Amino Acids

Foods Highest in Phenylalanine

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

Amino AcidsUnit: mg per 100g

50
Foods ranked: 2,113 mg
Highest per 100g

Number one

Gelatine, all types

Miscellaneous

2,113mg per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

Food	Group	mg/100g
1Gelatine, all types	Miscellaneous	2,113
2Bean, soya (soy), dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1,776
3Milk, cow, powder, skim	Milk products and dishes	1,723
4Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,694
5Lentil, French, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1,485
6Seed, sunflower	Seed and nut products and dishes	1,463
7Nut, peanut, with skin, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	1,440
8Bean, mung, whole, dried, uncooked	Vegetable products and dishes	1,435
9Goat, meat, all cuts, untrimmed, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,432
10Cheese, cheddar, natural, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	1,421
11Bean, lima, dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1,379
12Goat, leg, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,363
13Lentil, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1,340
14Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,335
15Lentil, green, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1,328
16Goat, forequarter, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,289
17Venison, leg medallion, lean, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,286
18Seed, sesame, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	1,261
19Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,251
20Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,221
21Lentil, red, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1,207
22Flathead, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,196
23Nut, almond meal	Seed and nut products and dishes	1,168
24Nut, almond, with skin, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	1,168
25Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,132
26Tuna, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,132
27Snapper, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,104
28Snapper, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,104
29Whiting, King George, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,101
30Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,088
31Rabbit, farmed, whole, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,069
32Shark, fillet, without skin, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,064
33Bream, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,059
34Venison, leg medallion, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,054
35Morwong, fillet, grilled, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,049
36Goat, loin, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,011
37Chicken, thigh, lean flesh, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,010
38Spread, yeast, vegemite	Miscellaneous	995
39Salmon, pink, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	976
40Venison, mince, premium, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	941
41Turkey, breast, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	927
42Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	914
43Goat, forequarter, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	911
44Goat, loin, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	876
45Shark, fillet, without skin, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	873
46Flathead, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	873
47Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	855
48Turkey, hindquarter, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	845
49Bacon, middle rasher, untrimmed, baked, roasted, fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	842
50Nut, cashew, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	838

Rankings

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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 phenylalanine value is zero or not measured.