Lysine Rich Breakfast cereal

Welcome to the list of the top 46 breakfast cereal highest in lysine content. Where the amount of lysine ranges from 1.85 g to 0.02 g per 100g. The top breakfast cereal is Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat germ, toasted, plain with the highest lysine content, which in 100g contains 1.85 g of lysine.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat germ, toasted, plain has a nutritional value score of 19.00 out of 100.

Other important and lysine related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat germ, toasted, plain, which is the top of the breakfast cereal list for lysine content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 382.00 kcal (19% RDA), the amount of Protein is 29.10 g (52% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 10.70 g (16% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 49.60 g (38% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the lysine content in Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat germ, toasted, plain from the list of breakfast cereal.

Top Twenty List - Highest lysine Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for lysine in breakfast cereal for the top 20 breakfast cereal. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat germ, toasted, plain 1.85g
2. Cereals ready-to-eat, granola, homemade 0.63g
3. Cereals ready-to-eat, wheat, puffed, fortified 0.41g
4. Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, CHEERIOS 0.37g
5. Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON TASTEEOS 0.37g
6. Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN Original 0.35g
7. Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, Shredded Wheat, original big biscuit 0.32g
8. Cereals ready-to-eat, rice, puffed, fortified 0.27g
9. Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, KIX 0.18g
10. Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON CRISP RICE 0.17g
11. Cereals ready-to-eat, POST Raisin Bran Cereal 0.16g
12. Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Rice Crisps (includes all commodity brands) 0.16g
13. Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Enriched Wheat Bran flakes 0.15g
14. Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES 0.14g
15. Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) 0.14g
16. Cereals, oats, regular and quick, unenriched, cooked with water (includes boiling and microwaving), without salt 0.14g
17. Cereals ready-to-eat, RALSTON Crispy Hexagons 0.13g
18. Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S APPLE JACKS 0.13g
19. Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S COCOA KRISPIES 0.13g
20. Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, honey roasted 0.12g

Highest Amount of lysine per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high lysine foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the lysine nutritional content.

The food with the highest lysine content per typical serving is Cereals ready-to-eat, granola, homemade which contains 0.77 g in 1.000 cup (or 122.00 g). For this serving the Energy content is 596.58 kcal (30% RDA), the Protein content is 16.68 g (30% RDA), the Total Fat content is 29.66 g (46% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 65.73 g (51% RDA).

Grams of lysine in breakfast cereal (per 100g)

The list below gives the total lysine content in the top 46 items from the general description 'breakfast cereal' each of which show the lysine amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 46 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The level of lysine can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The number of food items which are cooked are 16 items. The highest amount of lysine from the 16 cooked items is in Cereals, oats, regular and quick, unenriched, cooked with water (includes boiling and microwaving), without salt where the amount is 0.14 g per 100g.

Nutritional Information Summary