Amino Acids

Foods Highest in Lysine

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

Amino AcidsUnit: mg per 100g

50
Foods ranked: 3,967 mg
Highest per 100g

Number one

Gelatine, all types

Miscellaneous

3,967mg per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

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

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.