Amino Acids (per gN)

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

50
Foods ranked: 504 mg/gN
Highest per 100g

Number one

Banana, lady finger or sugar, peeled, raw

Fruit products and dishes

504mg/gN per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

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

Rankings

Top Foods by Nutrient

All nutrients

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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.