Foods Highest in Cystine plus cysteine

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

MineralsUnit: mg/gN per 100g

#	Food	Group	mg/gN/100g
1	Egg, chicken, white (albumen), raw	Egg products and dishes	192
2	Egg, chicken, white (albumen), hard-boiled	Egg products and dishes	192
3	Oats, rolled, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	173
4	Bar, muesli, plain or with dried fruit	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	169
5	Barley, pearl, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	161
6	Kiwifruit, green (hayward), peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	151
7	Flour, wheat, white, plain	Cereals and cereal products	147
8	Flour, wheat, white, self-raising	Cereals and cereal products	147
9	Bread, flat (pita or Lebanese), wholemeal, commercial	Cereals and cereal products	144
10	Corn, fresh on cob, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	142
11	Corn, kernels, purchased frozen, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	142
12	Wheat bran, unprocessed, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	140
13	Breakfast cereal, wheat bran, flakes, added vitamins & minerals (Kellogg's Bran Flakes)	Cereals and cereal products	140
14	Seed, sesame, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	139
15	Breakfast cereal, whole wheat, flakes, added vitamins & minerals (Weeties style)	Cereals and cereal products	136
16	Flour, wheat, wholemeal, plain	Cereals and cereal products	136
17	Biscuit, savoury, from rye flour, crispbread	Cereal based products and dishes	133
18	Mango, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	131
19	Egg, chicken, yolk, raw	Egg products and dishes	130
20	Rice, brown, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	130
21	Rice, brown, boiled, no added salt	Cereals and cereal products	130
22	Egg, chicken, yolk, hard-boiled	Egg products and dishes	130
23	Nut, cashew, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	126
24	Taro, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	120
25	Seed, sunflower	Seed and nut products and dishes	119
26	Avocado, hass, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	112
27	Coconut, grated & desiccated	Seed and nut products and dishes	111
28	Spinach, Mature English, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	104
29	Bean, soya (soy), dried, boiled, drained	Legume and pulse products and dishes	99.0
30	Bean, soya (soy), dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	99.0
31	Beverage base, drinking chocolate, unfortified	Non-alcoholic beverages	98.0
32	Nut, walnut, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	97.0
33	Strawberry, raw	Fruit products and dishes	95.0
34	Leek, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	94.0
35	Nut, peanut, with skin, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	87.0
36	Banana, lady finger or sugar, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	87.0
37	Banana, cavendish, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	87.0
38	Nut, almond meal	Seed and nut products and dishes	86.0
39	Nut, almond, with skin, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	86.0
40	Cauliflower, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	84.0
41	Pumpkin, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	83.0
42	Carrot, mature, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	83.0
43	Pumpkin, Queensland blue, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	83.0
44	Pumpkin, jarrahdale, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	83.0
45	Pumpkin, golden nugget, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	83.0
46	Pumpkin, butternut, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	83.0
47	Onion, mature, white skinned, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	83.0
48	Carrot, baby, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	83.0
49	Sweet potato, orange flesh, unpeeled, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	82.0
50	Sweet potato, orange flesh, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	82.0

Top Foods by Nutrient

Highest in Calcium Highest in Iron Highest in Protein Highest in Vitamin C Highest in Fibre Highest in Potassium Highest in Zinc Highest in Magnesium Highest in Sodium Highest in Folate Highest in Cholesterol Highest in Sugar

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.