Lysine Rich Poultry products

Welcome to the list of the top 100 poultry products highest in lysine content. Where the amount of lysine ranges from 3.11 g to 2.23 g per 100g. The top poultry product is Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted with the highest lysine content, which in 100g contains 3.11 g of lysine.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted has a nutritional value score of 15.00 out of 100.

Other important and lysine related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted, which is the top of the poultry products list for lysine content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 170.00 kcal (9% RDA), the amount of Protein is 30.17 g (54% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 5.51 g (8% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 0.00 g. 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 Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted from the list of poultry products.

Top Twenty List - Highest lysine Content per 100g

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

1. Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted 3.11g
2. Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, cooked, braised 3.08g
3. Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted 3.04g
4. Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat and skin, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning 2.96g
5. Turkey, retail parts, drumstick, meat only, cooked, roasted 2.95g
6. Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, cooked, grilled 2.94g
7. Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning 2.91g
8. Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat and skin, cooked, roasted 2.88g
9. Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried 2.84g
10. Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, with added solution, cooked, grilled 2.84g
11. Ground turkey, fat free, pan-broiled crumbles 2.83g
12. Chicken, stewing, light meat, meat only, cooked, stewed 2.81g
13. Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, breast meat only 2.80g
14. Turkey, retail parts, drumstick, meat and skin, cooked, roasted 2.78g
15. Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat only, cooked, fried 2.78g
16. Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, with added solution, cooked, braised 2.72g
17. Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat and skin, cooked, roasted 2.68g
18. Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, with added solution, cooked, roasted 2.65g
19. Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted 2.64g
20. Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat only, cooked, roasted 2.63g

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 Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted which contains 26.24 g in 1.000 breast (or 863.00 g). For this serving the Energy content is 1173.68 kcal (59% RDA), the Protein content is 254.67 g (455% RDA), the Total Fat content is 17 g (26% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 0 g.

Grams of lysine in poultry products (per 100g)

The list below gives the total lysine content in the top 100 items from the general description 'poultry products' each of which show the lysine amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 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 food items which are raw is 3 items. The highest amount of lysine from the 3 raw items is in Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, raw where the content is 2.41 g per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 82 items. The highest amount of lysine from the 82 cooked items is in Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted where the amount is 3.11 g per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked poultry products shows that cooking can change the levels of lysine by 0.7 g in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary