Foods high in histidine

Crude wheat germ tops the list with 0.64 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,884 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

  1. 1Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta0.64 g
  2. 2Crude wheat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.43 g
  3. 3Protein-fortified spaghetti, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  4. 4Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  5. 5Uncooked quinoaCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  6. 6OatsCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  7. 7Amaranth grain, uncookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.39 g
  8. 8Raw wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.38 g
  9. 9Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.38 g
  10. 10Dry enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.38 g
  11. 11Dry unenriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.38 g
  12. 12Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  13. 13Whole-grain wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  14. 14Crude rice branCereal Grains and Pasta0.35 g
  15. 15Dry Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 g
  16. 16Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.33 g
  17. 17Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.32 g
  18. 18Whole-grain triticale flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  19. 19TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  20. 20BuckwheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  21. 21Dry enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  22. 22Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  23. 23Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  24. 24Uncooked teffCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  25. 25Dry enriched pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  26. 26Unenriched pasta, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  27. 27Whole-groat buckwheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.29 g
  28. 28White corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.29 g
  29. 29Yellow corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.29 g
  30. 30Bulgur, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  31. 31Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  32. 32Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  33. 33Barley malt flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  34. 34Roasted buckwheat groats, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  35. 35Dry spinach spaghettiCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  36. 36Dry enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  37. 37Enriched white masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.26 g
  38. 38White masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.26 g
  39. 39Enriched yellow masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.26 g
  40. 40Dry couscousCereal Grains and Pasta0.26 g
  41. 41Millet flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.26 g
  42. 42Enriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.26 g
  43. 43Unenriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.26 g
  44. 44Soft red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.26 g
  45. 45Enriched white bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.25 g
  46. 46Unenriched bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.25 g
  47. 47White self-rising cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.25 g
  48. 48Yellow self-rising bolted plain enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.25 g
  49. 49White industrial flour, 13% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.25 g
  50. 50Bleached white wheat flour, 13% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.25 g
  51. 51White self-rising cornmeal with wheat, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.25 g
  52. 52Yellow self-rising bolted enriched cornmeal, with wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.25 g
  53. 53White whole-grain cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.25 g
  54. 54Whole-grain yellow cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.25 g
  55. 55Sorghum grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.25 g
  56. 56Fresh spinach pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  57. 57Barley flour or mealCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  58. 58Raw milletCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  59. 59Dark rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  60. 60Dry Japanese somen noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  61. 61Bleached enriched all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  62. 62Enriched all-purpose white flour, calcium-fortifiedCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  63. 63All-purpose flour, enriched, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  64. 64Unenriched all-purpose white flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  65. 65Dry gluten-free corn pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  66. 66Fresh plain pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.23 g
  67. 67Pearled barley, rawCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  68. 68White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  69. 69White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  70. 70White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  71. 71Enriched self-rising all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.22 g
  72. 72Enriched white tortilla flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  73. 73White whole-grain corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  74. 74Whole-grain yellow corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.21 g
  75. 75Raw brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  76. 76Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  77. 77Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  78. 78White industrial flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  79. 79Sprouted wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.2 g
  80. 80Raw brown medium-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.19 g
  81. 81Dry enriched instant white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.19 g
  82. 82Rye grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.19 g
  83. 83Dry enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  84. 84Dry unenriched parboiled long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  85. 85Brown rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  86. 86Bleached white wheat flour, 9% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  87. 87Bleached white wheat flour, 9% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.18 g
  88. 88White degermed cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  89. 89Yellow degermed enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  90. 90White degermed cornmeal, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  91. 91Yellow degermed cornmeal, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  92. 92Protein-fortified spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  93. 93Raw enriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  94. 94Raw unenriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  95. 95Whole grain sorghum flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  96. 96Enriched white cake flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.17 g
  97. 97Uncooked unenriched glutinous white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  98. 98Medium rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.16 g
  99. 99Raw enriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 g
  100. 100Raw unenriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.15 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.