Foods sorted by lysine content (g) divided by energy (kcal).
| Food |
lysine (g)/energy (kcal) |
| Watercress, raw |
0.0122 |
| Mushrooms, brown, italian, or crimini, raw |
0.0115 |
| Seaweed, spirulina, dried |
0.0104 |
| Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry |
0.0101 |
| Cheese, parmesan, hard |
0.0084 |
| Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0079 |
| Cheese, ricotta, whole milk |
0.0077 |
| Tofu, soft, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari) |
0.0071 |
| Lupins, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0070 |
| Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw |
0.0068 |
| Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0064 |
| Egg, whole, raw, fresh |
0.0064 |
| Edamame, frozen, prepared |
0.0062 |
| Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed |
0.0060 |
| Tofu, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari) |
0.0059 |
| Cheese, camembert |
0.0059 |
| Lettuce, green leaf, raw |
0.0056 |
| Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0054 |
| Natto |
0.0054 |
| Spices, fenugreek seed |
0.0052 |
| Asparagus, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt |
0.0051 |
| Peas, split, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0051 |
| Cheese, roquefort |
0.0050 |
| Lentils, pink or red, raw |
0.0049 |
| Beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0048 |
