List of foods high in lysine

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Foods that contain a lot of lysine

Foods that contain a lot of lysine are the following:

Photography of animal protein. Lysine is found in all foods rich in animal protein.

Milk and dairy products, especially cheese and protein supplements made from milk powder (whey protein)
Eggs, meat (chicken, pork, beef, etc)
Fish (salmon, halibut, sardines, mackerel, etc.)

In general, plant foods do not contain so much lysine as foods rich in animal protein. Among the richest plant sources of lysine, we can include:

Legumes: (soy and soy products: tofu, tempeh, soymilk,…, carob beans, lentils, lupins, chickpeas, peas, beans, peanuts, etc
Vegetables: watercress, quinoa, spinach, Chinese cabbage, chayote, parsley, asparagus)
Wheat germ
Grains and nuts contain lysine, but not in sufficient quantity to provide an adequate supply of this amino acid. Lysine deficiency of these food groups forces them to be combined with other groups of proteinrich foods: Combine your cereal dishes, sandwiches or nuts with legumes (The above foods)

* Related information:

List of amino acids in food
Essential amino acids	Nonessential amino acids
Phenylalanine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Valine	Aspartic acid, Glutaminic acid, Alanine, Arginine, Cysteine, Cystine, Glycine, Hydroxyproline, Proline, Serine, Tyrosine
Histidine