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Glycine

Discover how amounts vary across foods, on a shared basis for comparison.

An individually reported amino acid. The reference depicts glycine. [1] [2]

glycine — 2D chemical diagram — **Depicted form: glycine**
An identity reference, not the appearance of the food.
Description, source and attribution
Reference depiction: glycine. Formula C2H5NO2; PubChem CID 750; charge 0. This is a chemical reference, not a depiction of its physical appearance in food.
PubChem Compound 750, 2D Structure. NCBI / National Library of Medicine. Source · Reuse terms
Source check: 2026-09-13 · No scientific editorial review.

A COMMON BASIS

Foods, per 100 g

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72 foods with data 34 not reported, excluded from ranking

Pumpkin seeds
Dried pumpkin/squash seed kernels, without shells.
1.843 g
Beef ground 90% lean
Ground beef, 90% lean / 10% fat, cooked as a pan-broiled patty.
1.712 g
Chicken breast
Roasted chicken breast, meat only, without skin; seasoning not specified.
1.524 g
Blue mussels
Blue mussels, cooked with moist heat.
1.489 g
Almonds
Whole almonds, raw.
1.434 g
Peanuts
Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted without salt.
1.427 g
Lamb leg
Roasted lamb whole leg, shank and sirloin, separable lean only, choice, trimmed to 1/4 inch fat.
1.382 g
Turkey breast
Roasted turkey breast from retail parts, meat only; seasoning not specified.
1.378 g
Shrimp
Mixed-species shrimp, cooked with moist heat; may contain moisture-retention additives.
1.341 g
Duck meat
Domesticated duck, roasted, meat only, without skin.
1.315 g
Flaxseed
Flaxseed; source does not specify grinding.
1.248 g
Tilapia
Tilapia cooked with dry heat; added salt/fat not specified.
1.22 g

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UNDERSTAND THE DATA

The nutrient, in context

How to read this ranking

This page compares Glycine (Glycine), in g per 100 g of food.

Chemical forms and measurement methods remain separate. “Not reported” means a value is unavailable, not that the food contains zero. A food’s rank does not determine your individual needs or diagnose a deficiency.

Intake guidance

There is no validated NIH ODS fact sheet for this identity in Bitameans’ published version. We do not assign another nutrient’s recommendations to this form. An absent fact sheet does not mean that no upper intake limit exists.

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Identity and structure sources

PubChem Compound 750: Glycine · Accessed 2026-09-13
USDA FoodData Central: Foundation Foods Documentation · Accessed 2026-09-13

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