Foods Highest in Tryptophan

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

Amino AcidsUnit: mg per 100g

#	Food	Group	mg/100g
1	Gluten, from wheat (vital wheat gluten)	Cereals and cereal products	795
2	Flour, soya (soy)	Legume and pulse products and dishes	698
3	Protein powder, whey based, protein >70%, unfortified	Special dietary foods	608
4	Textured vegetable protein/soy granules	Dairy & meat substitutes	594
5	Cheese, parmesan, dried, finely grated	Milk products and dishes	560
6	Protein powder, hemp seed based	Special dietary foods	486
7	Seed, pumpkin, hulled & dried	Seed and nut products and dishes	480
8	Bean, soya (soy), dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	471
9	Seaweed, nori, dried	Vegetable products and dishes	450
10	Milk, cow, powder, skim	Milk products and dishes	438
11	Pork, rump steak, untrimmed, fried, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	426
12	Chicken, wing, lean flesh, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	420
13	Seed, sesame, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	411
14	Quail, lean flesh & skin, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	406
15	Pork, round mini roast, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	405
16	Kangaroo, steak, as purchased, fried, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	399
17	Chicken, breast, lean flesh, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	394
18	Camel, steak, as purchased, fried, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	389
19	Chicken, drumstick, lean flesh, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	389
20	Pork, medallion or loin steak, untrimmed, fried, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	388
21	Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	382
22	Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	382
23	Pork, butterfly steak, lean, grilled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	380
24	Chicken, wing, lean flesh, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	379
25	Cheese, edam	Milk products and dishes	378
26	Seed, hemp, dried	Seed and nut products and dishes	378
27	Tahini, sesame seed pulp	Seed and nut products and dishes	377
28	Chicken, wing, lean flesh, skin & fat, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	377
29	Chicken, breast, lean flesh, skin & fat, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	375
30	Chicken, barbecued, with skin	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	374
31	Pork, loin roast, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	372
32	Turkey, breast, lean flesh, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	372
33	Chicken, breast, lean flesh, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	367
34	Venison, leg medallion, lean, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	367
35	Pork, diced, untrimmed, fried, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	366
36	Pork, strips, untrimmed, fried, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	364
37	Pork, leg roast, untrimmed, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	364
38	Emu, steak, as purchased, fried, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	364
39	Chicken, drumstick, lean flesh, skin & fat, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	364
40	Tuna, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	363
41	Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	363
42	Yeast, dry powder	Miscellaneous	361
43	Pork, loin cutlet, untrimmed, fried, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	361
44	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	360
45	Bacon, middle rasher, separable lean, fried, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	359
46	Chicken, thigh, lean flesh, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	358
47	Pork, scotch roast, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	357
48	Pork, loin chop, lean, BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	357
49	Pork, butterfly steak, untrimmed, grilled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	357
50	Rabbit, flesh, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	356

Top Foods by Nutrient

Highest in Calcium Highest in Iron Highest in Protein Highest in Vitamin C Highest in Fibre Highest in Potassium Highest in Zinc Highest in Magnesium Highest in Sodium Highest in Folate Highest in Cholesterol Highest in Sugar

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