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Foods Highest in Glutamic acid

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

Amino Acids (per gN)Unit: mg/gN per 100g
#Foodmg/gN/100g
1Bread, flat (pita or Lebanese), wholemeal, commercial
1,911
2Flour, wheat, white, self-raising
1,907
3Flour, wheat, white, plain
1,907
4Onion, mature, brown skinned, peeled, raw
1,805
5Kohlrabi, peeled, fresh, raw
1,776
6Beetroot, canned in brine, drained
1,666
7Onion, mature, white skinned, peeled, fresh, raw
1,612
8Breakfast cereal, whole wheat, flakes, added vitamins & minerals (Weeties style)
1,594
9Flour, wheat, wholemeal, plain
1,594
10Barley, pearl, uncooked
1,586
11Nut, almond, with skin, raw, unsalted
1,533
12Nut, almond meal
1,533
13Turnip, white, peeled, fresh, raw
1,451
14Biscuit, savoury, from rye flour, crispbread
1,413
15Cabbage, white, raw
1,398
16Cabbage, savoy, raw
1,398
17Broccoli, fresh, raw
1,332
18Milk, cow, powder, skim
1,329
19Oats, rolled, uncooked
1,262
20Bar, muesli, plain or with dried fruit
1,254
21Seed, sunflower
1,249
22Cheese, cheddar, natural, regular fat
1,245
23Bean, soya (soy), dried
1,231
24Bean, soya (soy), dried, boiled, drained
1,231
25Nut, cashew, raw, unsalted
1,225
26Chocolate, milk
1,218
27Leek, fresh, raw
1,206
28Wheat bran, unprocessed, uncooked
1,189
29Breakfast cereal, wheat bran, flakes, added vitamins & minerals (Kellogg's Bran Flakes)
1,189
30Strawberry, raw
1,173
31Potato, new, peeled, raw
1,170
32Potato, sebago, peeled, raw
1,170
33Potato, pontiac, peeled, raw
1,170
34Lettuce, iceberg, raw
1,165
35Lettuce, cos, raw
1,165
36Lettuce, mignonette, raw
1,165
37Nut, peanut, with skin, raw, unsalted
1,163
38Brussels sprout, fresh, raw
1,157
39Coconut, grated & desiccated
1,130
40Seed, sesame, unsalted
1,129
41Nut, walnut, raw, unsalted
1,123
42Pumpkin, Queensland blue, peeled, fresh, raw
1,082
43Pumpkin, jarrahdale, peeled, fresh, raw
1,082
44Pumpkin, golden nugget, peeled, fresh, raw
1,082
45Pumpkin, butternut, peeled, fresh, raw
1,082
46Pumpkin, peeled, fresh, raw
1,082
47Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat
1,080
48Venison, mince, premium, raw
1,080
49Venison, leg medallion, lean, raw
1,080
50Zucchini, green skin, fresh, unpeeled, raw
1,073

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.