Amino Acids

Foods Highest in Methionine

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

Amino AcidsUnit: mg per 100g

50
Foods ranked: 1,096 mg
Highest per 100g

Number one

Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, casseroled, no added fat

Meat, poultry and game products and dishes

1,096mg per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

Food	Group	mg/100g
1Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,096
2Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	954
3Goat, meat, all cuts, untrimmed, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	917
4Goat, leg, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	890
5Flathead, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	877
6Seed, sesame, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	842
7Whiting, King George, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	840
8Milk, cow, powder, skim	Milk products and dishes	837
9Snapper, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	832
10Snapper, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	832
11Goat, forequarter, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	831
12Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	829
13Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	811
14Bream, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	793
15Gelatine, all types	Miscellaneous	790
16Cheese, cheddar, natural, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	788
17Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	786
18Morwong, fillet, grilled, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	786
19Venison, leg medallion, lean, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	780
20Tuna, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	764
21Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	764
22Shark, fillet, without skin, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	735
23Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	696
24Seed, sunflower	Seed and nut products and dishes	666
25Salmon, pink, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	665
26Rabbit, farmed, whole, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	650
27Venison, leg medallion, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	640
28Flathead, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	640
29Goat, loin, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	636
30Snapper, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	608
31Bean, soya (soy), dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	608
32Shark, fillet, without skin, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	603
33Chicken, thigh, lean flesh, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	596
34Goat, loin, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	589
35Whiting, King George, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	588
36Turkey, breast, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	584
37Goat, forequarter, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	581
38Bream, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	579
39Gemfish, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	576
40Morwong, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	574
41Venison, mince, premium, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	571
42Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	554
43Squid or calamari, fried, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	537
44Shark, fillet, without skin, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	536
45Turkey, hindquarter, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	532
46Goat, meat, all cuts, untrimmed, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	514
47Duck, lean flesh, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	496
48Goat, leg, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	491
49Egg, chicken, white (albumen), hard-boiled	Egg products and dishes	450
50Egg, chicken, yolk, hard-boiled	Egg products and dishes	446

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 methionine value is zero or not measured.