Foods high in alanine

Sesame flour, low-fat tops the list with 2.6 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,827 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Sesame flour, low-fatNut and Seed Products2.6 g
2. 2Partially defatted sunflower seed flourNut and Seed Products2.4 g
3. 3Low fat glandless cottonseed flourNut and Seed Products2.3 g
4. 4Partially defatted glandless cottonseed mealNut and Seed Products2.3 g
5. 5Partially defatted sesame flourNut and Seed Products2.1 g
6. 6Cottonseed flour, partially defatted, glandlessNut and Seed Products1.9 g
7. 7Safflower seed meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products1.7 g
8. 8High-fat sesame flourNut and Seed Products1.6 g
9. 9Hulled hemp seedsNut and Seed Products1.5 g
10. 10Glandless cottonseed kernels, roastedNut and Seed Products1.5 g
11. 11Dried watermelon seed kernelsNut and Seed Products1.5 g
12. 12Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products1.5 g
13. 13Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products1.5 g
14. 14Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.5 g
15. 15Butternuts, driedNut and Seed Products1.4 g
16. 16Creamy almond butterNut and Seed Products1.2 g
17. 17Creamy sesame butterNut and Seed Products1.2 g
18. 18Sunflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products1.1 g
19. 19Ground flaxseedNut and Seed Products1.1 g
20. 20Dried black walnutsNut and Seed Products1 g
21. 21Chia seeds, driedNut and Seed Products1 g
22. 22Dry roasted pistachios, saltedNut and Seed Products1 g
23. 23Dry roasted pistachios, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1 g
24. 24Almonds, blanchedNut and Seed Products1 g
25. 25AlmondsNut and Seed Products1.0 g
26. 26Oil roasted almonds, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products1.0 g
27. 27Oil roasted almonds, saltedNut and Seed Products1.0 g
28. 28Oil roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.0 g
29. 29Almonds, dry roasted, saltedNut and Seed Products0.99 g
30. 30Dry roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.99 g
31. 31Salted almond butterNut and Seed Products0.99 g
32. 32Plain unsalted almond butterNut and Seed Products0.99 g
33. 33Oil roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.98 g
34. 34Sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.98 g
35. 35Oil roasted mixed nuts, with peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products0.98 g
36. 36Oil roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.98 g
37. 37Mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.98 g
38. 38Whole almonds, rawNut and Seed Products0.98 g
39. 39Raw pistachiosNut and Seed Products0.97 g
40. 40Dry roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.95 g
41. 41Dry roasted sunflower seed kernels, with saltNut and Seed Products0.95 g
42. 42Sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.95 g
43. 43Sesame pasteNut and Seed Products0.94 g
44. 44Tahini from unroasted kernelsNut and Seed Products0.94 g
45. 45Tahini from raw stone ground kernelsNut and Seed Products0.93 g
46. 46Whole dried sesame seedsNut and Seed Products0.93 g
47. 47FlaxseedNut and Seed Products0.93 g
48. 48Dried lotus seedsNut and Seed Products0.89 g
49. 49Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted and toasted kernels (most common type)Nut and Seed Products0.89 g
50. 50Sesame meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products0.89 g
51. 51Toasted sesame seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.89 g
52. 52Toasted sesame seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.89 g
53. 53Whole roasted and toasted sesame seedsNut and Seed Products0.89 g
54. 54Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.88 g
55. 55Roasted pumpkin seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.88 g
56. 56Salted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products0.86 g
57. 57Unsalted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products0.86 g
58. 58Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products0.86 g
59. 59Toasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.84 g
60. 60Toasted sunflower seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.84 g
61. 61Mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.84 g
62. 62Raw cashewsNut and Seed Products0.84 g
63. 63Wheat-based nut formula, saltedNut and Seed Products0.82 g
64. 64Dry roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.81 g
65. 65Plain unsalted cashew butterNut and Seed Products0.81 g
66. 66Oil roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products0.77 g
67. 67Cashews, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.77 g
68. 68Safflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products0.77 g
69. 69Wheat-based nut mix, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.75 g
70. 70Pine nuts, rawNut and Seed Products0.75 g
71. 71Honey roasted almonds, unblanchedNut and Seed Products0.74 g
72. 72Hazelnuts, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.73 g
73. 73HazelnutsNut and Seed Products0.73 g
74. 74Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.71 g
75. 75Mixed nuts, oil roasted, without peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.71 g
76. 76Dry roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products0.7 g
77. 77Cashews, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.7 g
78. 78English walnutsNut and Seed Products0.7 g
79. 79Dried sisymbrium seedsNut and Seed Products0.69 g
80. 80Pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.68 g
81. 81Hazelnuts, blanchedNut and Seed Products0.67 g
82. 82Dried hickory nutsNut and Seed Products0.66 g
83. 83Brazil nuts, dried, unblanchedNut and Seed Products0.61 g
84. 84Pinyon pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.6 g
85. 85Dried ginkgo nutsNut and Seed Products0.59 g
86. 86English walnuts, halves, rawNut and Seed Products0.59 g
87. 87Pili nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.51 g
88. 88Dried Japanese chestnutsNut and Seed Products0.47 g
89. 89Salted cashew butterNut and Seed Products0.47 g
90. 90Acorns, driedNut and Seed Products0.46 g
91. 91Pecans, halves, rawNut and Seed Products0.44 g
92. 92Acorn flour, full fatNut and Seed Products0.43 g
93. 93European chestnuts, dried, unpeeledNut and Seed Products0.43 g
94. 94Dried beechnutsNut and Seed Products0.41 g
95. 95Dry roasted pecans, saltedNut and Seed Products0.41 g
96. 96Dry roasted pecans, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.41 g
97. 97Oil roasted pecans, saltedNut and Seed Products0.4 g
98. 98Pecans, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.4 g
99. 99PecansNut and Seed Products0.4 g
100. 100Breadnut tree seeds, driedNut and Seed Products0.39 g

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.