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Foods High in Alanine

Alanine is a non-essential amino acid the body uses for energy and glucose production, particularly during fasting or exercise.

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Key takeaways

  • Egg Stabilized has the most alanine per 100 g among whole foods, at 2.81 g.
  • Per 100 calories, Seaweed Laver ranks first at 1.86 g.

Top sources per 100 grams

The most concentrated sources by weight. Fortified products, supplements, and spices are excluded so the ranking reflects commonly eaten foods.

  1. 1Egg Stabilized2.81 g / 100 g
  2. 2Flour Soy2.5 g / 100 g
  3. 3Seeds Sunflower Seed Flour2.36 g / 100 g
  4. 4Seeds Cottonseed Meal2.28 g / 100 g
  5. 5Soy Flour Defatted2.22 g / 100 g
  6. 6Seeds Cottonseed Flour2.11 g / 100 g
  7. 7Seeds Sesame Flour2.11 g / 100 g
  8. 8Peanut Flour Defatted2.08 g / 100 g
  9. 9Beef Shank Crosscuts2.03 g / 100 g
  10. 10Mutton (Navajo)1.96 g / 100 g
  11. 11Game Meat Elk1.9 g / 100 g
  12. 12Game Meat Deer1.88 g / 100 g
  13. 13Beef Ribeye Petite Roast1.87 g / 100 g
  14. 14Beef Ribeye Filet1.87 g / 100 g
  15. 15Turkey Fryer-Roasters1.81 g / 100 g
  16. 16Beef Top Loin Filet1.81 g / 100 g
  17. 17Beef Loin1.8 g / 100 g
  18. 18Beef Shoulder Pot Roast1.8 g / 100 g
  19. 19Beef Top Loin Petite Roast1.78 g / 100 g
  20. 20Beef Round1.78 g / 100 g
  21. 21Turkey Classes1.78 g / 100 g
  22. 22Beef Composite Separable Lean Only1.76 g / 100 g
  23. 23Game Meat Rabbit1.75 g / 100 g
  24. 24Game Meat Antelope1.72 g / 100 g
  25. 25Seeds Safflower Seed Meal1.7 g / 100 g

Top sources per 100 calories

The same catalog ranked by nutrient density per calorie, which is useful when working within a calorie budget.

  1. 1Seaweed Laver1.86 g / 100 kcal
  2. 2Seaweed Spirulina1.79 g / 100 kcal
  3. 3Fish Haddock1.54 g / 100 kcal
  4. 4Egg White1.38 g / 100 kcal
  5. 5Beef Spleen1.35 g / 100 kcal
  6. 6Fish Cod1.35 g / 100 kcal
  7. 7Fish Ling1.32 g / 100 kcal
  8. 8Fish Mahimahi1.32 g / 100 kcal
  9. 9Fish Cusk1.32 g / 100 kcal
  10. 10Fish Sunfish1.31 g / 100 kcal
  11. 11Egg Substitute Or1.3 g / 100 kcal
  12. 12Turkey Fat Free1.3 g / 100 kcal
  13. 13Ostrich Inside Leg1.3 g / 100 kcal
  14. 14Fish Burbot1.3 g / 100 kcal
  15. 15Game Meat Elk1.3 g / 100 kcal
  16. 16Fish Lingcod1.3 g / 100 kcal
  17. 17Elk Free Range1.29 g / 100 kcal
  18. 18Fish Perch1.29 g / 100 kcal
  19. 19Chicken Breast Oven-Roasted1.29 g / 100 kcal
  20. 20Chicken Breast Fat-Free1.28 g / 100 kcal
  21. 21Fish Pout1.28 g / 100 kcal
  22. 22Fish Pike1.28 g / 100 kcal
  23. 23Fish Tilapia1.28 g / 100 kcal
  24. 24Ostrich Outside Leg1.28 g / 100 kcal
  25. 25Fish Grouper1.27 g / 100 kcal

Food values compiled from public nutrition databases and published research. Rankings exclude fortified products and supplements to reflect whole foods.