Foods Highest in Methionine

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

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

#	Food	Group	mg/gN/100g
1	Egg, chicken, white (albumen), raw	Egg products and dishes	242
2	Egg, chicken, white (albumen), hard-boiled	Egg products and dishes	242
3	Cheese, cheddar, natural, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	204
4	Seed, sesame, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	201
5	Salmon, pink, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	201
6	Flathead, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	190
7	Gemfish, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	188
8	Snapper, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	187
9	Whiting, King George, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	186
10	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	186
11	Bream, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	185
12	Morwong, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	185
13	Tuna, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	183
14	Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	183
15	Turkey, breast, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	179
16	Turkey, hindquarter, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	179
17	Rabbit, farmed, whole, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	175
18	Duck, lean flesh, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	174
19	Egg, chicken, yolk, hard-boiled	Egg products and dishes	173
20	Egg, chicken, yolk, raw	Egg products and dishes	173
21	Venison, leg medallion, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	170
22	Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	170
23	Venison, mince, premium, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	170
24	Goat, forequarter, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	169
25	Goat, forequarter, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	168
26	Goat, loin, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	166
27	Goat, leg, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	164
28	Squid or calamari, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	161
29	Corn, kernels, purchased frozen, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	157
30	Corn, fresh on cob, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	157
31	Chicken, thigh, lean flesh, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	154
32	Milk, cow, powder, skim	Milk products and dishes	153
33	Chocolate, milk	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	153
34	Seed, sunflower	Seed and nut products and dishes	143
35	Goat, leg, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	138
36	Shark, fillet, without skin, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	136
37	Goat, loin, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	136
38	Bacon, middle rasher, untrimmed, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	125
39	Rice, brown, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	122
40	Rice, brown, boiled, no added salt	Cereals and cereal products	122
41	Bar, muesli, plain or with dried fruit	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	117
42	Mango, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	116
43	Barley, pearl, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	114
44	Bean, soya (soy), dried, boiled, drained	Legume and pulse products and dishes	111
45	Bean, soya (soy), dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	111
46	Pumpkin, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	108
47	Pumpkin, Queensland blue, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	108
48	Pumpkin, jarrahdale, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	108
49	Pumpkin, golden nugget, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	108
50	Pumpkin, butternut, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	108

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 methionine value is zero or not measured.