Foods high in phenylalanine

Protein-fortified spaghetti, dry tops the list with 0.96 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,884 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

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