Foods Highest in Phenylalanine

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

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

#	Food	Group	mg/gN/100g
1	Bean, lima, dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	402
2	Egg, chicken, white (albumen), hard-boiled	Egg products and dishes	395
3	Egg, chicken, white (albumen), raw	Egg products and dishes	395
4	Baked beans, canned in tomato sauce	Legume and pulse products and dishes	385
5	Baked beans, canned in tomato sauce, reduced salt	Legume and pulse products and dishes	385
6	Bean, red kidney, canned, drained	Legume and pulse products and dishes	382
7	Cheese, cheddar, natural, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	368
8	Sprout, bean, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	366
9	Bean, mung, whole, dried, uncooked	Vegetable products and dishes	366
10	Barley, pearl, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	348
11	Banana, cavendish, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	330
12	Banana, lady finger or sugar, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	330
13	Lentil, red, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	328
14	Lentil, green, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	328
15	Sweet potato, orange flesh, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	328
16	Lentil, French, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	328
17	Sweet potato, orange flesh, unpeeled, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	328
18	Flour, wheat, white, plain	Cereals and cereal products	326
19	Flour, wheat, white, self-raising	Cereals and cereal products	326
20	Bean, soya (soy), dried, boiled, drained	Legume and pulse products and dishes	324
21	Bean, soya (soy), dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	324
22	Oats, rolled, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	322
23	Nut, peanut, with skin, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	318
24	Milk, cow, powder, skim	Milk products and dishes	315
25	Seed, sunflower	Seed and nut products and dishes	314
26	Biscuit, savoury, from rye flour, crispbread	Cereal based products and dishes	313
27	Nut, almond, with skin, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	307
28	Nut, almond meal	Seed and nut products and dishes	307
29	Bread, flat (pita or Lebanese), wholemeal, commercial	Cereals and cereal products	306
30	Seed, sesame, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	301
31	Salmon, pink, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	295
32	Chocolate, milk	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	292
33	Rabbit, farmed, whole, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	288
34	Bar, muesli, plain or with dried fruit	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	288
35	Breakfast cereal, whole wheat, flakes, added vitamins & minerals (Weeties style)	Cereals and cereal products	286
36	Corn, kernels, purchased frozen, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	286
37	Corn, fresh on cob, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	286
38	Flour, wheat, wholemeal, plain	Cereals and cereal products	286
39	Spinach, Mature English, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	285
40	Rice, brown, boiled, no added salt	Cereals and cereal products	284
41	Turkey, breast, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	284
42	Rice, brown, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	284
43	Turkey, hindquarter, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	284
44	Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	280
45	Venison, mince, premium, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	280
46	Venison, leg medallion, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	280
47	Egg, chicken, yolk, hard-boiled	Egg products and dishes	276
48	Egg, chicken, yolk, raw	Egg products and dishes	276
49	Duck, lean flesh, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	275
50	Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	271

Top Foods by Nutrient

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