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Grains and Pasta Highest in Lysine

32 results
Name
Lysine
Data source
1
Uncooked Buckwheat (Buckwheat) 1 cup
1142mg (54% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
2
Uncooked Oats (Oats (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) 1 cup
1094mg (52% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
3
Raw Oat Bran (Oat bran, raw) 1 cup
714mg (34% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
4
Quinoa, cooked 1 cup
442mg (21% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
5
Cooked Oatmeal (Cereals, oats, regular and quick, unenriched, cooked with water (includes boiling and microwaving), without salt) 1 cup
316mg (15% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
6
Cooked Roasted Buckwheat Groats (Kasha) (Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked) 1 cup
289mg (14% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
7
Cooked Oat Bran (Oat bran, cooked) 1 cup
285mg (14% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
8
Cooked Wild Rice (Wild rice, cooked) 1 cup
279mg (13% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
9
Uncooked Whole-Grain Cornmeal (Cornmeal, whole-grain, white) 1 cup
278mg (13% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
10
Uncooked Yellow Cornmeal (Cornmeal, whole-grain, yellow) 1 cup
278mg (13% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
11
Cooked Kamut (Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, cooked) 1 cup
277mg (13% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
12
Cooked Teff (Teff, cooked) 1 cup
275mg (13% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
13
Cooked Japanese Soba Noodles (Buckwheat) (Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked) 1 cup
244mg (12% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
14
Cooked Spinach Egg Noodles (Noodles, egg, spinach, enriched, cooked) 1 cup
242mg (12% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
15
Cooked Egg Noodles (Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked) 1 cup
219mg (10% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
16
Whole Grain Sorghum Flour (Sorghum flour, whole-grain) 1 cup
211mg (10% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
17
Cooked Long Grain Brown Rice (Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) 1 cup
200mg (10% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
18
Cooked Brown Rice (Rice, brown, medium-grain, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) 1 cup
172mg (8% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
19
Cooked Pasta (Unenriched) (Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt) 1 cup spaghetti not packed
165mg (8% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
20
Cooked Medium Grain White Rice (Rice, white, medium-grain, enriched, cooked) 1 cup
160mg (8% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
21
Whole Wheat Pasta (Pasta, whole-wheat, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) 1 cup spaghetti not packed
156mg (7% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
22
Cooked Bulgur (Bulgur, cooked) 1 cup
155mg (7% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
23
Cooked White Rice (Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked) 1 cup
153mg (7% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
24
Cooked Japanese Somen Noodles (Noodles, japanese, somen, cooked) 1 cup
136mg (6% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
25
Cooked Pearled Barley (Barley, pearled, cooked) 1 cup
132mg (6% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
26
Cooked Millet (Millet, cooked) 1 cup
117mg (6% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
27
Couscous, cooked 1 cup, cooked
115mg (5% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
28
Rice Noodles (Cooked) (Rice noodles, cooked) 1 cup
109mg (5% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
29
Cooked Gluten Free Corn Noodles (Pasta, gluten-free, corn, cooked) 1 cup
104mg (5% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
30
Yellow Cornmeal (Grits) (Cereals, corn grits, yellow, regular and quick, enriched, cooked with water, without salt) 1 cup
93mg (4% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
31
Hominy, canned, white 1 cup
54mg (3% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
32
Rice Bran (Rice bran, crude) 1 tablespoon
48mg (2% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)