Amino Acids (per gN)

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

50
Foods ranked: 598 mg/gN
Highest per 100g

Number one

Avocado, hass, raw

Vegetable products and dishes

598mg/gN per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

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

Rankings

Top Foods by Nutrient

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 tyrosine value is zero or not measured.