Lysine Rich Snacks

Welcome to the list of the top 99 snacks highest in lysine content. Where the amount of lysine ranges from 2.78 g to 0.03 g per 100g. The top snack is Snacks, pork skins, plain with the highest lysine content, which in 100g contains 2.78 g of lysine.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Snacks, pork skins, plain has a nutritional value score of 14.00 out of 100.

Other important and lysine related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Snacks, pork skins, plain, which is the top of the snacks list for lysine content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 544.00 kcal (27% RDA), the amount of Protein is 61.30 g (109% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 31.30 g (48% 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 Snacks, pork skins, plain from the list of snacks.

Top Twenty List - Highest lysine Content per 100g

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

1. Snacks, pork skins, plain 2.78g
2. Snacks, pork skins, barbecue-flavor 2.70g
3. Snacks, soy chips or crisps, salted 1.68g
4. Snacks, beef sticks, smoked 1.52g
5. Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON Protein Performance Bar, Caramel Nut Rush 1.41g
6. Formulated bar, LUNA BAR, NUTZ OVER CHOCOLATE 1.02g
7. Formulated bar, POWER BAR, chocolate 0.98g
8. Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON Energy Bar, all flavors 0.97g
9. Snacks, oriental mix, rice-based 0.68g
10. Snacks, potato chips, sour-cream-and-onion-flavor 0.58g
11. Formulated bar, SLIM-FAST OPTIMA meal bar, milk chocolate peanut 0.58g
12. Snacks, trail mix, regular, with chocolate chips, salted nuts and seeds 0.58g
13. Snacks, trail mix, regular, with chocolate chips, unsalted nuts and seeds 0.58g
14. Snacks, potato chips, cheese-flavor 0.55g
15. Snacks, granola bars, soft, coated, milk chocolate coating, peanut butter 0.52g
16. Snacks, trail mix, regular 0.52g
17. Snacks, trail mix, regular, unsalted 0.52g
18. Snacks, corn-based, extruded, puffs or twists, cheese-flavor, unenriched 0.46g
19. Snacks, potato chips, reduced fat 0.44g
20. Snacks, popcorn, cheese-flavor 0.44g

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 Formulated bar, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS MARATHON Protein Performance Bar, Caramel Nut Rush which contains 1.13 g in 1.000 bar (or 80.00 g). For this serving the Energy content is 332 kcal (17% RDA), the Protein content is 20 g (36% RDA), the Total Fat content is 10 g (15% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 40.4 g (31% RDA).

Grams of lysine in snacks (per 100g)

The list below gives the total lysine content in the top 99 items from the general description 'snacks' 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.

Nutritional Information Summary