Top 35 Foods Highest in Glycine (USDA Per 100g Ranking)

Ranked across 2,500 verified whole USDA foods by Glycine (g per 100g) with % Daily Value, calorie density, and macro ratios. Rate-limiting amino acid for triple-helix collagen, glutathione synthesis, and deep slow-wave sleep.

USDA Leaderboard: Top 35 Foods Highest in Glycine (USDA Per 100g Ranking)

Click any food below to open its full 100+ nutrient profile (including 22 vitamins, 11 minerals, amino acids, omega-3s, PRAL acid load, and WHO baby feeding age). Top food in this category: Snacks, pork skins, plain (11.9 g per 100g).

Rank	USDA Food Item	Glycine / 100g	% Daily Value	Per 100 kcal	Calories & Protein
#1	Snacks, pork skins, plain	11.9 g	100%	2.19 g	544 kcal · 61.3g P
#2	Pork, pickled pork hocks	3.34 g	100%	1.95 g	171 kcal · 19.1g P
#3	Egg, white, dried	2.84 g	94.7%	0.744 g	382 kcal · 81.1g P
#4	Corned beef loaf, jellied	2.17 g	72.3%	1.42 g	153 kcal · 22.9g P
#5	Snacks, beef sticks, smoked	2.16 g	72%	0.393 g	550 kcal · 21.5g P
#6	Chicken, broilers or fryers, skin only, raw	2.13 g	70.9%	0.609 g	349 kcal · 13.3g P
#7	Soy meal, defatted, raw	2.08 g	69.3%	0.617 g	337 kcal · 49.2g P
#8	Pork, cured, feet, pickled	2.03 g	67.8%	1.45 g	140 kcal · 11.6g P
#9	Turkey, skin, from retail parts, from dark meat, raw	2.03 g	67.7%	0.535 g	380 kcal · 14.3g P
#10	Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu)	1.87 g	62.4%	0.392 g	477 kcal · 52.5g P
#11	Beef, cured, dried	1.75 g	58.3%	1.14 g	153 kcal · 31.1g P
#12	Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw	1.74 g	58%	1.24 g	140 kcal · 19.9g P
#13	Turkey, ground, fat free, pan-broiled crumbles	1.73 g	57.7%	1.15 g	151 kcal · 31.7g P
#14	Mutton, cooked, roasted (Navajo)	1.65 g	55%	0.706 g	234 kcal · 33.4g P
#15	Bacon and beef sticks	1.64 g	54.7%	0.317 g	517 kcal · 29.1g P
#16	Egg, whole, dried	1.62 g	54.1%	0.274 g	592 kcal · 48g P
#17	Soy flour, full-fat, roasted	1.61 g	53.6%	0.367 g	439 kcal · 38.1g P
#18	Soy flour, full-fat, raw	1.6 g	53.2%	0.368 g	434 kcal · 37.8g P
#19	Turkey, skin from whole (light and dark), with added solution, raw	1.59 g	53.2%	0.419 g	381 kcal · 12.3g P
#20	Peanuts, spanish, raw	1.58 g	52.5%	0.276 g	570 kcal · 26.1g P
#21	Guinea hen, meat and skin, raw	1.57 g	52.4%	0.995 g	158 kcal · 23.4g P
#22	Sausage, smoked link sausage, pork	1.56 g	52%	0.505 g	309 kcal · 12g P
#23	Salami, Italian, pork	1.55 g	51.8%	0.365 g	425 kcal · 21.7g P
#24	Salami, dry or hard, pork	1.55 g	51.8%	0.382 g	407 kcal · 22.6g P
#25	Quail, meat and skin, raw	1.54 g	51.4%	0.803 g	192 kcal · 19.6g P
#26	Lupins, mature seeds, raw	1.54 g	51.3%	0.415 g	371 kcal · 36.2g P
#27	Peanuts, virginia, raw	1.52 g	50.6%	0.27 g	563 kcal · 25.2g P
#28	Peanuts, valencia, raw	1.51 g	50.4%	0.265 g	570 kcal · 25.1g P
#29	Fish, sheefish, raw (Alaska Native)	1.5 g	50%	1.3 g	115 kcal · 22.2g P
#30	Turkey, Ground, cooked	1.5 g	50%	0.739 g	203 kcal · 27.4g P
#31	Quail, breast, meat only, raw	1.5 g	49.9%	1.22 g	123 kcal · 22.6g P
#32	Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, raw	1.5 g	49.8%	1.09 g	137 kcal · 23.8g P
#33	Beef, ground, 97% lean meat / 3% fat, raw	1.49 g	49.8%	1.23 g	121 kcal · 22g P
#34	Squab, (pigeon), meat and skin, raw	1.49 g	49.7%	0.507 g	294 kcal · 18.5g P
#35	Nuts, almonds, blanched	1.48 g	49.3%	0.251 g	590 kcal · 21.4g P

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