Foods Highest in Tryptophan

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

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

#	Food	Group	mg/gN/100g
1	Apple, red skin, unpeeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	159
2	Apple, red skin, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	159
3	Grapefruit, yellow flesh, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	143
4	Oregano, dried	Miscellaneous	141
5	Sage, dried	Miscellaneous	141
6	Apricot, raw	Fruit products and dishes	138
7	Chutney or relish, commercial	Savoury sauces and condiments	135
8	Jam, stone fruit	Sugar products and dishes	135
9	Jam, berry	Sugar products and dishes	135
10	Jam, plum	Sugar products and dishes	135
11	Rosemary, dried	Miscellaneous	128
12	Thyme, dried, ground	Miscellaneous	128
13	Rice beverage, fluid, added calcium	Dairy & meat substitutes	125
14	Rice beverage, unfortified	Dairy & meat substitutes	125
15	Jackfruit, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	124
16	Ice cream, vanilla flavour, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	122
17	Breakfast cereal, whole wheat, biscuit, added vitamins & minerals (Sanitarium Weet Bix)	Cereals and cereal products	121
18	Apple, golden delicious, unpeeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	119
19	Vine leaf, grape, canned	Vegetable products and dishes	116
20	Thyme, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	116
21	Parsley, continental, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	116
22	Persimmon, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	116
23	Chicory, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	114
24	Oat bran, unprocessed, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	113
25	Melon, honey dew, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	112
26	Wheat bran, unprocessed, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	111
27	Kiwifruit, gold, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	111
28	Kiwifruit, green (hayward), peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	111
29	Cheese, ricotta	Milk products and dishes	110
30	Turmeric, dried, ground	Miscellaneous	110
31	Orange, navel, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	108
32	Cumquat (kumquat), raw	Fruit products and dishes	108
33	Sausage roll, purchased frozen, baked	Cereal based products and dishes	107
34	Sausage roll, commercial, ready to eat	Cereal based products and dishes	107
35	Pineapple, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	106
36	Ginger, dried, ground	Miscellaneous	106
37	Egg, chicken, white (albumen), hard-boiled	Egg products and dishes	105
38	Milk, human/breast, mature, fluid	Infant formulae and foods	105
39	Egg, chicken, white (albumen), raw	Egg products and dishes	105
40	Bread, from white flour, added omega-3 polyunsaturates	Cereals and cereal products	104
41	Banana chip	Fruit products and dishes	104
42	Bread, from white flour, added fibre	Cereals and cereal products	104
43	Banana, cavendish, peeled, raw	Fruit products and dishes	104
44	Starch, potato	Vegetable products and dishes	104
45	Spinach, baby, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	103
46	Taro, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	103
47	Spinach, water, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	103
48	Nut, cashew, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	101
49	Sauce, pasta, basil pesto, commercial	Savoury sauces and condiments	101
50	Egg, chicken, whole, omega-3 polyunsaturate enriched, raw	Egg products and dishes	100

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 tryptophan value is zero or not measured.