Foods high in phenylalanine

Low fat glandless cottonseed flour tops the list with 3.1 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 Products3.1 g
2. 2Partially defatted glandless cottonseed mealNut and Seed Products3.1 g
3. 3Sesame flour, low-fatNut and Seed Products2.7 g
4. 4Cottonseed flour, partially defatted, glandlessNut and Seed Products2.5 g
5. 5Partially defatted sunflower seed flourNut and Seed Products2.5 g
6. 6Partially defatted sesame flourNut and Seed Products2.1 g
7. 7Dried watermelon seed kernelsNut and Seed Products2 g
8. 8Glandless cottonseed kernels, roastedNut and Seed Products2 g
9. 9Safflower seed meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products1.8 g
10. 10Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products1.7 g
11. 11Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products1.7 g
12. 12Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.7 g
13. 13High-fat sesame flourNut and Seed Products1.6 g
14. 14Hulled hemp seedsNut and Seed Products1.4 g
15. 15Butternuts, driedNut and Seed Products1.4 g
16. 16Creamy almond butterNut and Seed Products1.4 g
17. 17Whole almonds, rawNut and Seed Products1.2 g
18. 18Oil roasted mixed nuts, with peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
19. 19Oil roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
20. 20Mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
21. 21Sunflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
22. 22Almonds, blanchedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
23. 23Salted almond butterNut and Seed Products1.1 g
24. 24Plain unsalted almond butterNut and Seed Products1.1 g
25. 25Oil roasted almonds, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products1.1 g
26. 26Oil roasted almonds, saltedNut and Seed Products1.1 g
27. 27Oil roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.1 g
28. 28Dry roasted pistachios, saltedNut and Seed Products1.1 g
29. 29Dry roasted pistachios, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.1 g
30. 30AlmondsNut and Seed Products1.1 g
31. 31Almonds, dry roasted, saltedNut and Seed Products1.1 g
32. 32Dry roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.1 g
33. 33Ground flaxseedNut and Seed Products1.1 g
34. 34Creamy sesame butterNut and Seed Products1.1 g
35. 35Dried black walnutsNut and Seed Products1.1 g
36. 36Raw pistachiosNut and Seed Products1.1 g
37. 37Oil roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products1 g
38. 38Sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1 g
39. 39Chia seeds, driedNut and Seed Products1 g
40. 40Mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1 g
41. 41Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products1 g
42. 42Dry roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.99 g
43. 43Dry roasted sunflower seed kernels, with saltNut and Seed Products0.99 g
44. 44Sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.99 g
45. 45Sesame pasteNut and Seed Products0.96 g
46. 46FlaxseedNut and Seed Products0.96 g
47. 47Dry roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.95 g
48. 48Raw cashewsNut and Seed Products0.95 g
49. 49Tahini from unroasted kernelsNut and Seed Products0.95 g
50. 50Tahini from raw stone ground kernelsNut and Seed Products0.94 g
51. 51Salted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products0.94 g
52. 52Unsalted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products0.94 g
53. 53Whole dried sesame seedsNut and Seed Products0.94 g
54. 54Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.92 g
55. 55Roasted pumpkin seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.92 g
56. 56Plain unsalted cashew butterNut and Seed Products0.91 g
57. 57Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted and toasted kernels (most common type)Nut and Seed Products0.9 g
58. 58Sesame meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products0.9 g
59. 59Toasted sesame seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.9 g
60. 60Toasted sesame seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.9 g
61. 61Whole roasted and toasted sesame seedsNut and Seed Products0.9 g
62. 62Toasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.88 g
63. 63Toasted sunflower seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.88 g
64. 64Oil roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products0.88 g
65. 65Cashews, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.88 g
66. 66Honey roasted almonds, unblanchedNut and Seed Products0.87 g
67. 67Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.82 g
68. 68Mixed nuts, oil roasted, without peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.82 g
69. 69Safflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products0.81 g
70. 70Raw breadfruit seedsNut and Seed Products0.8 g
71. 71Dry roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products0.79 g
72. 72Cashews, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.79 g
73. 73Dried lotus seedsNut and Seed Products0.77 g
74. 74Dried hickory nutsNut and Seed Products0.71 g
75. 75English walnutsNut and Seed Products0.71 g
76. 76Breadfruit seeds, roastedNut and Seed Products0.67 g
77. 77Hazelnuts, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.67 g
78. 78Raw macadamia nutsNut and Seed Products0.67 g
79. 79HazelnutsNut and Seed Products0.66 g
80. 80Dry roasted macadamia nuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.65 g
81. 81Brazil nuts, dried, unblanchedNut and Seed Products0.64 g
82. 82Hazelnuts, blanchedNut and Seed Products0.61 g
83. 83English walnuts, halves, rawNut and Seed Products0.61 g
84. 84Wheat-based nut formula, saltedNut and Seed Products0.6 g
85. 85Pine nuts, rawNut and Seed Products0.59 g
86. 86Wheat-based nut mix, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.59 g
87. 87Dried sisymbrium seedsNut and Seed Products0.58 g
88. 88Boiled breadfruit seedsNut and Seed Products0.57 g
89. 89Salted cashew butterNut and Seed Products0.54 g
90. 90Pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.52 g
91. 91Pili nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.5 g
92. 92Pecans, halves, rawNut and Seed Products0.46 g
93. 93Pinyon pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.44 g
94. 94Dry roasted pecans, saltedNut and Seed Products0.44 g
95. 95Dry roasted pecans, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.44 g
96. 96Oil roasted pecans, saltedNut and Seed Products0.43 g
97. 97Pecans, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.43 g
98. 98PecansNut and Seed Products0.43 g
99. 99Dried ginkgo nutsNut and Seed Products0.41 g
100. 100Breadnut tree seeds, driedNut and Seed Products0.41 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.