Foods sorted by lysine content (g) divided by protein (g).
| Food |
lysine (g)/protein (g) |
| Broccoli, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0651 |
| Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0639 |
| Edamame, frozen, prepared |
0.0626 |
| Apples, dried, sulfured, uncooked |
0.0624 |
| Lettuce, green leaf, raw |
0.0618 |
| Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0613 |
| Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0608 |
| Potatoes, baked, flesh, without salt |
0.0607 |
| Tofu, soft, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari) |
0.0601 |
| Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0600 |
| Mushrooms, shiitake, raw |
0.0598 |
| Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw |
0.0593 |
| Nuts, chestnuts, european, roasted |
0.0593 |
| Natto |
0.0590 |
| Seeds, chia seeds, dried |
0.0586 |
| Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0586 |
| Watercress, raw |
0.0583 |
| Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed |
0.0574 |
| Nuts, pistachio nuts, dry roasted, without salt added |
0.0565 |
| Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw |
0.0554 |
| Amaranth grain, uncooked |
0.0551 |
| Quinoa, cooked |
0.0543 |
| Quinoa, uncooked |
0.0542 |
| Pumpkin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0542 |
| Cauliflower, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0538 |
