Foods high in glutamic acid

Protein-fortified spaghetti, dry tops the list with 1.8 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,828 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

Per 100 gPer servingPer 100 calories
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  1. 1Protein-fortified spaghetti, dryCereal Grains and Pasta1.8 g
  2. 2Protein-fortified spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta1.7 g
  3. 3Cooked oat branCereal Grains and Pasta1.6 g
  4. 4Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta1.5 g
  5. 5Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta1.5 g
  6. 6Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta1.4 g
  7. 7Cooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta1.4 g
  8. 8Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta1.4 g
  9. 9Cooked fresh plain pastaCereal Grains and Pasta1.4 g
  10. 10Fresh plain pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta1.4 g
  11. 11Cooked whole-wheat pastaCereal Grains and Pasta1.4 g
  12. 12Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta1.4 g
  13. 13Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta1.4 g
  14. 14Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta1.4 g
  15. 15Crude wheat branCereal Grains and Pasta1.3 g
  16. 16Unenriched pasta, with salt, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta1.3 g
  17. 17Unenriched pasta, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta1.3 g
  18. 18Cooked enriched pasta, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta1.3 g
  19. 19Cooked enriched pasta, no added saltCereal Grains and Pasta1.3 g
  20. 20Whole-grain wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta1.3 g
  21. 21Cooked homemade eggless pastaCereal Grains and Pasta1.3 g
  22. 22Dry spinach spaghettiCereal Grains and Pasta1.3 g
  23. 23Enriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta1.3 g
  24. 24Unenriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta1.3 g
  25. 25Dry enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta1.3 g
  26. 26Cooked enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta1.3 g
  27. 27Cooked homemade egg pastaCereal Grains and Pasta1.3 g
  28. 28Spinach spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  29. 29Dry enriched pastaCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  30. 30Unenriched pasta, dryCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  31. 31Dry couscousCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  32. 32Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  33. 33Cooked couscousCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  34. 34Whole-grain triticale flourCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  35. 35Fresh spinach pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  36. 36Dry enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  37. 37Dry unenriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  38. 38Cooked fresh spinach pastaCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  39. 39TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  40. 40Bulgur, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  41. 41Dry enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  42. 42White industrial flour, 13% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  43. 43Bleached white wheat flour, 13% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  44. 44Cooked enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  45. 45Enriched white bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  46. 46Unenriched bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  47. 47Dry Japanese somen noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta1.1 g
  48. 48Bulgur, dryCereal Grains and Pasta1.1 g
  49. 49Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta1.1 g
  50. 50Cooked Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta1.1 g
  51. 51Soft red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta1.1 g
  52. 52Cooked Japanese somen noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta1.1 g
  53. 53Enriched egg noodles, cooked, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta1.1 g
  54. 54Cooked unenriched egg noodles, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta1.1 g
  55. 55Cooked enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta1.1 g
  56. 56Egg noodles, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta1.1 g
  57. 57White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta1 g
  58. 58White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta1 g
  59. 59White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta1 g
  60. 60Dark rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.97 g
  61. 61Teff, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.97 g
  62. 62Bleached enriched all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.96 g
  63. 63Enriched all-purpose white flour, calcium-fortifiedCereal Grains and Pasta0.96 g
  64. 64All-purpose flour, enriched, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.96 g
  65. 65Unenriched all-purpose white flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.96 g
  66. 66OatsCereal Grains and Pasta0.95 g
  67. 67Sprouted wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.94 g
  68. 68Enriched self-rising all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.94 g
  69. 69Dry Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.93 g
  70. 70Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta0.92 g
  71. 71Uncooked teffCereal Grains and Pasta0.91 g
  72. 72Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.81 g
  73. 73Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.81 g
  74. 74White industrial flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.81 g
  75. 75Enriched white tortilla flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.8 g
  76. 76Barley flour or mealCereal Grains and Pasta0.79 g
  77. 77Enriched white cake flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.75 g
  78. 78Bleached white wheat flour, 9% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.75 g
  79. 79Bleached white wheat flour, 9% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.75 g
  80. 80Sorghum grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.74 g
  81. 81Pearled barley, rawCereal Grains and Pasta0.74 g
  82. 82Medium rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.72 g
  83. 83Raw wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.72 g
  84. 84Light rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.69 g
  85. 85Cooked wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.69 g
  86. 86Millet flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.68 g
  87. 87Rye grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.68 g
  88. 88Millet, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.64 g
  89. 89Raw milletCereal Grains and Pasta0.63 g
  90. 90Amaranth grain, uncookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.61 g
  91. 91BuckwheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.6 g
  92. 92Crude rice branCereal Grains and Pasta0.59 g
  93. 93Whole-groat buckwheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.58 g
  94. 94Roasted buckwheat groats, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.57 g
  95. 95Roasted buckwheat groats, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.52 g
  96. 96Uncooked quinoaCereal Grains and Pasta0.51 g
  97. 97Barley malt flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.51 g
  98. 98White self-rising cornmeal with wheat, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.5 g
  99. 99Yellow self-rising bolted enriched cornmeal, with wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.5 g
  100. 100Whole grain sorghum flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.48 g

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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.