Foods Highest in Histidine

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

Amino Acids (per gN)Unit: mg/gN per 100g

#	Food	Group	mg/gN/100g
1	Banana, lady finger or sugar, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	504
2	Banana, cavendish, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	504
3	Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	414
4	Tuna, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	414
5	Turkey, hindquarter, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	254
6	Turkey, breast, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	254
7	Salmon, pink, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	249
8	Rabbit, farmed, whole, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	247
9	Bacon, middle rasher, untrimmed, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	246
10	Venison, leg medallion, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	230
11	Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	230
12	Venison, mince, premium, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	230
13	Cheese, cheddar, natural, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	219
14	Chicken, thigh, lean flesh, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	214
15	Bean, red kidney, canned, drained	Legume and pulse products and dishes	196
16	Egg, chicken, yolk, raw	Egg products and dishes	194
17	Egg, chicken, yolk, hard-boiled	Egg products and dishes	194
18	Sprout, bean, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	194
19	Bean, mung, whole, dried, uncooked	Vegetable products and dishes	194
20	Milk, cow, powder, skim	Milk products and dishes	193
21	Whiting, King George, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	192
22	Breakfast cereal, wheat bran, flakes, added vitamins & minerals (Kellogg's Bran Flakes)	Cereals and cereal products	191
23	Wheat bran, unprocessed, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	191
24	Seed, sesame, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	188
25	Baked beans, canned in tomato sauce	Legume and pulse products and dishes	187
26	Baked beans, canned in tomato sauce, reduced salt	Legume and pulse products and dishes	187
27	Corn, fresh on cob, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	185
28	Duck, lean flesh, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	185
29	Corn, kernels, purchased frozen, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	185
30	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	184
31	Seed, sunflower	Seed and nut products and dishes	183
32	Goat, loin, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	182
33	Goat, forequarter, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	179
34	Pumpkin, butternut, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	176
35	Pumpkin, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	176
36	Pumpkin, Queensland blue, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	176
37	Pumpkin, jarrahdale, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	176
38	Pumpkin, golden nugget, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	176
39	Bean, soya (soy), dried, boiled, drained	Legume and pulse products and dishes	173
40	Bean, soya (soy), dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	173
41	Lentil, French, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	170
42	Goat, forequarter, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	170
43	Lentil, green, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	170
44	Lentil, red, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	170
45	Goat, leg, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	169
46	Barley, pearl, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	169
47	Gemfish, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	164
48	Rice, brown, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	163
49	Rice, brown, boiled, no added salt	Cereals and cereal products	163
50	Flathead, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	161

Top Foods by Nutrient

Highest in Calcium Highest in Iron Highest in Protein Highest in Vitamin C Highest in Fibre Highest in Potassium Highest in Zinc Highest in Magnesium Highest in Sodium Highest in Folate Highest in Cholesterol Highest in Sugar

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.