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Foods High in Glycine

By the Ration Editorial Team · Reviewed against primary research

Bar chart ranking the foods highest in Glycine: Pork Pickled Pork Hocks, Pork Ears, Amaranth Grain, Uncooked and more
3 g = 100% Daily Value · USDA laboratory data · Fortified products and supplements excluded

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Key takeaways

  • Pork Pickled Pork Hocks tops the list: 3.91 g of glycine per 3 oz, 130% of the daily target.
  • The general adult daily target is 3 g.

Glycine at a glance

Daily target
3 g

Top Food Sources

Bar chart ranking the animal foods highest in Glycine per serving, as a percent of the daily target
Animal foods ranked by glycine in one serving · 3 g = 100% Daily Value · USDA laboratory data · Fortified products and supplements excluded
Bar chart ranking the plant foods highest in Glycine per serving, as a percent of the daily target
Plant foods ranked by glycine in one serving · 3 g = 100% Daily Value · USDA laboratory data · Fortified products and supplements excluded
  1. 1Pork Pickled Pork Hocks · per 3 oz · 3.91 g · 200 cal130 % DV
  2. 2Pork Ears · per 1 ear (yield after cooking) · 3.49 g · 184 cal116 % DV
  3. 3Amaranth Grain, Uncooked · per 1 cup · 3.17 g · 716 cal106 % DV
  4. 4Turkey Skin · per 3 oz · 2.96 g · 352 cal99 % DV
  5. 5Goose Domesticated · per 1 cup, chopped or diced · 2.23 g · 427 cal74 % DV
  6. 6Chicken Heart · per 1 cup, chopped or diced · 2.13 g · 268 cal71 % DV
  7. 7Poultry Mechanically Deboned · per 0.5 lb · 2.11 g · 452 cal70 % DV
  8. 8Chicken Skin (Drumsticks And Thighs) · per 3 oz · 2.01 g · 375 cal67 % DV
  9. 9Veal Liver · per 4 oz · 1.97 g · 158 cal66 % DV
  10. 10Lentils Pink Or Red · per 1 cup · 1.94 g · 687 cal65 % DV
  11. 11Pork Tail · per 3 oz · 1.92 g · 337 cal64 % DV
  12. 12Turkey Mechanically Deboned · per 0.5 lb · 1.77 g · 456 cal59 % DV
  13. 13Buckwheat · per 1 cup · 1.75 g · 583 cal58 % DV
  14. 14Quail · per 1 quail · 1.68 g · 209 cal56 % DV
  15. 15Beef Shank Crosscuts · per 3 oz · 1.56 g · 171 cal52 % DV
  16. 16Chicken Capons · per 3 oz · 1.54 g · 193 cal51 % DV
Percent of the general adult daily target in one serving, from USDA portion data. Fortified products, supplements, and spices are excluded.

Food values compiled from public nutrition databases and published research. Rankings exclude fortified products and supplements to reflect whole foods.

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