Foods high in histidine

Low fat glandless cottonseed flour tops the list with 1.6 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,884 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Low fat glandless cottonseed flourNut and Seed Products1.6 g
2. 2Partially defatted glandless cottonseed mealNut and Seed Products1.5 g
3. 3Sesame flour, low-fatNut and Seed Products1.5 g
4. 4Partially defatted sunflower seed flourNut and Seed Products1.3 g
5. 5Cottonseed flour, partially defatted, glandlessNut and Seed Products1.3 g
6. 6Partially defatted sesame flourNut and Seed Products1.2 g
7. 7Glandless cottonseed kernels, roastedNut and Seed Products1 g
8. 8Safflower seed meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products0.99 g
9. 9Hulled hemp seedsNut and Seed Products0.97 g
10. 10High-fat sesame flourNut and Seed Products0.91 g
11. 11Butternuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.81 g
12. 12Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products0.78 g
13. 13Dried watermelon seed kernelsNut and Seed Products0.78 g
14. 14Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.77 g
15. 15Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.77 g
16. 16Dried black walnutsNut and Seed Products0.67 g
17. 17Creamy almond butterNut and Seed Products0.64 g
18. 18Sunflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products0.63 g
19. 19Creamy sesame butterNut and Seed Products0.62 g
20. 20Almonds, blanchedNut and Seed Products0.6 g
21. 21Oil roasted almonds, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products0.59 g
22. 22Oil roasted almonds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.59 g
23. 23Oil roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.59 g
24. 24Oil roasted mixed nuts, with peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products0.57 g
25. 25Oil roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.57 g
26. 26Mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.57 g
27. 27Oil roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.56 g
28. 28Sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.56 g
29. 29Salted almond butterNut and Seed Products0.55 g
30. 30Plain unsalted almond butterNut and Seed Products0.55 g
31. 31Whole almonds, rawNut and Seed Products0.55 g
32. 32AlmondsNut and Seed Products0.54 g
33. 33Dry roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.54 g
34. 34Dry roasted sunflower seed kernels, with saltNut and Seed Products0.54 g
35. 35Sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.54 g
36. 36Dry roasted pistachios, saltedNut and Seed Products0.54 g
37. 37Dry roasted pistachios, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.54 g
38. 38Almonds, dry roasted, saltedNut and Seed Products0.53 g
39. 39Dry roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.53 g
40. 40Sesame pasteNut and Seed Products0.53 g
41. 41Chia seeds, driedNut and Seed Products0.53 g
42. 42Tahini from unroasted kernelsNut and Seed Products0.53 g
43. 43Tahini from raw stone ground kernelsNut and Seed Products0.52 g
44. 44Whole dried sesame seedsNut and Seed Products0.52 g
45. 45Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.52 g
46. 46Roasted pumpkin seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.52 g
47. 47Ground flaxseedNut and Seed Products0.51 g
48. 48Raw pistachiosNut and Seed Products0.51 g
49. 49Mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.51 g
50. 50Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products0.5 g
51. 51Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted and toasted kernels (most common type)Nut and Seed Products0.5 g
52. 52Sesame meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products0.5 g
53. 53Toasted sesame seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.5 g
54. 54Toasted sesame seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.5 g
55. 55Whole roasted and toasted sesame seedsNut and Seed Products0.5 g
56. 56Salted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products0.49 g
57. 57Unsalted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products0.49 g
58. 58Dry roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.48 g
59. 59Toasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.48 g
60. 60Toasted sunflower seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.48 g
61. 61FlaxseedNut and Seed Products0.47 g
62. 62Plain unsalted cashew butterNut and Seed Products0.46 g
63. 63Raw cashewsNut and Seed Products0.46 g
64. 64Safflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products0.45 g
65. 65Honey roasted almonds, unblanchedNut and Seed Products0.43 g
66. 66Hazelnuts, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.43 g
67. 67HazelnutsNut and Seed Products0.43 g
68. 68Dried lotus seedsNut and Seed Products0.43 g
69. 69Oil roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products0.42 g
70. 70Cashews, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.42 g
71. 71Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.42 g
72. 72Mixed nuts, oil roasted, without peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.42 g
73. 73Brazil nuts, dried, unblanchedNut and Seed Products0.41 g
74. 74Dry roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products0.4 g
75. 75Cashews, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.4 g
76. 76Hazelnuts, blanchedNut and Seed Products0.4 g
77. 77Wheat-based nut formula, saltedNut and Seed Products0.39 g
78. 78English walnutsNut and Seed Products0.39 g
79. 79Dried hickory nutsNut and Seed Products0.39 g
80. 80Wheat-based nut mix, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.38 g
81. 81Pine nuts, rawNut and Seed Products0.37 g
82. 82English walnuts, halves, rawNut and Seed Products0.34 g
83. 83Pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.34 g
84. 84Dried sisymbrium seedsNut and Seed Products0.33 g
85. 85Pinyon pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.28 g
86. 86Dry roasted pecans, saltedNut and Seed Products0.27 g
87. 87Dry roasted pecans, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.27 g
88. 88Pecans, halves, rawNut and Seed Products0.26 g
89. 89PecansNut and Seed Products0.26 g
90. 90Oil roasted pecans, saltedNut and Seed Products0.26 g
91. 91Pecans, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.26 g
92. 92Salted cashew butterNut and Seed Products0.26 g
93. 93Pili nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.26 g
94. 94Dried ginkgo nutsNut and Seed Products0.24 g
95. 95Acorns, driedNut and Seed Products0.22 g
96. 96Acorn flour, full fatNut and Seed Products0.21 g
97. 97Raw breadfruit seedsNut and Seed Products0.21 g
98. 98Dried Chinese chestnutsNut and Seed Products0.2 g
99. 99Raw macadamia nutsNut and Seed Products0.2 g
100. 100Dry roasted macadamia nuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.19 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.