Amino Acids (per gN)

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

50
Foods ranked: 159 mg/gN
Highest per 100g

Number one

Apple, red skin, unpeeled, raw

Fruit products and dishes

159mg/gN per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

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

Rankings

Top Foods by Nutrient

All nutrients

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.