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LIST OF FOODS WITH A LOT OF CYSTEINE
As in most amino acids, foods containing them are those with a high protein concentration:
Animal food rich in cysteine
- Meats (pork, duck, chicken, etc.)
- Fish (hake, tuna, monkfish, etc.)
- Eggs and derivatives.
- Milk and dairy products.
Vegetable food rich in cysteine
- Sunflower seeds
Sunflower seeds are very rich in cysteine.
- Soy and its derivatives: tofu, tempeh,…
- Wheat and its derivatives, especially seitan
- Dates
- Ginseng
- Legumes (soy, lentils, chickpeas, etc.)
Lentils contain a lot of cysteine.
- Vegetables (peppers, garlic, cabbage, etc.)
- Cereals (wheat, pasta, rice, etc.)
- Nuts and seeds.
- Some dietary supplements such as wheat germ.
* Related information:
– How to combine vegetable proteins
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 |
More information on amino acids.
This article was endorsed by Elisenda Carballido - Dietitian nutritionist. Postgraduate in Phytotherapy and master in Nutrition and Metabolism.
