Foods Highest in Histidine

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

Amino AcidsUnit: mg per 100g

#	Food	Group	mg/100g
1	Tuna, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,729
2	Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,729
3	Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,191
4	Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,097
5	Milk, cow, powder, skim	Milk products and dishes	1,056
6	Venison, leg medallion, lean, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,056
7	Goat, meat, all cuts, untrimmed, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,006
8	Bean, soya (soy), dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	948
9	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	944
10	Rabbit, farmed, whole, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	917
11	Goat, leg, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	914
12	Whiting, King George, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	867
13	Venison, leg medallion, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	866
14	Seed, sunflower	Seed and nut products and dishes	853
15	Cheese, cheddar, natural, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	846
16	Goat, forequarter, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	836
17	Chicken, thigh, lean flesh, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	829
18	Turkey, breast, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	829
19	Salmon, pink, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	823
20	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	820
21	Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	817
22	Bacon, middle rasher, untrimmed, baked, roasted, fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	809
23	Seed, sesame, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	788
24	Venison, mince, premium, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	773
25	Lentil, French, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	770
26	Gelatine, all types	Miscellaneous	760
27	Bean, mung, whole, dried, uncooked	Vegetable products and dishes	760
28	Turkey, hindquarter, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	756
29	Flathead, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	743
30	Snapper, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	708
31	Snapper, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	708
32	Goat, loin, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	700
33	Lentil, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	694
34	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	689
35	Lentil, green, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	688
36	Bream, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	677
37	Morwong, fillet, grilled, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	671
38	Shark, fillet, without skin, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	654
39	Nut, peanut, with skin, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	652
40	Goat, loin, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	650
41	Lentil, red, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	626
42	Goat, forequarter, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	619
43	Whiting, King George, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	607
44	Bacon, middle rasher, untrimmed, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	607
45	Spread, yeast, vegemite	Miscellaneous	607
46	Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	601
47	Goat, meat, all cuts, untrimmed, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	563
48	Nut, almond meal	Seed and nut products and dishes	544
49	Nut, almond, with skin, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	544
50	Flathead, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	542

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