Foods high in glutamic acid

Soy protein concentrate, acid wash tops the list with 12 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,828 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Soy protein concentrate, acid washLegumes and Legume Products12 g
2. 2Soy protein concentrate, alcohol extractedLegumes and Legume Products12 g
3. 3Defatted peanut flourLegumes and Legume Products10.9 g
4. 4Defatted soy flourLegumes and Legume Products9.1 g
5. 5Defatted soy flourLegumes and Legume Products9.1 g
6. 6Defatted soy meal, rawLegumes and Legume Products8.7 g
7. 7Raw lupin beansLegumes and Legume Products8.7 g
8. 8Meat extenderLegumes and Legume Products8.7 g
9. 9Dried-frozen tofu (koyadofu)Legumes and Legume Products8.3 g
10. 10Koyadofu, dried-frozenLegumes and Legume Products8.3 g
11. 11Soybeans, rawLegumes and Legume Products7.9 g
12. 12Soybeans, dry roastedLegumes and Legume Products7.7 g
13. 13Low-fat peanut flourLegumes and Legume Products7.1 g
14. 14Soybeans, roasted, unsaltedLegumes and Legume Products6.8 g
15. 15Soybeans, roasted, saltedLegumes and Legume Products6.8 g
16. 16Full-fat soy flourLegumes and Legume Products6.8 g
17. 17Full-fat soy flour, roastedLegumes and Legume Products6.7 g
18. 18Full-fat soy flour, rawLegumes and Legume Products6.7 g
19. 19Oil-roasted Spanish peanuts, saltedLegumes and Legume Products5.9 g
20. 20Spanish peanuts, oil-roasted, without saltLegumes and Legume Products5.9 g
21. 21Creamy peanut butterLegumes and Legume Products5.8 g
22. 22Valencia peanuts, oil-roasted, with saltLegumes and Legume Products5.7 g
23. 23Valencia peanuts, oil-roasted, without saltLegumes and Legume Products5.7 g
24. 24Spanish peanuts, rawLegumes and Legume Products5.5 g
25. 25Peanuts, oil-roasted, with saltLegumes and Legume Products5.4 g
26. 26Peanuts, oil-roasted, unsaltedLegumes and Legume Products5.4 g
27. 27Virginia peanuts, oil-roasted, with saltLegumes and Legume Products5.4 g
28. 28Virginia peanuts, oil-roasted, without saltLegumes and Legume Products5.4 g
29. 29Raw peanutsLegumes and Legume Products5.4 g
30. 30Virginia peanuts, rawLegumes and Legume Products5.3 g
31. 31Valencia peanuts, rawLegumes and Legume Products5.2 g
32. 32Smooth peanut butter, with saltLegumes and Legume Products5.1 g
33. 33Smooth style peanut butter, without saltLegumes and Legume Products5.1 g
34. 34Pigeon peas, rawLegumes and Legume Products5 g
35. 35Smooth peanut butterLegumes and Legume Products5 g
36. 36Chunky peanut butter, with saltLegumes and Legume Products5 g
37. 37Chunk style peanut butter, without saltLegumes and Legume Products5 g
38. 38Peanuts, dry-roasted, with saltLegumes and Legume Products4.9 g
39. 39Dry-roasted peanuts, without saltLegumes and Legume Products4.9 g
40. 40Yardlong beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products4.6 g
41. 41Raw catjang cowpeasLegumes and Legume Products4.5 g
42. 42Blackeye cowpeas, rawLegumes and Legume Products4.5 g
43. 43Raw fava beansLegumes and Legume Products4.4 g
44. 44Mung beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products4.3 g
45. 45Meatless sausageLegumes and Legume Products4.2 g
46. 46PapadLegumes and Legume Products4.2 g
47. 47Mungo beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products4.1 g
48. 48Veggie burgers, unpreparedLegumes and Legume Products4.1 g
49. 49Winged beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products4 g
50. 50Raw hyacinth beansLegumes and Legume Products3.9 g
51. 51Raw split green peasLegumes and Legume Products3.9 g
52. 52Pink or red lentils, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.9 g
53. 53Raw royal red kidney beansLegumes and Legume Products3.9 g
54. 54Raw lentilsLegumes and Legume Products3.8 g
55. 55Lupins, boiled, with saltLegumes and Legume Products3.7 g
56. 56Boiled lupin beans, unsaltedLegumes and Legume Products3.7 g
57. 57California red kidney beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.7 g
58. 58Chickpeas, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.6 g
59. 59Raw kidney beansLegumes and Legume Products3.6 g
60. 60Fried tofuLegumes and Legume Products3.6 g
61. 61Raw white beansLegumes and Legume Products3.6 g
62. 62Cranberry beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.5 g
63. 63Red kidney beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.4 g
64. 64Yellow beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.4 g
65. 65NattoLegumes and Legume Products3.3 g
66. 66Great northern beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.3 g
67. 67Black beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.3 g
68. 68TempehLegumes and Legume Products3.3 g
69. 69Firm tofu, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.3 g
70. 70Black turtle beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.2 g
71. 71Soybeans, boiled, without saltLegumes and Legume Products3.2 g
72. 72Soybeans, boiled, with saltLegumes and Legume Products3.2 g
73. 73Small white beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.2 g
74. 74Pink beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.2 g
75. 75Adzuki beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.1 g
76. 76Navy beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products3.1 g
77. 77Large lima beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products3 g
78. 78Raw pinto beansLegumes and Legume Products3 g
79. 79Fried tofuLegumes and Legume Products3 g
80. 80Baby lima beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products2.9 g
81. 81French beans, rawLegumes and Legume Products2.9 g
82. 82Peanuts, boiled, with saltLegumes and Legume Products2.8 g
83. 83Hard tofuLegumes and Legume Products2.6 g
84. 84Meatless baconLegumes and Legume Products2.4 g
85. 85Soy sauce (tamari)Legumes and Legume Products2.4 g
86. 86Falafel, home preparedLegumes and Legume Products2.3 g
87. 87MisoLegumes and Legume Products1.9 g
88. 88Extra firm tofuLegumes and Legume Products1.9 g
89. 89Firm tofu, calcium sulfate and nigariLegumes and Legume Products1.7 g
90. 90Tofu, salted and fermented (fuyu), prepared with calcium sulfateLegumes and Legume Products1.7 g
91. 91Regular tofu, rawLegumes and Legume Products1.7 g
92. 92Low sodium soy sauceLegumes and Legume Products1.7 g
93. 93Soy and wheat soy sauceLegumes and Legume Products1.6 g
94. 94Yardlong beans, boiled, with saltLegumes and Legume Products1.6 g
95. 95Yardlong beans, boiled, unsaltedLegumes and Legume Products1.6 g
96. 96Pigeon peas, boiled, with saltLegumes and Legume Products1.6 g
97. 97Pigeon peas, boiled, without saltLegumes and Legume Products1.6 g
98. 98Chickpeas, boiled, with saltLegumes and Legume Products1.6 g
99. 99Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without saltLegumes and Legume Products1.6 g
100. 100Catjang cowpeas, boiled, with saltLegumes and Legume Products1.5 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.