Amino Acids (per gN)

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

50
Foods ranked: 605 mg/gN
Highest per 100g

Number one

Chicken, thigh, lean flesh, baked, no added fat

Meat, poultry and game products and dishes

605mg/gN per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

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

Rankings

Top Foods by Nutrient

All nutrients

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.