Foods high in glutamic acid

Low fat glandless cottonseed flour tops the list with 12.5 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,828 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Low fat glandless cottonseed flourNut and Seed Products12.5 g
2. 2Partially defatted glandless cottonseed mealNut and Seed Products12.3 g
3. 3Partially defatted sunflower seed flourNut and Seed Products11.8 g
4. 4Sesame flour, low-fatNut and Seed Products11.2 g
5. 5Cottonseed flour, partially defatted, glandlessNut and Seed Products10.3 g
6. 6Partially defatted sesame flourNut and Seed Products9 g
7. 7Glandless cottonseed kernels, roastedNut and Seed Products8.2 g
8. 8Safflower seed meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products8.1 g
9. 9Creamy almond butterNut and Seed Products7.4 g
10. 10High-fat sesame flourNut and Seed Products6.9 g
11. 11Hulled hemp seedsNut and Seed Products6.3 g
12. 12AlmondsNut and Seed Products6.2 g
13. 13Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products6.2 g
14. 14Almonds, dry roasted, saltedNut and Seed Products6.2 g
15. 15Dry roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products6.2 g
16. 16Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products6.1 g
17. 17Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products6.1 g
18. 18Butternuts, driedNut and Seed Products6.1 g
19. 19Salted almond butterNut and Seed Products5.9 g
20. 20Plain unsalted almond butterNut and Seed Products5.9 g
21. 21Dried watermelon seed kernelsNut and Seed Products5.7 g
22. 22Sunflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products5.6 g
23. 23Oil roasted mixed nuts, with peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products5.6 g
24. 24Oil roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products5.6 g
25. 25Mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products5.6 g
26. 26Almonds, blanchedNut and Seed Products5.2 g
27. 27Breadnut tree seeds, driedNut and Seed Products5.2 g
28. 28Oil roasted almonds, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products5.2 g
29. 29Oil roasted almonds, saltedNut and Seed Products5.2 g
30. 30Oil roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products5.2 g
31. 31Dried black walnutsNut and Seed Products5.2 g
32. 32Creamy sesame butterNut and Seed Products5 g
33. 33Oil roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products4.9 g
34. 34Sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products4.9 g
35. 35Ground flaxseedNut and Seed Products4.8 g
36. 36Dry roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products4.7 g
37. 37Dry roasted sunflower seed kernels, with saltNut and Seed Products4.7 g
38. 38Sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products4.7 g
39. 39Honey roasted almonds, unblanchedNut and Seed Products4.6 g
40. 40Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products4.5 g
41. 41Raw cashewsNut and Seed Products4.5 g
42. 42Dry roasted pistachios, saltedNut and Seed Products4.5 g
43. 43Dry roasted pistachios, unsaltedNut and Seed Products4.5 g
44. 44Mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products4.5 g
45. 45Dry roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products4.4 g
46. 46Raw pistachiosNut and Seed Products4.3 g
47. 47Salted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products4.3 g
48. 48Unsalted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products4.3 g
49. 49Whole almonds, rawNut and Seed Products4.2 g
50. 50Toasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products4.2 g
51. 51Toasted sunflower seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products4.2 g
52. 52Oil roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products4.2 g
53. 53Cashews, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products4.2 g
54. 54Plain unsalted cashew butterNut and Seed Products4.2 g
55. 55FlaxseedNut and Seed Products4 g
56. 56Sesame pasteNut and Seed Products4 g
57. 57Tahini from unroasted kernelsNut and Seed Products4 g
58. 58Tahini from raw stone ground kernelsNut and Seed Products4 g
59. 59Whole dried sesame seedsNut and Seed Products4 g
60. 60Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products3.9 g
61. 61Mixed nuts, oil roasted, without peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products3.9 g
62. 62Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted and toasted kernels (most common type)Nut and Seed Products3.8 g
63. 63Sesame meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products3.8 g
64. 64Toasted sesame seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products3.8 g
65. 65Toasted sesame seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products3.8 g
66. 66Whole roasted and toasted sesame seedsNut and Seed Products3.8 g
67. 67Hazelnuts, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products3.7 g
68. 68HazelnutsNut and Seed Products3.7 g
69. 69Safflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products3.7 g
70. 70Dry roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products3.6 g
71. 71Cashews, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products3.6 g
72. 72Dried lotus seedsNut and Seed Products3.6 g
73. 73Chia seeds, driedNut and Seed Products3.5 g
74. 74Pine nuts, rawNut and Seed Products3.4 g
75. 75Hazelnuts, blanchedNut and Seed Products3.4 g
76. 76Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products3.3 g
77. 77Roasted pumpkin seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products3.3 g
78. 78Brazil nuts, dried, unblanchedNut and Seed Products3.2 g
79. 79English walnuts, halves, rawNut and Seed Products3 g
80. 80Pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products2.9 g
81. 81Dried hickory nutsNut and Seed Products2.9 g
82. 82English walnutsNut and Seed Products2.8 g
83. 83Salted cashew butterNut and Seed Products2.5 g
84. 84Wheat-based nut formula, saltedNut and Seed Products2.5 g
85. 85Pecans, halves, rawNut and Seed Products2.5 g
86. 86Wheat-based nut mix, unsaltedNut and Seed Products2.4 g
87. 87Pili nuts, driedNut and Seed Products2.4 g
88. 88Raw macadamia nutsNut and Seed Products2.3 g
89. 89Dry roasted macadamia nuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products2.2 g
90. 90Dried ginkgo nutsNut and Seed Products2 g
91. 91Pinyon pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products2 g
92. 92Dry roasted pecans, saltedNut and Seed Products1.9 g
93. 93Dry roasted pecans, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.9 g
94. 94Oil roasted pecans, saltedNut and Seed Products1.8 g
95. 95Pecans, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.8 g
96. 96PecansNut and Seed Products1.8 g
97. 97Dried sisymbrium seedsNut and Seed Products1.8 g
98. 98Acorns, driedNut and Seed Products1.3 g
99. 99Acorn flour, full fatNut and Seed Products1.2 g
100. 100Raw breadfruit seedsNut and Seed Products1 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.