Foods Highest in Tyrosine

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

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

#	Food	Group	mg/gN/100g
1	Avocado, hass, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	598
2	Cheese, cheddar, natural, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	396
3	Milk, cow, powder, skim	Milk products and dishes	308
4	Rice, brown, boiled, no added salt	Cereals and cereal products	284
5	Rice, brown, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	284
6	Egg, chicken, yolk, hard-boiled	Egg products and dishes	269
7	Egg, chicken, yolk, raw	Egg products and dishes	269
8	Chocolate, milk	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	260
9	Egg, chicken, white (albumen), raw	Egg products and dishes	252
10	Egg, chicken, white (albumen), hard-boiled	Egg products and dishes	252
11	Bacon, middle rasher, untrimmed, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	240
12	Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	239
13	Seed, sesame, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	239
14	Venison, mince, premium, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	239
15	Venison, leg medallion, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	239
16	Nut, peanut, with skin, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	238
17	Chicken, thigh, lean flesh, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	236
18	Duck, lean flesh, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	231
19	Oats, rolled, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	231
20	Corn, kernels, purchased frozen, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	231
21	Corn, fresh on cob, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	231
22	Bean, lima, dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	229
23	Bean, soya (soy), dried, boiled, drained	Legume and pulse products and dishes	227
24	Bean, soya (soy), dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	227
25	Pumpkin, jarrahdale, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	226
26	Pumpkin, golden nugget, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	226
27	Pumpkin, butternut, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	226
28	Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	226
29	Tuna, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	226
30	Pumpkin, Queensland blue, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	226
31	Pumpkin, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	226
32	Salmon, pink, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	226
33	Spinach, Mature English, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	223
34	Goat, forequarter, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	222
35	Choko, peeled, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	222
36	Barley, pearl, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	220
37	Goat, forequarter, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	218
38	Goat, leg, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	217
39	Gemfish, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	216
40	Rabbit, farmed, whole, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	213
41	Bar, muesli, plain or with dried fruit	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	213
42	Goat, loin, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	212
43	Flour, wheat, white, self-raising	Cereals and cereal products	212
44	Flour, wheat, white, plain	Cereals and cereal products	212
45	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	212
46	Snapper, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	211
47	Turkey, hindquarter, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	210
48	Turkey, breast, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	210
49	Flathead, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	209
50	Whiting, King George, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	207

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 tyrosine value is zero or not measured.