Foods Highest in Glutamic acid

Top 50 Australian foods ranked by glutamic acid content per 100g, sourced from the AFCD.

Amino AcidsUnit: mg per 100g

#	Food	Group	mg/100g
1	Gelatine, all types	Miscellaneous	10,655
2	Milk, cow, powder, skim	Milk products and dishes	7,270
3	Bean, soya (soy), dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	6,746
4	Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	6,455
5	Nut, almond, with skin, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	5,830
6	Nut, almond meal	Seed and nut products and dishes	5,830
7	Seed, sunflower	Seed and nut products and dishes	5,821
8	Goat, meat, all cuts, untrimmed, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	5,449
9	Nut, peanut, with skin, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	5,268
10	Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	5,151
11	Goat, leg, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	5,040
12	Venison, leg medallion, lean, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	4,958
13	Cheese, cheddar, natural, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	4,808
14	Goat, forequarter, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	4,797
15	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	4,795
16	Seed, sesame, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	4,730
17	Lentil, French, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	4,704
18	Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	4,516
19	Lentil, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	4,245
20	Lentil, green, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	4,206
21	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	4,167
22	Venison, leg medallion, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	4,066
23	Nut, cashew, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	3,932
24	Snapper, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	3,847
25	Snapper, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	3,847
26	Lentil, red, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	3,824
27	Chicken, thigh, lean flesh, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	3,733
28	Goat, loin, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	3,711
29	Venison, mince, premium, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	3,629
30	Shark, fillet, without skin, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	3,555
31	Flathead, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	3,536
32	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	3,501
33	Goat, forequarter, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	3,414
34	Goat, loin, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	3,375
35	Flour, wheat, white, self-raising	Cereals and cereal products	3,356
36	Flour, wheat, white, plain	Cereals and cereal products	3,356
37	Whiting, King George, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	3,277
38	Rabbit, farmed, whole, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	3,270
39	Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	3,260
40	Bream, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	3,242
41	Morwong, fillet, grilled, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	3,210
42	Bacon, middle rasher, untrimmed, baked, roasted, fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	3,194
43	Bean, mung, whole, dried, uncooked	Vegetable products and dishes	3,191
44	Flour, wheat, wholemeal, plain	Cereals and cereal products	3,162
45	Bean, broad, dried	Vegetable products and dishes	3,145
46	Breakfast cereal, whole wheat, flakes, added vitamins & minerals (Weeties style)	Cereals and cereal products	3,140
47	Tuna, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	3,074
48	Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	3,074
49	Goat, meat, all cuts, untrimmed, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	3,052
50	Nut, walnut, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	3,043

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Source: Australian Food Composition Database (AFCD) Release 3, FSANZ. All values per 100g of edible portion. Rankings exclude foods where glutamic acid value is zero or not measured.