Foods Highest in Lysine

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

Amino Acids (per gN)Unit: mg/gN per 100g

#	Food	Group	mg/gN/100g
1	Chicken, thigh, lean flesh, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	605
2	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	576
3	Venison, leg medallion, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	570
4	Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	570
5	Venison, mince, premium, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	570
6	Snapper, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	568
7	Goat, forequarter, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	564
8	Bacon, middle rasher, untrimmed, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	548
9	Goat, forequarter, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	547
10	Goat, loin, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	546
11	Gemfish, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	541
12	Goat, leg, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	535
13	Cheese, cheddar, natural, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	532
14	Milk, cow, powder, skim	Milk products and dishes	528
15	Duck, lean flesh, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	514
16	Salmon, pink, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	513
17	Turkey, breast, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	505
18	Turkey, hindquarter, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	505
19	Rabbit, farmed, whole, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	491
20	Flathead, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	477
21	Morwong, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	474
22	Bream, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	474
23	Tuna, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	471
24	Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	471
25	Egg, chicken, yolk, raw	Egg products and dishes	467
26	Egg, chicken, yolk, hard-boiled	Egg products and dishes	467
27	Whiting, King George, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	463
28	Goat, leg, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	461
29	Goat, loin, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	460
30	Lentil, French, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	453
31	Lentil, red, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	453
32	Lentil, green, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	453
33	Egg, chicken, white (albumen), hard-boiled	Egg products and dishes	451
34	Egg, chicken, white (albumen), raw	Egg products and dishes	451
35	Bean, soya (soy), dried, boiled, drained	Legume and pulse products and dishes	432
36	Bean, soya (soy), dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	432
37	Shark, fillet, without skin, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	430
38	Bean, red kidney, canned, drained	Legume and pulse products and dishes	421
39	Spread, yeast, vegemite	Miscellaneous	418
40	Bean, lima, dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	405
41	Pea, green, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	404
42	Baked beans, canned in tomato sauce	Legume and pulse products and dishes	399
43	Baked beans, canned in tomato sauce, reduced salt	Legume and pulse products and dishes	399
44	Chocolate, milk	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	398
45	Squid or calamari, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	397
46	Mango, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	393
47	Sprout, bean, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	369
48	Bean, mung, whole, dried, uncooked	Vegetable products and dishes	369
49	Bean, broad, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	364
50	Bean, broad, dried	Vegetable products and dishes	364

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 lysine value is zero or not measured.