Foods containing significant amounts of lysine include:

Foods containing significant amounts 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]
• Egg (food), whole, raw: 7.27% of the protein is lysine.^[24]
• Pea, split, mature seeds, raw: 7.22% of the protein is lysine.^[25]
• Kidney Bean, mature seeds, raw: 6.87% of the protein is lysine.^[26]
• Chickpea, (garbanzo beans, Bengal gram), mature seeds, raw: 6.69% of the protein is lysine.^[27]
• Navy Bean, mature seeds, raw: 5.73% of the protein is lysine.^[28]
• Amaranth, grain, uncooked: 5.17% of the protein is lysine.^[29]
• Quinoa: 5% of the protein is lysine.^[30]

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Cheese provolone 2-3 months	259% 2.59	50g 1.76oz	480mg .0169oz	185mg .0065oz
Cheese blue	260% 2.60	50g 1.76oz	939mg .0331oz	360mg .0126oz
Whey sweet dry	275% 2.75	50g 1.76oz	481mg .0169oz	175mg .0061oz
Cheese American spread	276% 2.76	50g 1.76oz	763mg .0269oz	276mg .0097oz
Cheese edam	276% 2.76	50g 1.76oz	1346mg .0474oz	487mg .0171oz
Cheese gouda Dutch	276% 2.76	50g 1.76oz	1342mg .0473oz	487mg .0171oz
L-lysine vs. L-arginine in food products:	%-ratio Lys/Arg	Weight gm/oz	L-Lysine mg/oz	L-Arginine mg/oz
Cheese gruyere 6+ months aged	278% 2.78	50g 1.76oz	1372mg .0483oz	492mg .0173oz
Cheese swiss	279% 2.79	50g 1.76oz	1308mg .oz	469mg .oz
Yogurt plain low fat	295% 2.95	100g 3.52oz	467mg .0164oz	158mg .0055oz
Yogurt fruit low fat	298% 2.98	100g 3.52oz	356mg .0125oz	119mg .0041oz
Yogurt plain	298% 2.98	100g 3.52oz	311mg .0109oz	104mg .0036oz
Yogurt plain skim	297% 2.97	100g 3.52oz	511mg .0180oz	172mg .0060oz
Margarine	300% 3.00	10g 0.35oz	6mg .0002oz	2mg .0000oz
L-lysine vs. L-arginine in food products:	%-ratio Lys/Arg	Weight gm/oz	L-Lysine mg/oz	L-Arginine mg