Lysine in Animal Products

List of animal products with a high lysine content.

№ The amount of Percent Daily Value (DV) per 100 g
1 Powdered egg white 5.52g 134.6%
2 Parmesan cheese 3.31g 80.7%
3 Beaver meat 3.24g 79%
4 Romano cheese 2.94g 71.7%
5 Chicken breast 2.94g 71.7%
6 Beef 2.91g 71%
7 Elk meat 2.8g 68.3%
8 Boar meat 2.79g 68%
9 Yellowtail 2.73g 66.6%
10 Gruyere cheese 2.71g 66.1%
11 Edam cheese 2.66g 64.9%
12 Gouda cheese 2.65g 64.6%
13 Anchovy 2.65g 64.6%
14 Pork 2.65g 64.6%
15 Provolone cheese 2.65g 64.6%
16 Venison (deer meat) 2.64g 64.4%
17 Veal 2.63g 64.1%
18 Swiss cheese 2.59g 63.2%
19 Chicken meat 2.58g 62.9%
20 Sockeye salmon 2.57g 62.7%
21 Rabbit meat 2.54g 62%
22 Lamb meat 2.49g 60.7%
23 Turkey leg 2.49g 60.7%
24 Egg yolk powder 2.47g 60.2%
25 Antelope meat 2.46g 60%
26 Trout 2.45g 59.8%
27 Pork loin 2.44g 59.5%
28 Cuttlefish 2.43g 59.3%
29 Milkfish 2.42g 59%
30 Horse meat 2.4g 58.5%
31 Chum salmon 2.37g 57.8%
32 Bison meat 2.36g 57.6%
33 Chinook salmon 2.36g 57.6%
34 Atlantic salmon 2.34g 57.1%
35 Fontina cheese 2.33g 56.8%
36 Halibut 2.32g 56.6%
37 Tilapia 2.32g 56.6%
38 Pollock 2.29g 55.9%
39 Turkey thigh 2.29g 55.9%
40 Grouper 2.28g 55.6%
41 Turkey meat 2.28g 55.6%
42 Burbot 2.27g 55.4%
43 Pike 2.27g 55.4%
44 Sardine 2.26g 55.1%
45 Walleye 2.25g 54.9%
46 Beef liver 2.25g 54.9%
47 Cusk 2.24g 54.6%
48 Ling 2.24g 54.6%
49 Octopus 2.23g 54.4%
50 Turkey breast 2.23g 54.4%
51 Bass 2.22g 54.1%
52 Chicken legs 2.22g 54.1%
53 Chicken hearts 2.21g 53.9%
54 Mackerel 2.19g 53.4%
55 Mahi-mahi 2.18g 53.2%
56 Eel 2.17g 52.9%
57 Sea bass 2.17g 52.9%
58 Swordfish 2.17g 52.9%
59 Whiting 2.16g 52.7%
60 Coho salmon 2.15g 52.4%
61 Muenster cheese 2.14g 52.2%
62 Jack mackerel 2.13g 52%
63 Herring 2.12g 51.7%
64 Pink salmon 2.11g 51.5%
65 Pork spleen 2.11g 51.5%
66 Carp 2.1g 51.2%
67 Dry milk 2.09g 51%
68 Lingcod 2.08g 50.7%
69 Smelt 2.08g 50.7%
70 Wolffish 2.06g 50.2%
71 Tilsit cheese 2.04g 49.8%
72 Turkey liver 2.04g 49.8%
73 Monterey cheese 2.04g 49.8%
74 Butterfish 2.04g 49.8%
75 Goat meat 2.02g 49.3%
76 Duck meat 2.01g 49%
77 Pork liver 2.01g 49%
78 Goose meat 1.99g 48.5%
79 Port De Salut cheese 1.99g 48.5%
80 Colby cheese 1.98g 48.3%
81 Chicken livers 1.98g 48.3%
82 Pork tongue 1.97g 48%
83 Pork pancreas 1.97g 48%
84 Pork heart 1.95g 47.6%
85 Ostrich meat 1.95g 47.6%
86 Cheshire cheese 1.95g 47.6%
87 Clam 1.91g 46.6%
88 Sturgeon 1.9g 46.3%
89 Blue cheese 1.85g 45.1%
90 Brie cheese 1.85g 45.1%
91 Roquefort cheese 1.85g 45.1%
92 Pork kidneys 1.83g 44.6%
93 Mussels 1.78g 43.4%
94 Ocean perch 1.77g 43.2%
95 Camembert cheese 1.77g 43.2%
96 Tuna 1.71g 41.7%
97 Monkfish 1.71g 41.7%
98 Chicken thighs 1.7g 41.5%
99 Roe (fish eggs) 1.7g 41.5%
100 Catfish 1.7g 41.5%
101 Limburger cheese 1.68g 41%
102 Shark meat 1.63g 39.8%
103 Atlantic croaker 1.57g 38.3%
104 Flatfish 1.56g 38%
105 Goat cheese 1.55g 37.8%
106 Asadero cheese 1.55g 37.8%
107 Queso Chihuahua cheese 1.54g 37.6%
108 Cisco 1.5g 36.6%
109 Philadelphia cream cheese 1.5g 36.6%
110 Crayfish 1.46g 35.6%
111 Anejo cheese 1.45g 35.4%
112 Beef lungs 1.45g 35.4%
113 Abalone 1.43g 34.9%
114 Lobster 1.43g 34.9%
115 Duck liver 1.42g 34.6%
116 Crab 1.39g 33.9%
117 Ricotta cheese 1.35g 32.9%
118 Squid 1.31g 32%
119 Scallop 1.26g 30.7%
120 Goose liver 1.24g 30.2%
121 Feta 1.22g 29.8%
122 Raw egg yolk 1.22g 29.8%
123 Pork lungs 1.21g 29.5%
124 Mozzarella cheese 1.03g 25.1%
125 Goose egg 1.03g 25.1%
126 Cheddar cheese 1.03g 25.1%
127 Pork tail 1.02g 24.9%
128 Pork brain 0.95g 23.2%
129 Duck eggs 0.95g 23.2%
130 Turkey eggs 0.92g 22.4%
131 Raw eggs 0.91g 22.2%
132 Hard-boiled eggs 0.9g 22%
133 Quail eggs 0.88g 21.5%
134 Cottage cheese 0.88g 21.5%
135 Neufchatel cheese 0.88g 21.5%
136 Foie gras 0.86g 21%
137 Gjetost cheese 0.81g 19.8%
138 Raw egg white 0.81g 19.8%
139 Beef brain 0.75g 18.3%
140 Pig's ears 0.73g 17.8%
141 Sweetened condensed milk 0.63g 15.4%
142 Oyster 0.59g 14.4%
143 Cream cheese 0.57g 13.9%
144 Sheep milk 0.51g 12.4%
145 Goat milk 0.29g 7.1%
146 Milk (2% fat) 0.28g 6.8%
147 Buttermilk 0.27g 6.6%
148 Whole milk (3.7% fat) 0.26g 6.3%
149 Milk whey liquid 0.07g 1.7%
150 Butter oil 0.02g 0.5%
151 Mutton tallow 0g 0%
152 Beef tallow 0g 0%
153 Goose fat 0g 0%
154 Turkey fat 0g 0%
155 Chicken fat 0g 0%
156 Lard 0g 0%
157 Duck fat 0g 0%
158 Beef tripe 0g 0%
159 Beef tongue 0g 0%
160 Beef heart 0g 0%
161 Beef kidney 0g 0%
162 Salmon oil 0g 0%
163 Cod liver oil 0g 0%
164 Sardine oil 0g 0%
165 Herring oil 0g 0%
166 Egg substitute (powder) 0g 0%
167 Kefir 0g 0%
168 Shrimp 0g 0%
169 Frog legs 0g 0%
170 Bear meat 0g 0%
171 Jellyfish 0g 0%
172 Beefalo meat 0g 0%
173 Pheasant meat 0g 0%
174 Whey protein powder 0g 0%
175 Milk based protein powder 0g 0%
176 Bacon fat 0g 0%
177 Pork stomach 0g 0%
178 Pork chitterlings 0g 0%
179 Pig's feet 0g 0%
180 Sour cream 0g 0%
181 Fat-free sour cream 0g 0%
182 Queso Fresco cheese 0g 0%
183 Cotija Cheese 0g 0%
184 Cod 0g 0%
185 Land snails 0g 0%