Welcome to the nutritional lysine content in 10 different types of an egg, ranging from 3.34 g to 0.71 g per 100g. The basic type of an egg is Egg, whole, dried, where the amount of lysine in 100g is 3.34 g. For a typical serving size of 1.000 cup, sifted (or 85.00 g) the amount of Lysine is 2.84 g.

Top five an egg products high in lysine

Below is a summary list for the top five an egg items ranked by the amount or level of lysine in 100g.

1. Egg, whole, dried : 3.34g
2. Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced : 3.25g
3. Egg, whole, cooked, fried : 0.99g
4. Egg, whole, raw, frozen, pasteurized : 0.93g
5. Egg, whole, raw, fresh : 0.91g

Following on from the five top an egg items or products containing lysine we have a more comprehensive break down of Egg, whole, dried, and the highest item containing lysine which is Egg, whole, dried. We also give a comparison of average values, median values and lowest values along with a comparison with other food groups and assess the effects of storage and preparation on the 10 types of an egg.

At the bottom of the page is the full list for the 10 different types of an egg based on the content in different servings in grams and oz (and other serving sizes), providing a comprehensive analysis of the lysine content in an egg.

Egg, whole, dried - Nutritional Content and Chart

The full nutrition content, RDA percentages and levels for Egg, whole, dried should be considered along with the lysine content.Other important and lysine related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving in your diet, the amount of Energy is 592.00 kcal (30% RDA), the amount of Protein is 48.05 g (86% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 43.90 g (68% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 1.13 g (1% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the RDA chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the lysine levels in an egg.

lysine and nutrition facts in an egg per 100g

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Egg, whole, dried has a nutritional value score of 14.00 out of 100.

Amount of lysine per 100 Calories

100 calories of egg, whole, dried is a serving size of 0 g, and the amount of Lysine is 0 g. Other important and related nutrients and macronutrients such as Total Fat, in 100 Calories are as follows; Energy 0 kcal (0% RDA), Protein 0 g (0% RDA), Total Fat 0 g (0% RDA), Carbohydrate 0 g (0% RDA). This is shown in the lysine RDA percentage chart below, based on 100 Calories, along with the other important nutrients and macro nutrients. lysine and nutrition facts in an egg per 100 calories

Content per Typical Serving Size 1.000 cup, sifted (or 85.00 g)

For the food Egg, whole, dried the typical serving size is 1.000 cup, sifted (or 85.00 g) which contains 2.84 g of Lysine. In terms of the gram weight and total content for this serving the Energy content is 503.2 kcal, the Protein content is 40.84 g, the Total Fat content is 37.32 g and the Carbohydrate content is 0.96 g. The percentages are shown below in the lysine chart, for the typical serving of lysine and the related and important nutritional values.lysine and nutritional content in an egg

Macronutrients in Egg, whole, dried


The amount of protein, fat and carbs from this food described above is measured in grams per 100g and grams in a typical serving size (in this case 1.000 cup, sifted or 85.00 g), although it is also useful to give the number of calories from protein, fat and carbohydrate which are the most important macronutrients. For this serving in your diet here are the macronutrient calories. From protein the number of calories is 163.4 (kcal).The total calories from carbohydrate is 3.8 (kcal).lysine, calories and nutritional content in an egg

Grams of lysine in an egg (per 100g)

This list of 10 types of an egg, is brought to you by www.dietandfitnesstoday.com and ranges from Egg, whole, dried through to Egg, whole, cooked, scrambled where all food items are ranked by the content or amount per 100g. The nutritional lysine content can be scaled by the amount in grams, oz or typical serving sizes. Simply click on a food item or beverage from the list at the bottom of the page to give a full dietary nutritional breakdown to answer the question how much lysine in an egg.

The list below gives the total lysine content in the 10 items from the general description 'an egg' each of which show the lysine amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. Below, is the top 10 food items shown in the lysine chart. This gives 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.

an egg lysine per 100g

The corresponding nutritional value for an egg based on our density score out of 100 (ranked by the amount of lysine per 100g) is shown in the below nutritional density chart. an egg lysine per 100g

The corresponding Calories for an egg ranked by the amount of lysine per 100g is shown below in the an egg calories chart. an egg lysine per 100g

Effect of Preparation and Storage on lysine

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 2. The highest amount of lysine from the 2 frozen items is in Egg, whole, raw, frozen, pasteurized where the lysine content is 0.93 g per 100g. The total food items which are raw is 3 items. The highest amount of lysine from the 3 raw items is in Egg, whole, raw, frozen, pasteurized where the content is 0.93 g per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 5 items. The highest amount of lysine from the 5 cooked items is in Egg, whole, cooked, fried where the amount is 0.99 g per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked an egg shows that cooking can change the levels of lysine by 0.06 g in a 100g serving.

Average Content for an egg

The average (or more correctly the arithmetic mean) amount of lysine contained in 100g of an egg, based on the list below of 10 different items under the general description of an egg, is 1.35 g of lysine. The averages for the different nutrients are as follows; the average amount of Energy is 243.20 kcal, the average amount of Protein is 19.13 g, the average amount of Total Fat is 17.49 g and the average amount of Carbohydrate is g.

Median Amount

The median value of Lysine is found in Egg, whole, raw, fresh which in 100g contains 0.91 g of Lysine. For this serving the amount of Energy is 143.00 kcal, the amount of Protein is 12.56 g, the amount of Total Fat is 9.51 g and the amount of Carbohydrate is 0.72 g.

Highest lysine Content per 100g

Using the list below for the 10 different an egg nutrition entries in our database, the highest amount of lysine is found in Egg, whole, dried which contains 3.34 g of lysine per 100g. The associated percentage of RDA is %. For this 100g serving the Energy content is 592.00 kcal, the Protein content is 48.05 g, the Total Fat content is 43.90 g, the Carbohydrate content is 1.13 g. chart to show highest lysine in an egg per 100g

The lowest amount of lysine in 100g is in Egg, whole, cooked, scrambled which contains 0.71 g. This gives as percentage of the recommended daily allowance % of the RDA. For this 100g serving the amount of Energy is 149.00 kcal, the amount of Protein is 9.99 g, the amount of Total Fat is 10.98 g, the amount of Carbohydrate is 1.61 g.

The difference between the highest and lowest values gives a lysine range of 2.63 g per 100g. The range for the other nutrients are as follows; 443 kcal for Energy, 38.06 g for Protein, 32.92 g for Total Fat, 0 g for Carbohydrate.

Highest Amount of lysine per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high lysine foods in your diet. For example 100g of Egg, whole, dried contains 3.34 g of lysine. However, there are other factors to consider when you are assessing your nutritional requirements. 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 Egg, whole, dried which contains 2.84 g in 1.000 cup, sifted (or 85.00 g). For this serving the Energy content is 503.2 kcal, the Protein content is 40.84 g, the Total Fat content is 37.32 g and the Carbohydrate content is 0.96 g.

Nutritional Information Summary

From the list below you can find a full nutrition facts breakdown for all foods containing lysine which can be scaled for different servings and quantities. We have also sorted our complete nutritional information and vitamin database of over 7000 foods, to give a list of lysine in foods


An egg List, lysine Content per 100g

1. Egg, whole, dried - Lysine
  Nutritional Value : 14.00 / 100     food group -
  Lysine
(%RDA)
Energy
(%RDA)
Carbohydrate
(%RDA)
Total Fat
(%RDA)
Protein
(%RDA)
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  3.34 g592.00 kcal (30%)1.13 g (1%)43.90 g (68%)48.05 g (86%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup and sifted (or 85.00g):
   2.84 g 503.2 kcal (25%) 0.96 g (1%) 37.32 g (57%) 40.84 g (73%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 tbsp (or 5.00g):
  0.17 g 29.6 kcal (1%) 0.06 g (0%) 2.2 g (3%) 2.4 g (4%)
2. Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced - Lysine
  Nutritional Value : 14.00 / 100     food group -
  Lysine Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  3.25 g615.00 kcal (31%)2.38 g (2%)43.95 g (68%)48.17 g (86%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup and sifted (or 85.00g):
   2.76 g 522.75 kcal (26%) 2.02 g (2%) 37.36 g (57%) 40.94 g (73%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 tbsp (or 5.00g):
  0.16 g 30.75 kcal (2%) 0.12 g (0%) 2.2 g (3%) 2.41 g (4%)
3. Egg, whole, cooked, fried - Lysine
  Nutritional Value : 14.00 / 100     food group -
  Lysine Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  0.99 g196.00 kcal (10%)0.83 g (1%)14.84 g (23%)13.61 g (24%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 large (or 46.00g):
   0.46 g 90.16 kcal (5%) 0.38 g (0%) 6.83 g (11%) 6.26 g (11%)
4. Egg, whole, raw, frozen, pasteurized - Lysine
  Nutritional Value : 15.00 / 100     food group -
  Lysine Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  0.93 g147.00 kcal (7%)1.01 g (1%)9.95 g (15%)12.33 g (22%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 oz (or 28.00g):
   0.26 g 41.16 kcal (2%) 0.28 g (0%) 2.79 g (4%) 3.45 g (6%)
5. Egg, whole, raw, fresh - Lysine
  Nutritional Value : 15.00 / 100     food group -
  Lysine Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  0.91 g143.00 kcal (7%)0.72 g (1%)9.51 g (15%)12.56 g (22%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 large (or 50.00g):
   0.46 g 71.5 kcal (4%) 0.36 g (0%) 4.76 g (7%) 6.28 g (11%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 extra large (or 56.00g):
  0.51 g 80.08 kcal (4%) 0.4 g (0%) 5.33 g (8%) 7.03 g (13%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 jumbo (or 63.00g):
  0.57 g 90.09 kcal (5%) 0.45 g (0%) 5.99 g (9%) 7.91 g (14%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 cup (4.86 large eggs) (or 243.00g):
  2.21 g 347.49 kcal (17%) 1.75 g (1%) 23.11 g (36%) 30.52 g (55%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 medium (or 44.00g):
  0.4 g 62.92 kcal (3%) 0.32 g (0%) 4.18 g (6%) 5.53 g (10%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 small (or 38.00g):
  0.35 g 54.34 kcal (3%) 0.27 g (0%) 3.61 g (6%) 4.77 g (9%)
6. Egg, whole, cooked, poached - Lysine
  Nutritional Value : 14.00 / 100     food group -
  Lysine Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  0.91 g143.00 kcal (7%)0.71 g (1%)9.47 g (15%)12.51 g (22%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 large (or 50.00g):
   0.46 g 71.5 kcal (4%) 0.36 g (0%) 4.74 g (7%) 6.26 g (11%)
7. Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled - Lysine
  Nutritional Value : 14.00 / 100     food group -
  Lysine Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  0.90 g155.00 kcal (8%)1.12 g (1%)10.61 g (16%)12.58 g (22%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup and chopped (or 136.00g):
   1.22 g 210.8 kcal (11%) 1.52 g (1%) 14.43 g (22%) 17.11 g (31%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 tbsp (or 8.50g):
  0.08 g 13.18 kcal (1%) 0.1 g (0%) 0.9 g (1%) 1.07 g (2%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 large (or 50.00g):
  0.45 g 77.5 kcal (4%) 0.56 g (0%) 5.31 g (8%) 6.29 g (11%)
8. Egg, whole, raw, frozen, salted, pasteurized - Lysine
  Nutritional Value : 13.00 / 100     food group -
  Lysine Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  0.79 g138.00 kcal (7%)0.83 g (1%)10.07 g (15%)10.97 g (20%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 oz (or 28.00g):
   0.22 g 38.64 kcal (2%) 0.23 g (0%) 2.82 g (4%) 3.07 g (5%)
9. Egg, whole, cooked, omelet - Lysine
  Nutritional Value : 14.00 / 100     food group -
  Lysine Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  0.77 g154.00 kcal (8%)0.64 g (0%)11.66 g (18%)10.57 g (19%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 tbsp (or 15.00g):
   0.12 g 23.1 kcal (1%) 0.1 g (0%) 1.75 g (3%) 1.59 g (3%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 large (or 61.00g):
  0.47 g 93.94 kcal (5%) 0.39 g (0%) 7.11 g (11%) 6.45 g (12%)
10. Egg, whole, cooked, scrambled - Lysine
  Nutritional Value : 14.00 / 100     food group -
  Lysine Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  0.71 g149.00 kcal (7%)1.61 g (1%)10.98 g (17%)9.99 g (18%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 large (or 61.00g):
   0.43 g 90.89 kcal (5%) 0.98 g (1%) 6.7 g (10%) 6.09 g (11%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 tbsp (or 13.70g):
  0.1 g 20.41 kcal (1%) 0.22 g (0%) 1.5 g (2%) 1.37 g (2%)






lysine and Nutritional Values - Top 221 Foods

Vegetables

leeks, turnip greens, swiss chard, mustard greens, yams, fennel, artichokes, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, green beans, brussel sprouts, cabbage, sweet potato, a potato, carrots, lettuce, iceberg lettuce, spinach, shiitake mushrooms, celery, salad, mushrooms, potatoes, baked potato, onions, asparagus, pumpkin, radishes, taro, turnips, okra, rhubarb, sweet corn, cowpeas, seaweed, broadbeans

Fruits

a banana, an apple, an orange, a peach, apricots, butternut squash, lemon, grapes, watermelon, strawberries, green grapes, kiwi, blueberries, zucchini, figs, honeydew, eggplant, dates, olives, a pear, coconut, cranberries, pomegranate, a mango, pineapple, cherries, cantaloupe, grapefruit, tangerine, nectarines, raisins, plums, tomatoes, chili peppers, chilis, peppers, avocado, cucumber, summer squash, winter squash, papaya, prunes, fruit salad, persimmons

Seafood

salmon, cod, sardines, shrimp, tuna, fish, tuna salad, halibut, sea bass, scallops, crab, lobster, oysters, herring, haddock, halibut, mackerel, pike, pollock, trout

Drinks

coffee, apple juice, cranberry juice, red wine, skim milk, white wine, wine, milk, beer, alcohol, coke, soy milk, whole milk, prune juice, tea, a shake, coconut milk, orange juice, energy drinks, soft drinks, grapefruit juice, lemon juice, lemonade

Nuts and Seeds

chia seeds, sunflower seeds, pecans, pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts, nuts, almonds, sesame seeds, walnuts, cashews, peanuts, chestnuts, coconut meat, ginkgo nuts, mixed nuts, macadamia nuts

Beans and Lentils

soybeans, pinto beans, kidney beans, lentils, black beans, lima beans, navy beans, beets, beans, garbanzo beans, baked beans

Meat

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Fast Foods

french fries, pizza, a slice of pizza, hot dog, hamburger, a cheeseburger, a big mac

Dairy and Cheese

ricotta, yogurt, cottage cheese, an egg, egg whites, goats cheese, cheddar, cheddar cheese, cheese, hard boiled egg, feta cheese, mozzarella, low fat yogurt

Bread, Rice, Grains and Pasta

rye, millet, flaxseed, barley, buckwheat, whole wheat bread, a bagel, white bread, bread, quinoa, corn, spaghetti, rice, pasta, brown rice, white rice, cooked egg, mexican cheese, fruit yogurt

Spreads, Sauces and Herbs

hummus, mayonnaise, butter, peanut butter, soy sauce, thyme, basil, rosemary, pepper, coriander, dill, parsley, spices, chili sauce

Sweets, Desserts and Snacks

popcorn, chips, nachos, a granola bar, saltine crackers, cheesecake, jello, ice cream, doughnuts, chocolate, puddings, frozen yogurt, a snickers bar, croissants, danish pastry, english muffins, blueberry muffins, pie, pop tarts, coffeecake, crackers, potato chips, rice cakes, tortilla chips, fudge, puddings, syrups, dark chocolate, sundae, pretzels, pop tarts

Breakfast Cereal

granola, cheerios, oatmeal, kelloggs cereals, general mills cereals

Miscellaneous

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