Eat in Moderation
Ratio Only
Lysine versus Arginine Diet
These products have a ratio of 1.000 to 1.999, meaning ratio is near equal or slightly in favor of Lysine.
1.947 Apple, dried
1.917 Pear, fresh
1.816 Apricot, dried
1.782 Cottage cheese, creamed
1.780 Cottage cheese, low fat 2%
1.772 Cottage cheese, dry
1.740 Fig, dried
1.727 Fig, fresh
1.600 Human milk
1.588 Avocado
1.550 Salmon
1.550 Swordfish
1.540 Haddock
1.538 Smelt
1.538 Snapper
1.537 Pollock
1.535 Anchovy, in oil, drained
1.535 Catfish
1.535 Eel
1.535 Whitefish
1.534 Cod
1.534 Tuna, in water
1.533 Carp
1.533 Flat fish, flounder and
1.533 Mackerel
1.533 Shark
1.532 Herring
1.532 Pike
1.531 Sardines, in oil, drained
1.530 Bass
1.530 Perch
1.529 Bluefish
1.528 Halibut
1.519 Tomato
1.516 Turnips
1.500 Tomato juice
1.451 Soybean sprouts
1.445 Bacon, canadian style
1.426 Pheasant, wild
1.416 Pork spareribs
1.410 Tomato paste
1.409 Cheese, liver
1.409 Chicken, dark meat, w/o skin
1.407 Chicken, light meat w/o skin
1.406 Chicken neck
1.395 Sausage, summer
1.393 Pineapple
1.365 Pork leg
1.364 Pork loin chop
1.363 Pork shoulder
1.357 Potato
1.337 Chicken breast
1.337 Soup, cream of mushroom
1.333 Celery
1.333 Soup, turkey noodle
1.330 Chicken drumstick
1.322 Beef flank steak
1.322 Potato, baking
1.320 Chicken gumbo
1.319 Beef round steak
1.319 Soup, chicken noodle
1.318 Soup, beef noodle
1.318 Soup, cream of asparagus
1.318 Soup, vegetable w/beef
1.317 Steak, porterhouse
1.316 Steak, beef t-bone
1.315 Beef rib roast
1.315 Beef short ribs
1.315 Knockwurst
1.315 Steak, beef sirloin
1.314 Beef chuck roast
1.314 Beef tenderloin
1.310 Persimmon
1.308 Squash, summer
1.307 Chicken leg
1.306 Chicken, light meat with skin
1.306 Ham, boneless
1.302 Chicken canned, boned
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Moderation-2
Best Choices
These products have a ratio of 2.000 to 3.000, meaning Lysine is significantly higher than Arginine.
Limit or Avoid
These products have a ratio of 0.000 to 0.999, meaning they have a higher percentage of Arginine than Lysine.