Amino Acids

Foods Highest in Histidine

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

Amino AcidsUnit: mg per 100g

50
Foods ranked: 1,729 mg
Highest per 100g

Number one

Tuna, canned in brine, drained

Fish and seafood products and dishes

1,729mg per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

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

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.