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Amino Acids (per gN)

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
50
Foods ranked
1,911 mg/gN
Highest per 100g

Number one

Bread, flat (pita or Lebanese), wholemeal, commercial

Cereals and cereal products

1,911mg/gN per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

FoodGroupmg/gN/100g
1Bread, flat (pita or Lebanese), wholemeal, commercialCereals and cereal products1,911
2Flour, wheat, white, self-raisingCereals and cereal products1,907
3Flour, wheat, white, plainCereals and cereal products1,907
4Onion, mature, brown skinned, peeled, rawVegetable products and dishes1,805
5Kohlrabi, peeled, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes1,776
6Beetroot, canned in brine, drainedVegetable products and dishes1,666
7Onion, mature, white skinned, peeled, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes1,612
8Breakfast cereal, whole wheat, flakes, added vitamins & minerals (Weeties style)Cereals and cereal products1,594
9Flour, wheat, wholemeal, plainCereals and cereal products1,594
10Barley, pearl, uncookedCereals and cereal products1,586
11Nut, almond, with skin, raw, unsaltedSeed and nut products and dishes1,533
12Nut, almond mealSeed and nut products and dishes1,533
13Turnip, white, peeled, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes1,451
14Biscuit, savoury, from rye flour, crispbreadCereal based products and dishes1,413
15Cabbage, white, rawVegetable products and dishes1,398
16Cabbage, savoy, rawVegetable products and dishes1,398
17Broccoli, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes1,332
18Milk, cow, powder, skimMilk products and dishes1,329
19Oats, rolled, uncookedCereals and cereal products1,262
20Bar, muesli, plain or with dried fruitConfectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars1,254
21Seed, sunflowerSeed and nut products and dishes1,249
22Cheese, cheddar, natural, regular fatMilk products and dishes1,245
23Bean, soya (soy), driedLegume and pulse products and dishes1,231
24Bean, soya (soy), dried, boiled, drainedLegume and pulse products and dishes1,231
25Nut, cashew, raw, unsaltedSeed and nut products and dishes1,225
26Chocolate, milkConfectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars1,218
27Leek, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes1,206
28Wheat bran, unprocessed, uncookedCereals and cereal products1,189
29Breakfast cereal, wheat bran, flakes, added vitamins & minerals (Kellogg's Bran Flakes)Cereals and cereal products1,189
30Strawberry, rawFruit products and dishes1,173
31Potato, new, peeled, rawVegetable products and dishes1,170
32Potato, sebago, peeled, rawVegetable products and dishes1,170
33Potato, pontiac, peeled, rawVegetable products and dishes1,170
34Lettuce, iceberg, rawVegetable products and dishes1,165
35Lettuce, cos, rawVegetable products and dishes1,165
36Lettuce, mignonette, rawVegetable products and dishes1,165
37Nut, peanut, with skin, raw, unsaltedSeed and nut products and dishes1,163
38Brussels sprout, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes1,157
39Coconut, grated & desiccatedSeed and nut products and dishes1,130
40Seed, sesame, unsaltedSeed and nut products and dishes1,129
41Nut, walnut, raw, unsaltedSeed and nut products and dishes1,123
42Pumpkin, Queensland blue, peeled, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes1,082
43Pumpkin, jarrahdale, peeled, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes1,082
44Pumpkin, golden nugget, peeled, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes1,082
45Pumpkin, butternut, peeled, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes1,082
46Pumpkin, peeled, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes1,082
47Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fatMeat, poultry and game products and dishes1,080
48Venison, mince, premium, rawMeat, poultry and game products and dishes1,080
49Venison, leg medallion, lean, rawMeat, poultry and game products and dishes1,080
50Zucchini, green skin, fresh, unpeeled, rawVegetable products and dishes1,073
Rankings

Top Foods by Nutrient

All nutrients
Highest in CalciumHighest in IronHighest in ProteinHighest in Vitamin CHighest in FibreHighest in PotassiumHighest in ZincHighest in MagnesiumHighest in SodiumHighest in FolateHighest in CholesterolHighest in Sugar

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.