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These tables are adopted by the average daily demand for lysine, equal to 1600 mg (1.6 grams). This is the average figure for the average person weighing 70 kg. Column “Percent of daily requirement” shows what percentage of 100 grams of the product satisfy the daily human need for this amino acid.
PRODUCTS WITH A HIGH CONTENT OF THE AMINO ACID LYSINE:
| Product name | Lysine in 100g | The percentage of daily requirement |
| Parmesan Cheese | 3306 mg | 207% |
| Egg powder | 2380 mg | 149% |
| Caviar red caviar | 2350 mg | 147% |
| Chum | 2300 mg | 144% |
| Soybean (grain) | 2183 mg | 136% |
| Salmon | 2020 mg | 126% |
| Squid | 1900 mg | 119% |
| Pollock | 1800 mg | 113% |
| Herring lean | 1800 mg | 113% |
| Lentils (grain) | 1720 mg | 108% |
| Grouper | 1700 mg | 106% |
| Meat (Turkey) | 1640 mg | 103% |
| Cheese Swiss 50% | 1640 mg | 103% |
| Meat (broiler chickens) | 1630 mg | 102% |
| Sudak | 1620 mg | 101% |
| Pike | 1620 mg | 101% |
| Mackerel | 1600 mg | 100% |
| Meat (beef) | 1590 mg | 99% |
| Meat (chicken) | 1590 mg | 99% |
| Beans (grain) | 1590 mg | 99% |
| Cheese “Poshehonsky” 45% | 1570 mg | 98% |
| Peas (shelled) | 1550 mg | 97% |
| Cheese Cheddar 50% | 1520 mg | 95% |
| Mackerel | 1500 mg | 94% |
| Cod | 1500 mg | 94% |
| Milk powder 25% | 1470 mg | 92% |
| Curd | 1450 mg | 91% |
| Cheese (from cow’s milk) | 1390 mg | 87% |
| Cheese “Roquefort” 50% | 1360 mg | 85% |
| Meat (lamb) | 1240 mg of | 78% |
| Meat (pork meat) | 1240 mg of | 78% |
| Feta Cheese | 1219 mg | 76% |
| Egg yolk | 1160 mg | 73% |
| Pistachios | 1142 mg | 71% |
| Cheese 18% (bold) | 1010 mg | 63% |
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| Meat (pork fat) | 960 mg | 60% |
| Peanuts | 939 mg | 59% |
| Cashews | 928 mg | 58% |
| Chicken egg | 900 mg | 56% |
| Quail egg | 890 mg | 56% |
| Sunflower seeds (sunflower seeds) | 710 mg | 44% |
| Egg protein | 680 mg | 43% |
| Buckwheat flour | 640 mg | 40% |
| Sesame | 554 mg | 35% |
| Pine nuts | 540 mg | 34% |
| Hazelnuts | 540 mg | 34% |
| Buckwheat (unground) | 530 mg | 33% |
| Acorns, dried | 505 mg | 32% |
| Eyeglasses | 470 mg | 29% |
| Almonds | 470 mg | 29% |
| Oat flakes “Hercules” | 470 mg | 29% |
| Buckwheat (grain) | 460 mg | 29% |
| Walnut | 424 mg | 27% |
| Yogurt 3,2% | 387 mg | 24% |
| Oats (grain) | 380 mg | 24% |
| Rye (grain) | 370 mg | 23% |
| Barley (grain) | 370 mg | 23% |
| Flour Wallpaper | 360 mg | 23% |
| Rye flour wholemeal | 360 mg | 23% |
| Barley groats | 350 mg | 22% |
| Wheat (grain, soft variety) | 350 mg | 22% |
| Wheat groats | 340 mg | 21% |
| Wheat (grain, hard grade) | 340 mg | 21% |
| Pearl barley | 300 mg | 19% |
| Flour rye | 300 mg | 19% |
| Groats hulled millet (polished) | 290 mg | 18% |
| Rice (grain) | 290 mg | 18% |
| Semolina | 260 mg | 16% |
| Rice | 260 mg | 16% |
| Pasta from flour V/s | 250 mg | 16% |
| Kefir 3.2% | 240 mg | 15% |
| Milk 3,5% | 222 mg | 14% |
| Ice cream sundae | 217 mg | 14% |
| Corn grits | 210 mg | 13% |
| Cream 10% | 203 mg | 13% |
| Cream 20% | 198 mg | 12% |
| White mushrooms | 190 mg | 12% |
Lysine in dairy products and egg products:
| Product name | Lysine in 100g | The percentage of daily requirement |
| Egg protein | 680 mg | 43% |
| Cheese (from cow’s milk) | 1390 mg | 87% |
| Egg yolk | 1160 mg | 73% |
| Yogurt 3,2% | 387 mg | 24% |
| Kefir 3.2% | 240 mg | 15% |
| Milk 3,5% | 222 mg | 14% |
| Milk powder 25% | 1470 mg | 92% |
| Ice cream sundae | 217 mg | 14% |
| Cream 10% | 203 mg | 13% |
| Cream 20% | 198 mg | 12% |
| Parmesan Cheese | 3306 mg | 207% |
| Cheese “Poshehonsky” 45% | 1570 mg | 98% |
| Cheese “Roquefort” 50% | 1360 mg | 85% |
| Feta Cheese | 1219 mg | 76% |
| Cheese Cheddar 50% | 1520 mg | 95% |
| Cheese Swiss 50% | 1640 mg | 103% |
| Cheese 18% (bold) | 1010 mg | 63% |
| Curd | 1450 mg | 91% |
| Egg powder | 2380 mg | 149% |
| Chicken egg | 900 mg | 56% |
| Quail egg | 890 mg | 56% |
Lysine in meat, fish and seafood:
| Product name | Lysine in 100g | The percentage of daily requirement |
| Salmon | 2020 mg | 126% |
| Caviar red caviar | 2350 mg | 147% |
| Squid | 1900 mg | 119% |
| Chum | 2300 mg | 144% |
| Pollock | 1800 mg | 113% |
| Meat (lamb) | 1240 mg of | 78% |
| Meat (beef) | 1590 mg | 99% |
| Meat (Turkey) | 1640 mg | 103% |
| Meat (chicken) | 1590 mg | 99% |
| Meat (pork fat) | 960 mg | 60% |
| Meat (pork meat) | 1240 mg of | 78% |
| Meat (broiler chickens) | 1630 mg | 102% |
| Grouper | 1700 mg | 106% |
| Herring lean | 1800 mg | 113% |
| Mackerel | 1500 mg | 94% |
| Mackerel | 1600 mg | 100% |
| Sudak | 1620 mg | 101% |
| Cod | 1500 mg | 94% |
| Pike | 1620 mg | 101% |
Lysine in cereals, cereal products and pulses:
| Product name | Lysine in 100g | The percentage of daily requirement |
| Peas (shelled) | 1550 mg | 97% |
| Buckwheat (grain) | 460 mg | 29% |
| Buckwheat (unground) | 530 mg | 33% |
| Corn grits | 210 mg | 13% |
| Semolina | 260 mg | 16% |
| Eyeglasses | 470 mg | 29% |
| Pearl barley | 300 mg | 19% |
| Wheat groats | 340 mg | 21% |
| Groats hulled millet (polished) | 290 mg | 18% |
| Rice | 260 mg | 16% |
| Barley groats | 350 mg | 22% |
| Pasta from flour V/s | 250 mg | 16% |
| Buckwheat flour | 640 mg | 40% |
| Flour Wallpaper | 360 mg | 23% |
| Flour rye | 300 mg | 19% |
| Rye flour wholemeal | 360 mg | 23% |
| Oats (grain) | 380 mg | 24% |
| Wheat (grain, soft variety) | 350 mg | 22% |
| Wheat (grain, hard grade) | 340 mg | 21% |
| Rice (grain) | 290 mg | 18% |
| Rye (grain) | 370 mg | 23% |
| Soybean (grain) | 2183 mg | 136% |
| Beans (grain) | 1590 mg | 99% |
| Oat flakes “Hercules” | 470 mg | 29% |
| Lentils (grain) | 1720 mg | 108% |
| Barley (grain) | 370 mg | 23% |
Lysine in nuts and seeds:
| Product name | Lysine in 100g | The percentage of daily requirement |
| Peanuts | 939 mg | 59% |
| Walnut | 424 mg | 27% |
| Acorns, dried | 505 mg | 32% |
| Pine nuts | 540 mg | 34% |
| Cashews | 928 mg | 58% |
| Sesame | 554 mg | 35% |
| Almonds | 470 mg | 29% |
| Sunflower seeds (sunflower seeds) | 710 mg | 44% |
| Pistachios | 1142 mg | 71% |
| Hazelnuts | 540 mg | 34% |
Lysine in fruits, vegetables, dried fruits:
| Product name | Lysine in 100g | The percentage of daily requirement |
| Apricot | 23 mg | 1% |
| Basil (green) | 110 mg | 7% |
| Eggplant | 56 mg | 4% |
| Banana | 60 mg | 4% |
| Rutabaga | 39 mg | 2% |
| Cabbage | 61 mg | 4% |
| Cauliflower | 158 mg | 10% |
| Potatoes | 135 mg | 8% |
| Onion | 60 mg | 4% |
| Carrots | 101 mg | 6% |
| Cucumber | 26 mg | 2% |
| Sweet pepper (Bulgarian) | 36 mg | 2% |
Lysine in fungi:
| Product name | Lysine in 100g | The percentage of daily requirement |
| Oyster mushrooms | 126 mg | 8% |
| White mushrooms | 190 mg | 12% |
| Shiitake mushrooms | 134 mg | 8% |