Glycine Rich Vegetables

Welcome to the list of the top 100 vegetables highest in glycine content. Where the amount of glycine ranges from 0.54 g to 0.10 g per 100g. The top vegetable is Soybeans, green, raw with the highest glycine content, which in 100g contains 0.54 g of glycine.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Soybeans, green, raw has a nutritional value score of 19.00 out of 100.

Other important and glycine related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Soybeans, green, raw, which is the top of the vegetables list for glycine content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 147.00 kcal (7% RDA), the amount of Protein is 12.95 g (23% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 6.80 g (10% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 11.05 g (9% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the glycine content in Soybeans, green, raw from the list of vegetables.

Top Twenty List - Highest glycine Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for glycine in vegetables for the top 20 vegetables. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Soybeans, green, raw 0.54g
2. Drumstick leaves, raw 0.52g
3. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt 0.51g
4. Soybeans, green, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 0.51g
5. Soybeans, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 0.51g
6. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried 0.50g
7. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, raw 0.50g
8. Winged bean tuber, raw 0.39g
9. Seaweed, laver, raw 0.36g
10. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed, with salt 0.33g
11. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed 0.33g
12. Lentils, sprouted, raw 0.32g
13. Seaweed, spirulina, raw 0.32g
14. Lentils, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, without salt 0.31g
15. Lentils, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt 0.31g
16. Drumstick leaves, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 0.29g
17. Drumstick leaves, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 0.29g
18. Lima beans, immature seeds, raw 0.27g
19. Lima beans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 0.27g
20. Peas, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 0.27g

Highest Amount of glycine per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high glycine foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the glycine nutritional content.

The food with the highest glycine content per typical serving is Soybeans, green, raw which contains 1.38 g in 1.000 cup (or 256.00 g). For this serving the Energy content is 376.32 kcal (19% RDA), the Protein content is 33.15 g (59% RDA), the Total Fat content is 17.41 g (27% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 28.29 g (22% RDA).

Grams of glycine in vegetables (per 100g)

The list below gives the total glycine content in the top 100 items from the general description 'vegetables' each of which show the glycine amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The level of glycine can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total food items which are raw is 43 items. The highest amount of glycine from the 43 raw items is in Soybeans, green, raw where the content is 0.54 g per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 46 items. The highest amount of glycine from the 46 cooked items is in Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt where the amount is 0.51 g per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked vegetables shows that cooking can change the levels of glycine by 0.03 g in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary