Foods Highest in Lysine

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

Amino AcidsUnit: mg per 100g

#	Food	Group	mg/100g
1	Gelatine, all types	Miscellaneous	3,967
2	Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	3,654
3	Goat, meat, all cuts, untrimmed, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	3,074
4	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2,954
5	Goat, leg, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	2,893
6	Milk, cow, powder, skim	Milk products and dishes	2,888
7	Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	2,719
8	Goat, forequarter, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	2,691
9	Venison, leg medallion, lean, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	2,617
10	Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	2,580
11	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2,567
12	Snapper, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2,529
13	Snapper, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2,529
14	Bean, soya (soy), dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	2,367
15	Chicken, thigh, lean flesh, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	2,342
16	Shark, fillet, without skin, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2,323
17	Flathead, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2,202
18	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2,156
19	Goat, loin, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	2,155
20	Venison, leg medallion, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	2,146
21	Whiting, King George, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2,090
22	Cheese, cheddar, natural, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	2,054
23	Lentil, French, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	2,051
24	Bream, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2,032
25	Morwong, fillet, grilled, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2,013
26	Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,967
27	Tuna, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,967
28	Goat, forequarter, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,949
29	Goat, loin, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,946
30	Venison, mince, premium, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,915
31	Shark, fillet, without skin, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,906
32	Lentil, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1,851
33	Snapper, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,846
34	Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,845
35	Lentil, green, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1,834
36	Rabbit, farmed, whole, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,822
37	Bacon, middle rasher, untrimmed, baked, roasted, fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,802
38	Spread, yeast, vegemite	Miscellaneous	1,786
39	Goat, meat, all cuts, untrimmed, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,722
40	Shark, fillet, without skin, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,696
41	Salmon, pink, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,696
42	Lentil, red, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1,667
43	Gemfish, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,659
44	Turkey, breast, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,649
45	Goat, leg, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,641
46	Flathead, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,608
47	Turkey, hindquarter, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,502
48	Bream, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,484
49	Morwong, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,469
50	Duck, lean flesh, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,465

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 lysine value is zero or not measured.