Foods high in glutamic acid

Hard red spring wheat tops the list with 9.5 g per serving. Ranked from 4,828 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

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  1. 1Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)9.5 g
  2. 2Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)9.1 g
  3. 3Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (186 g)9 g
  4. 4Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (174 g)8.1 g
  5. 5Dry couscousCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (173 g)8 g
  6. 6TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)7.7 g
  7. 7Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)7.7 g
  8. 8Enriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (167 g)7.6 g
  9. 9Unenriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (167 g)7.6 g
  10. 10Uncooked teffCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (193 g)6.5 g
  11. 11Soft red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (168 g)6.2 g
  12. 12Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (184 g)6 g
  13. 13OatsCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (156 g)5.8 g
  14. 14Enriched white bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (137 g)5.8 g
  15. 15Unenriched bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup unsifted, dipped (137 g)5.8 g
  16. 16Bulgur, dryCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (140 g)5.4 g
  17. 17Whole-grain triticale flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (130 g)5.3 g
  18. 18Whole-grain wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (120 g)5.2 g
  19. 19Pearled barley, rawCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (200 g)5.2 g
  20. 20Fresh plain pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta · 4.5 oz (128 g)5.1 g
  21. 21Raw milletCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (200 g)4.8 g
  22. 22Sorghum grainCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)4.7 g
  23. 23Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (115 g)4.6 g
  24. 24Fresh spinach pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta · 4.5 oz (128 g)4.4 g
  25. 25Amaranth grain, uncookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (193 g)4.4 g
  26. 26Bleached enriched all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)4.3 g
  27. 27Enriched all-purpose white flour, calcium-fortifiedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)4.3 g
  28. 28All-purpose flour, enriched, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)4.3 g
  29. 29Unenriched all-purpose white flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)4.3 g
  30. 30Dry enriched pastaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti (91 g)4.2 g
  31. 31Unenriched pasta, dryCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti (91 g)4.2 g
  32. 32Enriched self-rising all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)4.2 g
  33. 33Raw wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)4.1 g
  34. 34Barley flour or mealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (148 g)4.1 g
  35. 35Dark rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (128 g)4 g
  36. 36Dry enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spiral shaped (84 g)3.9 g
  37. 37Protein-fortified spaghetti, dryCereal Grains and Pasta · 2 oz (57 g)3.9 g
  38. 38Protein-fortified spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (140 g)3.9 g
  39. 39Rye grainCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (169 g)3.9 g
  40. 40Enriched white cake flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup unsifted, dipped (137 g)3.7 g
  41. 41Enriched white tortilla flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (111 g)3.6 g
  42. 42Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (94 g)3.5 g
  43. 43BuckwheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (170 g)3.5 g
  44. 44Cooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (172 g)3.2 g
  45. 45Uncooked quinoaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (170 g)3.2 g
  46. 46Millet flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (119 g)3.1 g
  47. 47Raw brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)3 g
  48. 48Roasted buckwheat groats, dryCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (164 g)3 g
  49. 49Barley malt flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (162 g)3 g
  50. 50White self-rising cornmeal with wheat, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (170 g)3 g
  51. 51Yellow self-rising bolted enriched cornmeal, with wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (170 g)3 g
  52. 52White corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (166 g)2.9 g
  53. 53Yellow corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (166 g)2.9 g
  54. 54Raw brown medium-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (190 g)2.9 g
  55. 55Dry spinach spaghettiCereal Grains and Pasta · 2 oz (57 g)2.7 g
  56. 56Dry enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)2.6 g
  57. 57Dry unenriched parboiled long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)2.6 g
  58. 58Medium rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (102 g)2.6 g
  59. 59Raw enriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)2.6 g
  60. 60Raw unenriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)2.6 g
  61. 61Cooked Japanese somen noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (176 g)2.5 g
  62. 62Unenriched pasta, with salt, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti not packed (124 g)2.5 g
  63. 63Unenriched pasta, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti not packed (124 g)2.5 g
  64. 64Uncooked enriched short-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (200 g)2.5 g
  65. 65White short-grain rice, raw, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (200 g)2.5 g
  66. 66Raw enriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (195 g)2.5 g
  67. 67Raw unenriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (195 g)2.5 g
  68. 68Light rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (102 g)2.5 g
  69. 69Cooked enriched pasta, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti not packed (124 g)2.5 g
  70. 70Cooked enriched pasta, no added saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti not packed (124 g)2.5 g
  71. 71Cooked enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)2.5 g
  72. 72Teff, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (252 g)2.5 g
  73. 73Uncooked unenriched glutinous white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)2.5 g
  74. 74Cooked whole-wheat pastaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti not packed (117 g)2.4 g
  75. 75Enriched egg noodles, cooked, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)2.3 g
  76. 76Cooked unenriched egg noodles, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)2.3 g
  77. 77Cooked enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)2.3 g
  78. 78Egg noodles, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)2.3 g
  79. 79Cooked fresh plain pastaCereal Grains and Pasta · 2 oz (128 g)2.3 g
  80. 80Whole-groat buckwheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (120 g)2.3 g
  81. 81Dry Japanese somen noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta · 2 oz (57 g)2.3 g
  82. 82Brown rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (158 g)2.3 g
  83. 83White degermed cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (157 g)2.3 g
  84. 84Yellow degermed enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (157 g)2.3 g
  85. 85White degermed cornmeal, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (157 g)2.3 g
  86. 86Yellow degermed cornmeal, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (157 g)2.3 g
  87. 87Spinach spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (140 g)2.3 g
  88. 88Crude rice branCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (118 g)2.2 g
  89. 89Cooked enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spiral shaped (134 g)2.1 g
  90. 90Cooked couscousCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup, cooked (157 g)2.1 g
  91. 91Whole grain sorghum flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (121 g)2.1 g
  92. 92Sprouted wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (108 g)2 g
  93. 93White self-rising cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (122 g)1.9 g
  94. 94Yellow self-rising bolted plain enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (122 g)1.9 g
  95. 95White whole-grain cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (122 g)1.9 g
  96. 96Whole-grain yellow cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (122 g)1.9 g
  97. 97Enriched white masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (114 g)1.8 g
  98. 98White masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (114 g)1.8 g
  99. 99Enriched yellow masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (114 g)1.8 g
  100. 100Dry Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta · 2 oz (57 g)1.8 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.