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Amino Acids (per gN)

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
50
Foods ranked
402 mg/gN
Highest per 100g

Number one

Bean, lima, dried

Legume and pulse products and dishes

402mg/gN per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

FoodGroupmg/gN/100g
1Bean, lima, driedLegume and pulse products and dishes402
2Egg, chicken, white (albumen), hard-boiledEgg products and dishes395
3Egg, chicken, white (albumen), rawEgg products and dishes395
4Baked beans, canned in tomato sauceLegume and pulse products and dishes385
5Baked beans, canned in tomato sauce, reduced saltLegume and pulse products and dishes385
6Bean, red kidney, canned, drainedLegume and pulse products and dishes382
7Cheese, cheddar, natural, regular fatMilk products and dishes368
8Sprout, bean, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes366
9Bean, mung, whole, dried, uncookedVegetable products and dishes366
10Barley, pearl, uncookedCereals and cereal products348
11Banana, cavendish, peeled, rawFruit products and dishes330
12Banana, lady finger or sugar, peeled, rawFruit products and dishes330
13Lentil, red, hulled, dryLegume and pulse products and dishes328
14Lentil, green, hulled, dryLegume and pulse products and dishes328
15Sweet potato, orange flesh, peeled, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes328
16Lentil, French, hulled, dryLegume and pulse products and dishes328
17Sweet potato, orange flesh, unpeeled, rawVegetable products and dishes328
18Flour, wheat, white, plainCereals and cereal products326
19Flour, wheat, white, self-raisingCereals and cereal products326
20Bean, soya (soy), dried, boiled, drainedLegume and pulse products and dishes324
21Bean, soya (soy), driedLegume and pulse products and dishes324
22Oats, rolled, uncookedCereals and cereal products322
23Nut, peanut, with skin, raw, unsaltedSeed and nut products and dishes318
24Milk, cow, powder, skimMilk products and dishes315
25Seed, sunflowerSeed and nut products and dishes314
26Biscuit, savoury, from rye flour, crispbreadCereal based products and dishes313
27Nut, almond, with skin, raw, unsaltedSeed and nut products and dishes307
28Nut, almond mealSeed and nut products and dishes307
29Bread, flat (pita or Lebanese), wholemeal, commercialCereals and cereal products306
30Seed, sesame, unsaltedSeed and nut products and dishes301
31Salmon, pink, canned in brine, drainedFish and seafood products and dishes295
32Chocolate, milkConfectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars292
33Rabbit, farmed, whole, rawMeat, poultry and game products and dishes288
34Bar, muesli, plain or with dried fruitConfectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars288
35Breakfast cereal, whole wheat, flakes, added vitamins & minerals (Weeties style)Cereals and cereal products286
36Corn, kernels, purchased frozen, rawVegetable products and dishes286
37Corn, fresh on cob, rawVegetable products and dishes286
38Flour, wheat, wholemeal, plainCereals and cereal products286
39Spinach, Mature English, fresh, rawVegetable products and dishes285
40Rice, brown, boiled, no added saltCereals and cereal products284
41Turkey, breast, lean flesh, skin & fat, rawMeat, poultry and game products and dishes284
42Rice, brown, uncookedCereals and cereal products284
43Turkey, hindquarter, lean flesh, skin & fat, rawMeat, poultry and game products and dishes284
44Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fatMeat, poultry and game products and dishes280
45Venison, mince, premium, rawMeat, poultry and game products and dishes280
46Venison, leg medallion, lean, rawMeat, poultry and game products and dishes280
47Egg, chicken, yolk, hard-boiledEgg products and dishes276
48Egg, chicken, yolk, rawEgg products and dishes276
49Duck, lean flesh, rawMeat, poultry and game products and dishes275
50Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drainedFish and seafood products and dishes271
Rankings

Top Foods by Nutrient

All nutrients
Highest in CalciumHighest in IronHighest in ProteinHighest in Vitamin CHighest in FibreHighest in PotassiumHighest in ZincHighest in MagnesiumHighest in SodiumHighest in FolateHighest in CholesterolHighest in Sugar

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.