Foods high in phenylalanine

Uncooked khorasan wheat tops the list with 1.4 g per serving. Ranked from 4,884 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

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  1. 1Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (186 g)1.4 g
  2. 2OatsCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (156 g)1.4 g
  3. 3Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)1.4 g
  4. 4Uncooked teffCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (193 g)1.3 g
  5. 5Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)1.3 g
  6. 6Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (184 g)1.3 g
  7. 7Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (174 g)1.3 g
  8. 8TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)1.2 g
  9. 9Raw milletCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (200 g)1.2 g
  10. 10Raw wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)1.2 g
  11. 11Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)1.1 g
  12. 12Pearled barley, rawCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (200 g)1.1 g
  13. 13Dry couscousCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (173 g)1.1 g
  14. 14Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (115 g)1.1 g
  15. 15Sorghum grainCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)1 g
  16. 16Amaranth grain, uncookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (193 g)1 g
  17. 17Enriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (167 g)1 g
  18. 18Unenriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (167 g)1 g
  19. 19Uncooked quinoaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (170 g)1 g
  20. 20BuckwheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (170 g)0.88 g
  21. 21Barley flour or mealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (148 g)0.87 g
  22. 22Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (94 g)0.85 g
  23. 23Soft red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (168 g)0.85 g
  24. 24Whole-grain triticale flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (130 g)0.84 g
  25. 25Dark rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (128 g)0.83 g
  26. 26Whole-grain wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (120 g)0.82 g
  27. 27Bulgur, dryCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (140 g)0.81 g
  28. 28Enriched white bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (137 g)0.81 g
  29. 29Unenriched bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup unsifted, dipped (137 g)0.81 g
  30. 30Millet flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (119 g)0.8 g
  31. 31White corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (166 g)0.77 g
  32. 32Yellow corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (166 g)0.77 g
  33. 33Raw brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.76 g
  34. 34Roasted buckwheat groats, dryCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (164 g)0.76 g
  35. 35Crude rice branCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (118 g)0.75 g
  36. 36Dry enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.74 g
  37. 37Dry unenriched parboiled long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.74 g
  38. 38Raw brown medium-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (190 g)0.74 g
  39. 39Rye grainCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (169 g)0.74 g
  40. 40Fresh spinach pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta · 4.5 oz (128 g)0.72 g
  41. 41Raw enriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.7 g
  42. 42Raw unenriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.7 g
  43. 43White self-rising cornmeal with wheat, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (170 g)0.7 g
  44. 44Yellow self-rising bolted enriched cornmeal, with wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (170 g)0.7 g
  45. 45Uncooked enriched short-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (200 g)0.7 g
  46. 46White short-grain rice, raw, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (200 g)0.7 g
  47. 47Fresh plain pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta · 4.5 oz (128 g)0.69 g
  48. 48Raw enriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (195 g)0.69 g
  49. 49Raw unenriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (195 g)0.69 g
  50. 50Uncooked unenriched glutinous white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.67 g
  51. 51Bleached enriched all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)0.65 g
  52. 52Enriched all-purpose white flour, calcium-fortifiedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)0.65 g
  53. 53All-purpose flour, enriched, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)0.65 g
  54. 54Unenriched all-purpose white flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)0.65 g
  55. 55Enriched self-rising all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)0.62 g
  56. 56Dry enriched pastaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti (91 g)0.61 g
  57. 57Unenriched pasta, dryCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti (91 g)0.61 g
  58. 58Whole-groat buckwheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (120 g)0.59 g
  59. 59Brown rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (158 g)0.59 g
  60. 60White degermed cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (157 g)0.57 g
  61. 61Yellow degermed enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (157 g)0.57 g
  62. 62White degermed cornmeal, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (157 g)0.57 g
  63. 63Yellow degermed cornmeal, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (157 g)0.57 g
  64. 64Protein-fortified spaghetti, dryCereal Grains and Pasta · 2 oz (57 g)0.55 g
  65. 65Protein-fortified spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (140 g)0.55 g
  66. 66Enriched white tortilla flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (111 g)0.54 g
  67. 67Whole grain sorghum flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (121 g)0.53 g
  68. 68Enriched white cake flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup unsifted, dipped (137 g)0.53 g
  69. 69Dry enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spiral shaped (84 g)0.53 g
  70. 70Cooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (172 g)0.52 g
  71. 71Teff, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (252 g)0.51 g
  72. 72Unenriched white rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (158 g)0.5 g
  73. 73Medium rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (102 g)0.5 g
  74. 74White self-rising cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (122 g)0.5 g
  75. 75Yellow self-rising bolted plain enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (122 g)0.5 g
  76. 76White whole-grain cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (122 g)0.49 g
  77. 77Whole-grain yellow cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (122 g)0.49 g
  78. 78Enriched white masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (114 g)0.47 g
  79. 79White masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (114 g)0.47 g
  80. 80Enriched yellow masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (114 g)0.47 g
  81. 81Light rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (102 g)0.45 g
  82. 82Cooked enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)0.4 g
  83. 83White whole-grain corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (117 g)0.4 g
  84. 84Whole-grain yellow corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (117 g)0.4 g
  85. 85Dry enriched instant white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (95 g)0.39 g
  86. 86Dry gluten-free corn pastaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (105 g)0.38 g
  87. 87Enriched egg noodles, cooked, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)0.38 g
  88. 88Cooked unenriched egg noodles, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)0.38 g
  89. 89Cooked enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)0.38 g
  90. 90Egg noodles, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)0.38 g
  91. 91Sprouted wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (108 g)0.38 g
  92. 92Unenriched pasta, with salt, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti not packed (124 g)0.37 g
  93. 93Unenriched pasta, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti not packed (124 g)0.37 g
  94. 94Dry spinach spaghettiCereal Grains and Pasta · 2 oz (57 g)0.37 g
  95. 95Barley malt flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (162 g)0.36 g
  96. 96Cooked enriched pasta, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti not packed (124 g)0.36 g
  97. 97Cooked enriched pasta, no added saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti not packed (124 g)0.36 g
  98. 98Dry Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta · 2 oz (57 g)0.35 g
  99. 99Cooked whole-wheat pastaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti not packed (117 g)0.35 g
  100. 100Crude wheat branCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (58 g)0.35 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.