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Foods High in Phenylalanine

Highest in phenylalanine: Soybeans (1.49 g in 1 cup). All 125 foods ranked per serving, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.

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Foods high in phenylalanine

Per serving. No daily amount is set, so bars compare each food with the top food.

Per 100 g. No daily amount is set, so bars compare each food with the top food.

Per 100 kcal: the same calories of each food, for a fair comparison. Bars compare each food with the top food.

Food labels have no Daily Value or Reference Intake for phenylalanine, so the % compares each food with the top food.

  1. 1.SoybeansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (172 g)1.49 g
  2. 2.Chicken breastPoultry and Meats · per 4 oz (113 g)1.03 g
  3. 3.Chicken drumstickPoultry and Meats · per 1 drumstick with skin (133 g)0.94 g
  4. 4.Adzuki beansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (230 g)0.92 g
  5. 5.Pinto beansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (171 g)0.91 g
  6. 6.Kidney beansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (177 g)0.9 g
  7. 7.Cranberry beansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (177 g)0.89 g
  8. 8.SardinesSeafood · per 1 can (92 g)0.88 g
  9. 9.LentilsBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (198 g)0.88 g
  10. 10.Mung beansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (202 g)0.86 g
  11. 11.Navy beansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (182 g)0.86 g
  12. 12.Lima beansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (188 g)0.84 g
  13. 13.ShrimpSeafood · per 3 oz (85 g)0.84 g
  14. 14.Black beansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (172 g)0.82 g
  15. 15.MackerelSeafood · per 1 fillet (112 g)0.81 g
  16. 16.Great northern beansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (177 g)0.8 g
  17. 17.ChickpeasBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (164 g)0.78 g
  18. 18.Ground lambPoultry and Meats · per 4 oz (113 g)0.76 g
  19. 19.Ground beefPoultry and Meats · per 4 oz (113 g)0.76 g
  20. 20.TunaSeafood · per 3 oz (85 g)0.73 g
  21. 21.Farmed Atlantic SalmonSeafood · per 3 oz (85 g)0.72 g
  22. 22.Wild Atlantic SalmonSeafood · per 3 oz (85 g)0.66 g
  23. 23.HerringSeafood · per 3 oz (85 g)0.6 g
  24. 24.CodSeafood · per 3 oz (85 g)0.59 g
  25. 25.Fava beansBeans and Legumes · per 1 cup (170 g)0.55 g
  1. 1.Pumpkin seedsNuts and Seeds1.73 g
  2. 2.Hemp seedsNuts and Seeds1.45 g
  3. 3.PeanutsNuts and Seeds1.38 g
  4. 4.Sunflower seedsNuts and Seeds1.17 g
  5. 5.AlmondsNuts and Seeds1.13 g
  6. 6.Pistachio nutsNuts and Seeds1.09 g
  7. 7.Chia seedsNuts and Seeds1.02 g
  8. 8.ShrimpSeafood0.99 g
  9. 9.SardinesSeafood0.96 g
  10. 10.FlaxseedsNuts and Seeds0.96 g
  11. 11.CashewsNuts and Seeds0.95 g
  12. 12.Cocoa powderMisc0.94 g
  13. 13.Sesame seedsNuts and Seeds0.94 g
  14. 14.Chicken breastPoultry and Meats0.91 g
  15. 15.OatsGrains0.9 g
  16. 16.SoybeansBeans and Legumes0.87 g
  17. 17.TunaSeafood0.86 g
  18. 18.Farmed Atlantic SalmonSeafood0.85 g
  19. 19.Wild Atlantic SalmonSeafood0.78 g
  20. 20.SpeltGrains0.74 g
  21. 21.MackerelSeafood0.73 g
  22. 22.Wild riceGrains0.72 g
  23. 23.WalnutsNuts and Seeds0.71 g
  24. 24.Chicken drumstickPoultry and Meats0.71 g
  25. 25.HerringSeafood0.7 g
  1. 1.CodSeafood0.85 g
  2. 2.TunaSeafood0.83 g
  3. 3.ShrimpSeafood0.83 g
  4. 4.Chicken breastPoultry and Meats0.76 g
  5. 5.BasilHerbs and spices0.57 g
  6. 6.SpinachVegetables0.56 g
  7. 7.Wild Atlantic SalmonSeafood0.55 g
  8. 8.ScallopsSeafood0.51 g
  9. 9.SoybeansBeans and Legumes0.51 g
  10. 10.EggsEggs and Dairy0.48 g
  11. 11.SardinesSeafood0.46 g
  12. 12.HerringSeafood0.44 g
  13. 13.Chicken drumstickPoultry and Meats0.44 g
  14. 14.KaleVegetables0.43 g
  15. 15.OystersSeafood0.42 g
  16. 16.Cocoa powderMisc0.41 g
  17. 17.Farmed Atlantic SalmonSeafood0.41 g
  18. 18.Mung beansBeans and Legumes0.4 g
  19. 19.ParsleyHerbs and spices0.4 g
  20. 20.Kidney beansBeans and Legumes0.4 g
  21. 21.Lima beansBeans and Legumes0.39 g
  22. 22.White mushroomsVegetables0.39 g
  23. 23.LentilsBeans and Legumes0.38 g
  24. 24.Great northern beansBeans and Legumes0.38 g
  25. 25.BroccoliVegetables0.38 g