Lysine food sources

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Lysine food sources

Foods containing significant proportions of lysine include:

Catfish, channel, farmed, raw: 9.19% of the protein is lysine.[13]

Chicken, roasting, meat and skin, cooked, roasted: 8.11% of the protein is lysine.[14]

Beef, ground, 90% lean/10% fat, cooked: 8.31% of the protein is lysine.[15]

Soybean, mature seeds, raw: 7.42% of the protein is lysine.[16]

Soybean, mature seeds, sprouts: 5.74% of the protein is lysine (sprouting decreases the lysine content).[17]

Winged bean (aka Goa Bean or Asparagus Pea), mature seeds, raw: 7.20% of the protein is lysine.[18]

Lentil, pink, raw: 6.97% of the protein is lysine.[19]

Lentil, sprouts, raw: 7.95% of the protein is lysine (sprouting increases the lysine content).[20]

Parmesan cheese, grated: 7.75% of the protein is lysine.[21]

Azuki bean (adzuki beans), mature seeds, raw: 7.53% of the protein is lysine.[22]

Milk, non-fat: 7.48% of the protein is lysine.[23]

Pumpkin Seed, dried: 7.4% of the protein is lysine.[24]

Egg, whole, raw: 7.27% of the protein is lysine.[25]

Pea, split, mature seeds, raw: 7.22% of the protein is lysine.[26]

Kidney bean, mature seeds, raw: 6.87% of the protein is lysine.[27]

Chickpea, (garbanzo beans, Bengal gram), mature seeds, raw: 6.69% of the protein is lysine.[28]

Navy bean, mature seeds, raw: 5.73% of the protein is lysine.[29]

Amaranth, grain, uncooked: 5.17% of the protein is lysine.[30]

Quinoa: 5% of the protein is lysine.[31]