Lysine Rich Cakes

Welcome to the list of the top 25 cakes highest in lysine content. Where the amount of lysine ranges from 0.55 g to 0.20 g per 100g. The top cake is Cake, angelfood, dry mix with the highest lysine content, which in 100g contains 0.55 g of lysine.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Cake, angelfood, dry mix has a nutritional value score of 13.00 out of 100.

Other important and lysine related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Cake, angelfood, dry mix, which is the top of the cakes list for lysine content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 366.00 kcal (18% RDA), the amount of Protein is 6.40 g (11% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 0.27 g and the amount of Carbohydrate is 86.13 g (66% 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 Cake, angelfood, dry mix from the list of cakes.

Top Twenty List - Highest lysine Content per 100g

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

1. Cake, angelfood, dry mix 0.55g
2. Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe 0.42g
3. Coffeecake, cheese 0.40g
4. Cake, angelfood, dry mix, prepared 0.38g
5. Cheesecake commercially prepared 0.37g
6. Cheesecake prepared from mix, no-bake type 0.36g
7. Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared 0.36g
8. Cake, pound, commercially prepared, fat-free 0.32g
9. Cake, sponge, commercially prepared 0.30g
10. Cake, pound, commercially prepared, other than all butter, unenriched 0.28g
11. Cake, pound, commercially prepared, other than all butter, enriched 0.28g
12. Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting 0.27g
13. Coffeecake, cinnamon with crumb topping, commercially prepared, enriched 0.26g
14. Coffeecake, cinnamon with crumb topping, commercially prepared, unenriched 0.26g
15. Cake, yellow, prepared from recipe without frosting 0.25g
16. Cake, chocolate, commercially prepared with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery 0.24g
17. Cake, white, prepared from recipe without frosting 0.24g
18. Coffeecake, cinnamon with crumb topping, dry mix, prepared 0.23g
19. Cookies, fudge, cake-type (includes trolley cakes) 0.23g
20. Cake, yellow, commercially prepared, with vanilla frosting 0.22g

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 Cake, chocolate, commercially prepared with chocolate frosting, in-store bakery which contains 0.33 g in 1.000 piece (1/12 of a cake) (or 138.00 g). For this serving the Energy content is 536.82 kcal (27% RDA), the Protein content is 4.8 g (9% RDA), the Total Fat content is 27.67 g (43% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 72.92 g (56% RDA).

Grams of lysine in cakes (per 100g)

The list below gives the total lysine content in the top 25 items from the general description 'cakes' each of which show the lysine amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 25 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 total number of frozen food items is 1. The highest amount of lysine from the 1 frozen items is in Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) where the lysine content is 0.20 g per 100g.

Nutritional Information Summary