Foods high in glutamic acid

Active dry baker's yeast tops the list with 2 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,828 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Active dry baker's yeastBaked Products2 g
2. 2Protein breadBaked Products1.5 g
3. 3Toasted protein breadBaked Products1.5 g
4. 4Plain enriched bagels, with calcium propionate, toastedBaked Products1.4 g
5. 5Oat bran bread, toastedBaked Products1.3 g
6. 6Oat bran breadBaked Products1.3 g
7. 7Oat bran bagelsBaked Products1.3 g
8. 8Reduced-calorie rye breadBaked Products1.3 g
9. 9Egg bagelsBaked Products1.3 g
10. 10Enriched plain bagels, without calcium propionateBaked Products1.3 g
11. 11Plain bagels, with calcium propionateBaked Products1.3 g
12. 12Plain bagels, without calcium propionateBaked Products1.3 g
13. 13Whole-wheat English muffinsBaked Products1.3 g
14. 14Oat bran dinner rollsBaked Products1.2 g
15. 15Whole wheat pita breadBaked Products1.2 g
16. 16Cinnamon-raisin bagels, toastedBaked Products1.2 g
17. 17Cinnamon-raisin bagelsBaked Products1.2 g
18. 18Reduced-calorie white breadBaked Products1.2 g
19. 19Compressed baker's yeastBaked Products1.2 g
20. 20Whole-wheat matzoBaked Products1.2 g
21. 21Wheat English muffinsBaked Products1.2 g
22. 22Wonton wrappersBaked Products1.2 g
23. 23Mixed-grain hamburger bunsBaked Products1.1 g
24. 24French or Vienna bread, toastedBaked Products1.1 g
25. 25Mixed-grain English muffinsBaked Products1.1 g
26. 26Plain dinner rollsBaked Products1.1 g
27. 27Hard rollsBaked Products1.1 g
28. 28Rye dinner rollsBaked Products1.1 g
29. 29Seasoned dry breadcrumbsBaked Products1.1 g
30. 30Toasted rice bran breadBaked Products1.1 g
31. 31Rice bran breadBaked Products1.1 g
32. 32Enriched white pita breadBaked Products1.1 g
33. 33White pita breadBaked Products1.1 g
34. 34Wheat melba toastBaked Products1.1 g
35. 35Reduced-calorie oat bran bread, toastedBaked Products1.1 g
36. 36Reduced-calorie oat bran breadBaked Products1.1 g
37. 37Pumpernickel breadBaked Products1.1 g
38. 38Pumpernickel rollsBaked Products1.1 g
39. 39Cracked wheat breadBaked Products1.1 g
40. 40Reduced-calorie oatmeal breadBaked Products1.1 g
41. 41Wheat dinner rollsBaked Products1.1 g
42. 42Plain melba toastBaked Products1 g
43. 43Crackers, melba toast, plain, without saltBaked Products1 g
44. 44Whole-wheat pancake dry mixBaked Products1 g
45. 45Plain dry grated bread crumbsBaked Products1 g
46. 46Enriched plain English muffins, without calcium propionateBaked Products1 g
47. 47Plain English muffinsBaked Products1 g
48. 48Plain English muffins, unenrichedBaked Products1 g
49. 49Whole-wheat dinner rollsBaked Products1 g
50. 50Rye bread, toastedBaked Products1 g
51. 51Toasted white breadBaked Products1 g
52. 52Rye breadBaked Products1 g
53. 53French rollsBaked Products1 g
54. 54Bread, white, commercially prepared, toasted, low sodium no saltBaked Products1.0 g
55. 55Egg bread, toastedBaked Products1.0 g
56. 56Bread, white, commercially prepared, low sodium, no saltBaked Products1.0 g
57. 57Egg breadBaked Products1.0 g
58. 58Plain croutonsBaked Products0.99 g
59. 59Plain breadsticksBaked Products0.98 g
60. 60Plain English muffins, enrichedBaked Products0.97 g
61. 61Toasted plain English muffins, enrichedBaked Products0.96 g
62. 62Enriched popover mixBaked Products0.96 g
63. 63Popover mix, dryBaked Products0.96 g
64. 64Whole-wheat pancakes, from incomplete dry mixBaked Products0.95 g
65. 65Homemade whole wheat bread, toastedBaked Products0.94 g
66. 66Homemade whole wheat breadBaked Products0.94 g
67. 67Egg matzoBaked Products0.94 g
68. 68Sweet dinner rollsBaked Products0.93 g
69. 69Whole wheat tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fryBaked Products0.93 g
70. 70Rye melba toastBaked Products0.91 g
71. 71Dry bread stuffing mixBaked Products0.9 g
72. 72Egg dinner rollsBaked Products0.9 g
73. 73Oatmeal bread, toastedBaked Products0.9 g
74. 74White bread with nonfat dry milkBaked Products0.9 g
75. 75Oatmeal breadBaked Products0.9 g
76. 76Fat-free low sodium saltine crackersBaked Products0.89 g
77. 77Plain matzoBaked Products0.89 g
78. 78Flour tortillas, ready-to-bake, no calciumBaked Products0.88 g
79. 79Plain pancakes, from incomplete dry mixBaked Products0.87 g
80. 80Enriched raisin bread, toastedBaked Products0.86 g
81. 81Enriched raisin breadBaked Products0.86 g
82. 82Raisin breadBaked Products0.86 g
83. 83Meal crackersBaked Products0.85 g
84. 84Frozen French toastBaked Products0.84 g
85. 85Bread, white, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milkBaked Products0.84 g
86. 86Plain or buttermilk biscuits, refrigerated dough, lower fatBaked Products0.83 g
87. 87Toasted multigrain breadBaked Products0.83 g
88. 88Multi-grain breadBaked Products0.83 g
89. 89Plain pancakes, from incomplete dry mixBaked Products0.83 g
90. 90Buckwheat pancake dry mixBaked Products0.83 g
91. 91Plain or buttermilk biscuits, refrigerated dough, lower fat, bakedBaked Products0.82 g
92. 92Whole-wheat crackers, reduced fatBaked Products0.82 g
93. 93Phyllo doughBaked Products0.8 g
94. 94Egg and onion matzoBaked Products0.79 g
95. 95Boston brown bread, cannedBaked Products0.79 g
96. 96Rusk toastBaked Products0.78 g
97. 97Low salt saltine crackersBaked Products0.78 g
98. 98Apple croissantsBaked Products0.78 g
99. 99Rolls, dinner, plain, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milkBaked Products0.77 g
100. 100Refrigerated mixed grain biscuitsBaked Products0.77 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.