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Foods High in Tyrosine

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Key takeaways

  • Peanut Flour Defatted has the most tyrosine per 100 g among whole foods, at 2.12 g.
  • Per 100 calories, Seaweed Spirulina ranks first at 1.02 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. 1Peanut Flour Defatted2.12 g / 100 g
  2. 2Egg Stabilized2 g / 100 g
  3. 3Cheese Parmesan2 g / 100 g
  4. 4Cheese Gruyere1.78 g / 100 g
  5. 5Cheese Romano1.78 g / 100 g
  6. 6Soy Flour Defatted1.78 g / 100 g
  7. 7Seeds Cottonseed Meal1.77 g / 100 g
  8. 8Cheese Swiss1.69 g / 100 g
  9. 9Seeds Sesame Flour1.69 g / 100 g
  10. 10Seeds Cottonseed Flour1.64 g / 100 g
  11. 11Flour Soy1.57 g / 100 g
  12. 12Cheese Provolone1.52 g / 100 g
  13. 13Cheese Fontina1.52 g / 100 g
  14. 14Cheese Edam1.46 g / 100 g
  15. 15Cheese Tilsit1.46 g / 100 g
  16. 16Cheese Gouda1.45 g / 100 g
  17. 17Cheese Port De Salut1.42 g / 100 g
  18. 18Seeds Sunflower Seed Flour1.41 g / 100 g
  19. 19Peanut Flour Low Fat1.37 g / 100 g
  20. 20Soy Flour Full-Fat1.32 g / 100 g
  21. 21Cheese Cheddar1.32 g / 100 g
  22. 22Cheese Blue1.3 g / 100 g
  23. 23Milk With Added Vitamin D1.27 g / 100 g
  24. 24Cheese White1.27 g / 100 g
  25. 25Milk Without Added Vitamin D1.27 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 Spirulina1.02 g / 100 kcal
  2. 2Egg Substitute Or0.95 g / 100 kcal
  3. 3Egg White0.92 g / 100 kcal
  4. 4Fish Haddock0.86 g / 100 kcal
  5. 5Quail Breast0.85 g / 100 kcal
  6. 6Game Meat Buffalo0.82 g / 100 kcal
  7. 7Game Meat Moose0.81 g / 100 kcal
  8. 8Pork Leg Sirloin Tip Roast0.8 g / 100 kcal
  9. 9Fish Cod0.8 g / 100 kcal
  10. 10Fish Roe0.78 g / 100 kcal
  11. 11Elk Free Range0.77 g / 100 kcal
  12. 12Crustaceans Lobster0.76 g / 100 kcal
  13. 13Fish Roughy0.75 g / 100 kcal
  14. 14Fish Cusk0.74 g / 100 kcal
  15. 15Fish Sunfish0.74 g / 100 kcal
  16. 16Game Meat Elk0.74 g / 100 kcal
  17. 17Turkey Fat Free0.74 g / 100 kcal
  18. 18Fish Mahimahi0.74 g / 100 kcal
  19. 19Fish Ling0.74 g / 100 kcal
  20. 20Buffalo Free Range0.74 g / 100 kcal
  21. 21Fish Pollock0.74 g / 100 kcal
  22. 22Cheese Cottage0.74 g / 100 kcal
  23. 23Pork 96% Lean / 4% Fat0.74 g / 100 kcal
  24. 24Pork 96% Lean / 4% Fat0.74 g / 100 kcal
  25. 25Fish Rockfish0.73 g / 100 kcal

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