Foods high in Methionine
Every food and ingredient below is ranked by measured Methionine content per 100 g, drawn live from 71 USDA FoodData Central measurements. Values are laboratory-analysed or survey-derived, not estimated.
Top 25 foods highest in Methionine
Ranked by Methionine per 100g, across Foundation Foods and FNDDS ingredients.
Lowest in Methionine
For contrast — the 10 lowest non-zero values on record, per 100g.
| # | Food or ingredient | Source | Per 100g (G) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Almond milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated | Foundation Food | 0.001 |
| 63 | Pears, raw, bartlett (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) | Foundation Food | 0.002 |
| 64 | Pears, raw, bartlett | Foundation Food | 0.002 |
| 65 | Nectarines, raw | Foundation Food | 0.005 |
| 66 | Oranges, raw, navels | Foundation Food | 0.007 |
| 67 | Oranges, raw, navels (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) | Foundation Food | 0.007 |
| 68 | Peaches, yellow, raw | Foundation Food | 0.009 |
| 69 | Melons, cantaloupe, raw | Foundation Food | 0.01 |
| 70 | Oat milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated | Foundation Food | 0.01 |
| 71 | Butter, stick, salted | Foundation Food | 0.013 |
More on Methionine
What Methionine is, how it is measured, and where these values come from.
Methionine nutrient reference →Sourced from USDA FoodData Central — Foundation Foods; not yet through an editorial verification pass.
USDA release 2026-04-30. All values are per 100 g unless stated otherwise.