Lysine Rich Vegetables

Welcome to the list of the top 100 vegetables highest in lysine content. Where the amount of lysine ranges from 0.92 g to 0.14 g per 100g. The top vegetable is Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt with the highest lysine content, which in 100g contains 0.92 g of lysine.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt has a nutritional value score of 17.00 out of 100.

Other important and lysine related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt, which is the top of the vegetables list for lysine content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 125.00 kcal (6% RDA), the amount of Protein is 13.10 g (23% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 7.10 g (11% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 9.40 g (7% 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 Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt from the list of vegetables.

Top Twenty List - Highest lysine Content per 100g

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

1. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt 0.92g
2. Soybeans, green, raw 0.78g
3. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried 0.75g
4. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, raw 0.75g
5. Soybeans, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 0.74g
6. Soybeans, green, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 0.74g
7. Lentils, sprouted, raw 0.71g
8. Lentils, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt 0.70g
9. Lentils, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, without salt 0.70g
10. Winged bean tuber, raw 0.59g
11. Spinach souffle 0.56g
12. Drumstick leaves, raw 0.54g
13. Peas, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 0.50g
14. Peas, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 0.50g
15. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed, with salt 0.49g
16. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed 0.49g
17. Lima beans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 0.45g
18. Lima beans, immature seeds, raw 0.45g
19. Lima beans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 0.45g
20. Potato flour 0.41g

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 Soybeans, green, raw which contains 2 g in 1.000 cup (or 256.00 g). For this serving the Energy content is 376.32 kcal (19% RDA), the Protein content is 33.15 g (59% RDA), the Total Fat content is 17.41 g (27% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 28.29 g (22% RDA).

Grams of lysine in vegetables (per 100g)

The list below gives the total lysine content in the top 100 items from the general description 'vegetables' 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 39 items. The highest amount of lysine from the 39 raw items is in Soybeans, green, raw where the content is 0.78 g per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 47 items. The highest amount of lysine from the 47 cooked items is in Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt where the amount is 0.92 g per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked vegetables shows that cooking can change the levels of lysine by 0.14 g in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary