Foods Highest in Cystine plus cysteine

Top 50 Australian foods ranked by cystine plus cysteine content per 100g, sourced from the AFCD.

MineralsUnit: mg per 100g

#	Food	Group	mg/100g
1	Seed, sesame, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	582
2	Seed, sunflower	Seed and nut products and dishes	554
3	Bean, soya (soy), dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	542
4	Nut, cashew, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	404
5	Nut, peanut, with skin, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	394
6	Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	382
7	Venison, leg medallion, lean, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	367
8	Oats, rolled, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	364
9	Egg, chicken, white (albumen), hard-boiled	Egg products and dishes	357
10	Egg, chicken, white (albumen), raw	Egg products and dishes	344
11	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	344
12	Flathead, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	342
13	Egg, chicken, yolk, hard-boiled	Egg products and dishes	335
14	Wheat bran, unprocessed, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	328
15	Nut, almond, with skin, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	327
16	Nut, almond meal	Seed and nut products and dishes	327
17	Egg, chicken, yolk, raw	Egg products and dishes	324
18	Whiting, King George, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	316
19	Snapper, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	312
20	Lentil, French, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	312
21	Snapper, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	312
22	Milk, cow, powder, skim	Milk products and dishes	306
23	Shark, fillet, without skin, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	302
24	Venison, leg medallion, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	301
25	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	299
26	Bream, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	292
27	Morwong, fillet, grilled, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	289
28	Chicken, thigh, lean flesh, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	286
29	Lentil, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	282
30	Tuna, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	280
31	Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	280
32	Lentil, green, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	279
33	Rabbit, farmed, whole, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	275
34	Barley, pearl, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	273
35	Breakfast cereal, wheat bran, flakes, added vitamins & minerals (Kellogg's Bran Flakes)	Cereals and cereal products	271
36	Flour, wheat, wholemeal, plain	Cereals and cereal products	270
37	Venison, mince, premium, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	269
38	Breakfast cereal, whole wheat, flakes, added vitamins & minerals (Weeties style)	Cereals and cereal products	268
39	Nut, walnut, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	263
40	Flour, wheat, white, plain	Cereals and cereal products	259
41	Flour, wheat, white, self-raising	Cereals and cereal products	259
42	Lentil, red, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	254
43	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	251
44	Flathead, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	249
45	Shark, fillet, without skin, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	248
46	Turkey, breast, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	245
47	Bacon, middle rasher, untrimmed, baked, roasted, fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	243
48	Squid or calamari, fried, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	237
49	Bean, lima, dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	237
50	Spread, yeast, vegemite	Miscellaneous	235

Top Foods by Nutrient

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Source: Australian Food Composition Database (AFCD) Release 3, FSANZ. All values per 100g of edible portion. Rankings exclude foods where cystine plus cysteine value is zero or not measured.