Food	Weight (gm)	Lys (mg)	Arg (mg)	Free Arg	Ratio Lys/Arg
Pine nuts	100	914	4,750	3,836	0.192
Peanut butter	100	1,173	4,087	2,913	0.287
Sesame seeds	100	827	3,327	2,500	0.248
Peanuts	100	1,007	3,507	2,500	0.287
Pumpkin seeds & squash	100	1,807	3,979	2,171	0.454
Walnuts	100	466	2,520	2,054	0.185
Tahini	100	547	2,520	1,973	0.217
Brazil nuts	100	541	2,393	1,852	0.226
Almonds	100	666	2,493	1,827	0.267
Hickory nuts	100	467	1,987	1,520	0.235
Hazelnuts	100	340	1,837	1,497	0.185
Snails	100	1,471	2,471	1,000	0.595
Chicken liver	100	109	1,100	991	0.099
Pistachios, shelled	100	1,281	2,180	898	0.588
Pecans	100	292	1,102	810	0.265
Macadamia nuts	100	324	896	572	0.362
Oats, puffed	100	616	1,127	511	0.547
Coconut, shredded	100	148	546	399	0.270
Garlic	100	267	633	367	0.421
Squash, winter	100	440	776	336	0.567
Wheat, puffed	100	408	708	300	0.576
Bran flakes	100	377	668	291	0.564
Wheat germ	100	739	994	256	0.743
Rice, puffed	100	271	521	250	0.521
Wheat granules	100	356	595	239	0.598
Wheat, shredded	100	335	564	229	0.594
Wheat flakes	100	306	518	212	0.591
Corn, puffed	100	229	394	165	0.580
Cashews	100	154	294	140	0.523
Chestnuts, fresh	100	154	294	140	0.523
Peas, green	100	317	428	111	0.741
Rutabaga	100	39	148	109	0.266
Onions, mature	100	56	164	108	0.344
Brussels sprouts	100	148	202	55	0.730
Chicken gizzard	100	1,257	1,308	51	0.961
Yams	100	45	96	51	0.466
Plantain	100	60	108	48	0.556
Orange juice	100	9	47	38	0.188
Grape juice	100	10	47	37	0.210
Mushrooms	100	69	103	34	0.667
Grapes, adherent skin	100	15	49	34	0.308
Oatmeal	100	33	63	29	0.531
Tangerine juice	100	7	34	27	0.202
Cream of wheat	100	39	66	27	0.590
Watercress	100	165	192	27	0.860
Egg Yolk	100	1,112	1,135	24	0.979
Blackberries	100	12	34	22	0.347
Blueberries	100	12	34	22	0.347
Elderberries	100	26	47	21	0.559
Corn grits	100	28	47	19	0.596
Grapes, slip skin	100	8	27	19	0.310
Swiss chard	100	100	117	17	0.857
Cucumber	100	21	35	13	0.611
Orange	100	34	47	13	0.729
Shrimp	100	1,765	1,776	12	0.993
Crab	100	1,588	1,600	12	0.993
Cabbage, common	100	57	69	11	0.833
Eggplant	100	51	61	10	0.840
Tangerine	100	23	32	9	0.730
Minestrone soup	100	76	82	6	0.924
Dates	100	60	66	6	0.909
Lima beans, cooked	100	450	456	6	0.987
Broccoli	100	141	145	5	0.969
Radish	100	36	40	4	0.889
Tomato soup	100	21	25	4	0.836
Peppers, sweet	100	38	42	4	0.905
Carrots	100	40	44	4	0.917
pea soup w/ham	100	275	278	3	0.990
Okra	100	82	84	2	0.976
Onions, green	100	4	6	2	0.667
Strawberries	100	25	26	1	0.949
Mayonnaise	100	757	757	0	1.000
Vegetarian vegetable soup	100	41	41	0	1.000
Beet greens	100	53	53	0	1.000
Endive	100	64	64	0	1.000
Leeks	100	78	78	0	1.000
Pumpkin	100	39	39	0	1.000
Banana	100	31	31	-1	1.019
Asparagus	100	145	143	-1	1.010
Guava	100	19	17	-2	1.105
Cream of potato soup	100	34	31	-3	1.092
Watermelon	100	62	59	-3	1.053
Peach	100	17	14	-3	1.250
Turnip greens	100	98	95	-4	1.038
Sweet potato	100	81	77	-4	1.050
Cabbage, chinese	100	89	84	-4	1.051
Applesauce, unsweetened	100	10	5	-5	2.000
Cream of celery soup	100	30	24	-6	1.237
Apple	100	11	5	-6	2.125
Pear	100	13	7	-6	1.917
Loquat	100	13	6	-6	2.000
Corn	100	136	130	-6	1.050
Persimmon	100	28	21	-7	1.310
Celery	100	27	20	-7	1.333
Chicken rice soup	100	104	97	-7	1.073
Pineapple	100	25	18	-7	1.393
Tomato juice	100	22	15	-7	1.500
Oat flakes	100	1,215	1,206	-8	1.007
New England Clam Chowder	100	103	94	-9	1.096
Papaya	100	17	7	-10	2.533
Lettuce, iceberg	100	80	69	-11	1.154
Cream of Asparagus soup	100	46	35	-11	1.318
Tomato	100	33	22	-11	1.519
Cauliflower	100	108	96	-12	1.125
Fig	100	29	17	-12	1.727
Turnips	100	36	24	-12	1.516
Crabapple, slices	100	25	13	-13	2.000
Oysters	100	529	515	-13	1.025
Cream of Mushroom soup	100	52	39	-13	1.337
Kale	100	197	184	-13	1.073
Lettuce, romaine	100	104	89	-14	1.160
Spinach	100	178	164	-15	1.089
Mango	100	28	13	-15	2.179
Squash, summer	100	65	50	-15	1.308
Green beans	100	88	73	-15	1.213
Chicken gumbo	100	66	50	-16	1.320
Cream of chicken soup	100	88	68	-20	1.295
Turkey noodle soup	100	87	65	-22	1.333
Chicken noodle soup	100	91	69	-22	1.319
Clams	100	956	933	-22	1.024
Scallops	100	1,247	1,224	-24	1.019
Peach, dried	100	116	92	-24	1.258
Human Milk	100	68	43	-26	1.600
Avocado	100	69	44	-26	1.588
Beef noodle soup	100	107	81	-26	1.318
Apple, dried	100	58	30	-28	1.947
Beets	100	53	22	-31	2.400
Tomato paste	100	108	76	-31	1.410
Potato	100	127	93	-33	1.357
Egg White	100	624	591	-33	1.056
Bean w/ frankfurters soup	100	166	132	-34	1.254
Black bean soup	100	168	134	-34	1.254
Vegetable w/beef soup	100	141	107	-34	1.318
Potato, baking	100	140	106	-34	1.322
Pear, dried	100	66	32	-34	2.071
Abalone	100	1,282	1,247	-35	1.028
Butter	100	64	28	-35	2.250
Collards	100	75	39	-37	1.944
Margarine	100	64	21	-43	3.000
Whole Egg	100	820	776	-44	1.057
Sherbet	100	89	40	-48	2.192
Apricot	100	90	42	-48	2.146
Fig, dried	100	121	69	-51	1.740
Frankfurter, beef and por	100	904	849	-56	1.065
Kielbasa	100	1,021	954	-68	1.071
Vienna sausage	100	794	706	-88	1.124
Whipping Cream, heavy	100	163	74	-88	2.186
Whipping Cream, light	100	172	79	-93	2.186
Lentil sprouts	100	712	610	-101	1.166
Chicken back	100	616	508	-107	1.211
Chicken neck	100	377	268	-109	1.406
Pork Bacon	100	639	529	-110	1.208
Coffee Cream	100	213	100	-113	2.133
Apricot, dried	100	254	140	-114	1.816
Ice Cream, rich	100	221	101	-120	2.180
Chicken wing	100	776	650	-126	1.193
Half and Half Cream	100	235	107	-128	2.193
Liver	100	1,389	1,257	-133	1.106
Whipped Cream, pressurize	100	253	117	-137	2.171
Chocolate Milk	100	252	115	-137	2.192
Duck, domesticated	100	909	770	-139	1.181
Whole Milk	100	261	119	-142	2.189
Lowfat Milk, 2%	100	264	120	-143	2.190
Braunschweiger	100	921	775	-146	1.189
Skim Milk	100	271	123	-147	2.195
Eggnog	100	298	149	-150	2.005
Buttermilk	100	277	126	-151	2.197
Ice Cream	100	286	131	-156	2.190
Whole Egg, dried	100	3,100	2,940	-160	1.054
Frankfurter, beef	100	864	698	-167	1.239
Ice Milk	100	312	143	-169	2.187
Goat Milk	100	290	119	-171	2.433
Soybean sprouts	100	551	380	-171	1.451
Bologna, beef	100	907	732	-175	1.239
Bologna, beef and pork	100	893	707	-186	1.263
Polish sausage	100	1,125	936	-189	1.202
Brotwurst	100	1,154	957	-196	1.205
Pork sausage	100	900	700	-200	1.286
Bologna, pork	100	1,218	1,018	-200	1.196
Plain Yogurt	100	311	104	-207	2.979
Corned Beef, brisket	100	1,123	903	-220	1.244
Knockwurst	100	932	709	-224	1.315
Pork and beef sausage	100	1,085	854	-231	1.270
Goose liver	100	1,234	1,003	-231	1.230
Fruit Yogurt, lowfat	100	357	120	-237	2.978
Mortadella	100	1,279	1,039	-239	1.230
Bratwurst, ckd	100	1,071	831	-240	1.289
Chicken thigh	100	1,092	850	-242	1.284
Caviar, black and red	100	1,831	1,588	-244	1.154
Chicken leg	100	1,069	818	-251	1.307
Pastrami	100	1,339	1,079	-261	1.242
Chicken drumstick	100	1,055	793	-262	1.330
Ground beef, regular	100	1,381	1,115	-265	1.238
Goose, domesticated	100	1,253	984	-269	1.273
Duck liver	100	1,418	1,148	-270	1.236
Ground beef, lean	100	1,478	1,195	-283	1.237
Turkey liver	100	1,510	1,225	-284	1.232
Beef Short ribs	100	1,196	910	-286	1.315
Beef smoked, chopped	100	1,668	1,379	-289	1.210
Plum	100	1,636	1,345	-291	1.216
Evaporated Milk	100	540	247	-294	2.190
Chicken, dark meat	100	1,344	1,050	-294	1.280
Chicken heart	100	1,295	1,000	-295	1.295
Salami, hard	100	1,820	1,520	-300	1.197
Pork Spareribs	100	1,042	736	-306	1.416
Plain Yogurt, lowfat	100	467	158	-309	2.953
Beef Rib roast	100	1,333	1,013	-319	1.315
Evaporated Milk, skim	100	596	273	-323	2.186
Beef T-bone steak	100	1,394	1,059	-335	1.316
Plain Yogurt, skim	100	511	172	-339	2.967
Italian sausage, ckd	100	1,522	1,182	-340	1.288
Condensed Milk, sweetened	100	627	286	-341	2.192
Pork loin chop	100	1,291	947	-344	1.364
Liver cheese	100	1,193	846	-346	1.409
Porterhouse steak	100	1,445	1,097	-348	1.317
Ham, boneless	100	1,487	1,139	-348	1.306
Chicken breast	100	1,381	1,033	-348	1.337
Beef Chuck roast	100	1,520	1,156	-363	1.314
Beef Sirloin steak	100	1,515	1,152	-363	1.315
Wild quail	100	1,644	1,279	-365	1.286
Beef Tenderloin	100	1,540	1,172	-368	1.314
Chicken, light meat	100	1,655	1,267	-388	1.306
Beef Flank steak	100	1,601	1,211	-390	1.322
Beef Round steak	100	1,612	1,222	-390	1.319
Summer sausage	100	1,383	991	-391	1.395
Turkey, dark meat	100	1,724	1,329	-395	1.297
Cream Cheese	100	686	289	-396	2.370
Chicken canned, boned	100	1,761	1,352	-408	1.302
Beef, dried	100	2,404	1,989	-414	1.208
Pork Shoulder	100	1,573	1,154	-419	1.363
Cottage Cheese, creamed	100	1,010	567	-443	1.782
Turkey, light meat	100	1,967	1,522	-444	1.292
Pork leg	100	1,663	1,218	-445	1.365
Turkey, canned boned	100	2,141	1,662	-479	1.288
Cottage Cheese, Lowfat 2%	100	1,111	624	-487	1.780
Gjetost Cheese	100	825	332	-493	2.484
Chicken, dark meat, w/o s	100	1,706	1,211	-495	1.409
Canadian Style Bacon	100	1,623	1,123	-500	1.445
Neufchatel Cheese	100	904	382	-521	2.364
Bass	100	1,624	1,061	-562	1.530
Chicken, light meat w/o s	100	1,966	1,398	-568	1.407
Smelt	100	1,624	1,055	-568	1.538
Carp	100	1,635	1,067	-568	1.533
Cod	100	1,635	1,066	-569	1.534
Herring	100	1,647	1,075	-572	1.532
Catfish	100	1,671	1,088	-582	1.535
Eel	100	1,694	1,104	-591	1.535
Perch	100	1,706	1,115	-591	1.530
Mackerel	100	1,706	1,113	-593	1.533
Wild pheasant	100	2,013	1,412	-601	1.426
Flat fish, flounder and s	100	1,729	1,128	-601	1.533
Cottage Cheese, dry	100	1,393	786	-607	1.772
Haddock	100	1,741	1,131	-611	1.540
Whitefish	100	1,753	1,142	-611	1.535
Pike	100	1,765	1,152	-613	1.532
Pollock	100	1,788	1,164	-625	1.537
Bluefish	100	1,835	1,200	-635	1.529
Salmon	100	1,824	1,176	-647	1.550
Swordfish	100	1,824	1,176	-647	1.550
Whey, dry, sweet	100	1,027	373	-653	2.750
Snapper	100	1,882	1,224	-659	1.538
Halibut	100	1,906	1,247	-659	1.528
Shark	100	1,929	1,259	-671	1.533
Ricotta Cheese	100	1,337	630	-707	2.123
Ricotta Cheese, part skim	100	1,350	638	-711	2.115
Sardines, in oil, drained	100	2,258	1,475	-783	1.531
Anchovy, in oit, drained	100	2,655	1,730	-925	1.535
Tuna, in water	100	2,715	1,770	-945	1.534
American Cheese Spread	100	1,525	554	-971	2.755
Limburger Cheese	100	1,696	707	-989	2.399
Cheshire Cheese	100	1,968	893	-1,075	2.204
Camermbert Cheese	100	1,789	711	-1,079	2.518
Colby Cheese	100	2,004	907	-1,096	2.209
Monterey Jack Cheese	100	2,064	936	-1,129	2.206
Brie Cheese	100	1,875	743	-1,132	2.524
Whole Milk, dry	100	2,086	953	-1,133	2.189
Cheddar Cheese	100	2,100	954	-1,146	2.202
Mozzarella Cheese	100	1,996	843	-1,154	2.369
Blue Cheese	100	1,879	721	-1,157	2.604
Port du salut Cheese	100	2,011	839	-1,171	2.396
Tilsit Cheese	100	2,064	861	-1,204	2.398
Brick Cheese	100	2,150	886	-1,264	2.427
Muenster Cheese	100	2,164	893	-1,271	2.424
Processed American Cheese	100	2,225	939	-1,286	2.369
Processed Swiss Cheese	100	2,486	1,046	-1,439	2.375
Mozzarella Cheese, part s	100	2,496	1,054	-1,443	2.369
Nonfat Milk, dry, instant	100	2,779	1,271	-1,509	2.188
Nonfat Milk, dry	100	2,867	1,308	-1,558	2.191
Provolone Cheese	100	2,679	1,036	-1,643	2.586
Swiss Cheese	100	2,618	939	-1,679	2.787
Gouda Cheese	100	2,686	975	-1,711	2.755
Edam Cheese	100	2,693	975	-1,718	2.762
Gruyere Cheese	100	2,743	986	-1,757	2.783
Parmesan Cheese	100	3,346	1,332	-2,014	2.512
Parmesan Cheese, grated	100	3,840	1,540	-2,300	2.494