Foods high in alanine

Crude wheat germ tops the list with 0.41 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,827 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

  1. 1Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  2. 2Cooked oat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.37 g
  3. 3Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.35 g
  4. 4Crude wheat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.35 g
  5. 5Millet flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 g
  6. 6Sorghum grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  7. 7Crude rice branCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  8. 8Millet, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.26 g
  9. 9Raw milletCereal Grains and Pasta0.26 g
  10. 10Cooked Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.25 g
  11. 11Raw wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  12. 12OatsCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  13. 13Cooked wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  14. 14BuckwheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  15. 15Teff, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  16. 16Amaranth grain, uncookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  17. 17Whole-groat buckwheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  18. 18Whole grain sorghum flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  19. 19Dry Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  20. 20Roasted buckwheat groats, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  21. 21Uncooked teffCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  22. 22Dark rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  23. 23White corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.19 g
  24. 24Yellow corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.19 g
  25. 25Roasted buckwheat groats, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.19 g
  26. 26White self-rising cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.19 g
  27. 27Yellow self-rising bolted plain enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.19 g
  28. 28Enriched white masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  29. 29White masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  30. 30Enriched yellow masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  31. 31Protein-fortified spaghetti, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  32. 32Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  33. 33White whole-grain cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  34. 34Whole-grain yellow cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  35. 35White self-rising cornmeal with wheat, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  36. 36Yellow self-rising bolted enriched cornmeal, with wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  37. 37Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  38. 38Cooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  39. 39Uncooked quinoaCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  40. 40Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  41. 41Protein-fortified spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  42. 42Cooked gluten-free corn pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  43. 43Dry gluten-free corn pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  44. 44Quinoa, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  45. 45White degermed cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  46. 46Yellow degermed enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  47. 47White degermed cornmeal, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  48. 48Yellow degermed cornmeal, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  49. 49Sprouted wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  50. 50Canned white hominyCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  51. 51Canned yellow hominyCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  52. 52Whole-grain triticale flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  53. 53TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  54. 54Cooked homemade egg pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  55. 55Whole-grain wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  56. 56White whole-grain corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  57. 57Whole-grain yellow corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  58. 58Barley malt flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  59. 59Fresh spinach pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  60. 60Cooked fresh spinach pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  61. 61Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  62. 62Cooked unenriched parboiled long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  63. 63Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  64. 64Cooked enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  65. 65Ancient Harvest corn and quinoa pasta, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  66. 66Dry enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  67. 67Cooked enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  68. 68Dry enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  69. 69Dry unenriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  70. 70Gluten-free corn and rice pasta, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  71. 71Bulgur, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  72. 72Bulgur, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  73. 73Raw brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  74. 74Tinkyada brown rice pasta, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  75. 75Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  76. 76Cooked whole-wheat pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  77. 77Soft red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  78. 78Unenriched pasta, with salt, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  79. 79Unenriched pasta, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  80. 80Cooked brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  81. 81Cooked enriched pasta, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  82. 82Cooked enriched pasta, no added saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  83. 83Raw brown medium-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  84. 84Cooked white glutinous riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  85. 85Cooked medium-grain brown riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  86. 86Dry enriched instant white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  87. 87Cooked enriched long-grain white rice, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  88. 88White long-grain rice, cooked, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  89. 89Cooked enriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  90. 90Cooked unenriched long-grain white rice, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  91. 91Rye grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  92. 92Enriched egg noodles, cooked, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  93. 93Cooked unenriched egg noodles, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  94. 94Cooked enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  95. 95Egg noodles, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  96. 96Barley flour or mealCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  97. 97Dry enriched pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  98. 98Unenriched pasta, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  99. 99Medium rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g
  100. 100Brown rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.12 g

More rankings

Source: USDA FoodData Central. Per serving uses each food's typical USDA portion. Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older.