,1/8″ fat,sel,ckd,grild 0.115343 7.5
beef,top loin filet,bnless,ln,1/8″ fat,sel,ckd,grilled 0.115343 6.2
beef,loin,top sirloin cap stek,bnls,ln,1/8″ fat,sel,ckd,grld 0.115339 6
beef,rib,back ribs,bone-in,ln,0″ fat,sel,ckd,brsd 0.115335 9.8
beef,rib eye steak,bnless,lip off,ln,0″ fat,sel,ckd,grilled 0.114565 6.5
chicken,broilers or fryers,breast,meat only,ckd,rotisserie,o 0.11204 5.1
beef,ribeye petite roast/filet,bnless,ln,0″ fat,sel,raw 0.110266 5.5
beef,ribeye filet,bnless,ln,0″ fat,sel,ckd,grilled 0.108676 6.3
chicken,broilers or fryers,breast,meat & skn,ckd,rotisserie, 0.107824 6.7
cheese,provolone,red fat 0.107126 11.1
cheese,edam 0.106443 14.3
cheese,gouda 0.106415 14.3
haddock,raw 0.106373 4.5
haddock,cooked,dry heat 0.106353 4.5
beef,rib eye steak,bnless,lip off,ln,0″ fat,all grds,raw 0.105812 7
beef,plate steak,bnless,inside skirt,ln,0″ fat,all grds,raw 0.105149 7.7
beef,rib eye stk/rst,bnless,lip-on,ln,1/8″ fat,all grds,raw 0.105139 7.1
beef,rib eye steak,bnless,lip off,ln,0″ fat,all grds,ckd,gri 0.105123 7.3
beef,ribeye petite roast/filet,bnless,ln,0″ fat,all grds,raw 0.105119 5.9
beef,top loin petite rst,bnlss,ln,1/8″ fat,all grds,ckd,rstd 0.105118 6.9
beef,loin,top sirlon ptit rst,bls,ln,0″ fat,al grds,ckd,rstd 0.105117 5.8
beef,ribeye petite rst,bnless,ln,0″ fat,all grds,ckd,rstd 0.105115 6.3
beef,top loin filet,bnless,ln,1/8″ fat,all grds,ckd,grilled 0.105114 6.6
beef,rib eye stk,bnles,lip-on,ln,1/8″ fat,all grds,ckd,grld 0.105113 7.4
beef,rib,back ribs,bone-in,ln,0″ fat,all grds,ckd,brsd 0.105113 10.5
beef,rib eye stk,bne-in,lip-on,ln,1/8″ fat,all grds,ckd,grld 0.105109 8.1
beef,ribeye filet,bnless,ln,0″ fat,all grds,ckd,grilled 0.105109 6.9
beef,rib eye rst,bnless,lip-on,ln,1/8″ fat,all grds,ckd,rstd 0.105105 7.7
beef,plate stk,bnle,insde skrt,ln,0″ fat,all grds,ckd,grld 0.105102 7.8
beef,loin,top sirloin filet,bnls,ln,0″ fat,all grds,ckd,grld 0.105101 5.6
beef,loin,top sirloin cap stek,bnls,ln,1/8″ fat,all grds,raw 0.105098 6.3
beef,loin,top sirln cap stk,bnls,ln,1/8″ fat,al grds,ckd,gld 0.105096 6.4
beef,plate stk,bnles,otsde skirt,ln,0″ fat,all grds,ckd,grld 0.105094 10.2
beef,rib eye stk/rst,bone-in,lip-on,ln,1/8″ fat,all grds,raw 0.10509 7.8
beef,rib eye rst,bne-in,lip-on,ln,1/8″ ft,all grds,ckd,rstd 0.105088 8.5
beef,top loin petite rst/filet,bnls,ln,1/8″ fat,all grds,raw 0.105086 6.3
beef,loin,top srln petit rst/filt,bnls,ln,0″ fat,al grds,raw 0.105078 5.6
beef,plate steak,bnless,outside skirt,ln,0″ fat,all grds,raw 0.105069 11
beef,ribeye cap steak,bnless,ln,0″ fat,all grds,ckd,grilled 0.105069 10
beef,ribeye cap steak,bnless,ln,0″ fat,all grds,raw 0.104162 9.1
cheese,provolone 0.10344 13.7
halibut,atlantic&pacific,ckd,dry heat 0.102972 4.9
halibut,atlantic&pacific,raw 0.102963 4.9
flatfish (flounder&sole sp),ckd,dry heat 0.102428 5.6
flatfish (flounder&sole sp),raw 0.102337 5.6
cheese,mozzarella,whl milk,lo moist 0.101574 14.7
cheese,mozzarella,part skim milk 0.101566 10.5
cheese,parmesan,shredded 0.101506 11
beef,rib eye steak,bnless,lip off,ln,0″ fat,choic,raw 0.10056 7.6
usda cmdty,chick fajita strips,frz 0.100054 7.3
chicken,broiler,rotisserie,bbq,breast meat only 0.1 5.1
beef,loin,top sirloin petite rst/filet,bnls,ln,0″ fat,chc,rw 0.099957 5.7
beef,plate steak,bnls,outside skirt,ln,0″ fat,choic,ckd,grld 0.099741 10.8
beef,top loin petite roast/filet,bnless,ln,1/8″ fat,choc,raw 0.099733 6.6
beef,plate stk,bnles,inside skirt,ln,0″ fat,choic,ckd,grld 0.099729 8.2
beef,loin,top sirlin petite rst,bnls,ln,0″ fat,choc,ckd,rstd 0.099724 6
beef,top loin filet,bnless,ln,1/8″ fat,choic,ckd,grilled 0.099724 7
beef,rib eye steak/roast,bnless,lip-on,ln,1/8″ fat,choic,raw 0.099722 7.4
beef,loin,top sirloin cap steak,bnless,ln,1/8″ fat,choic,raw 0.099719 6.5
beef,ribeye filet,bnless,ln,0″ fat,choic,ckd,grilled 0.099718 7.3
beef,loin,top sirlon cap stk,bnls,ln,1/8″ fat,choic,ckd,grld 0.099716 6.7
beef,ribeye petite rst,bnless,ln,0″ fat,choic,ckd,rstd 0.099714 6.7
beef,rib eye steak/rst,bone-in,lip-on,ln,1/8″ fat,choic,raw 0.099713 8.3
beef,rib eye rst,bnless,lip-on,ln,1/8″ fat,choic,ckd,rstd 0.099713 8.2
beef,plate steak,bnless,inside skirt,ln,0″ fat,choic,raw 0.099713 8.2
beef,rib,back ribs,bone-in,ln,0″ fat,choic,ckd,brsd 0.099712 11
beef,ribeye cap steak,bnless,ln,0″ fat,choic,ckd,grilled 0.099711 10.7
beef,rib eye steak,bnles,lip-on,ln,1/8″ fat,choic,ckd,grild 0.099707 7.9
beef,rib eye rst,bone-in,lip-on,ln,1/8″ fat,choic,ckd,rstd 0.099706 8.8
beef,rib eye steak,bone-in,lip-on,ln,1/8″ fat,choic,ckd,grld 0.099704 8.5
beef,loin,top sirloin filet,bnless,ln,0″ fat,choic,ckd,grild 0.099704 5.7
beef,ribeye cap steak,bnless,ln,0″ fat,choic,raw 0.099692 9.6
beef,ribeye petite roast/filet,bnless,ln,0″ fat,choic,raw 0.099689 6.1
beef,top loin petite rst,bnless,ln,1/8″ fat,choic,ckd,rstd 0.099681 7.3
beef,rib,back ribs,bone-in,ln,0″ fat,choic,raw 0.099679 13.5
beef,plate steak,bnless,outside skirt,ln,0″ fat,choic,raw 0.099675 11.5
beef,rib eye steak,bnless,lip off,ln,0″ fat,choic,ckd,grille 0.099379 7.8
cheese,past process,swiss 0.099232 13.5