Foods high in phenylalanine

Cracker Barrel grilled sirloin steak tops the list with 1.4 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,884 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Cracker Barrel grilled sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.4 g
2. 2TGI Friday's classic sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.3 g
3. 3Sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.3 g
4. 4Carrabba's chicken parmesanRestaurant Foods1.2 g
5. 5Denny's top sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.2 g
6. 6Applebee's 9 oz house sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.1 g
7. 7Chicken parmesan without pastaRestaurant Foods1.1 g
8. 8Olive Garden chicken parmigianaRestaurant Foods1.0 g
9. 9Cracker Barrel farm raised catfishRestaurant Foods0.95 g
10. 10Applebee's mozzarella sticksRestaurant Foods0.88 g
11. 11Fried mozzarella sticksRestaurant Foods0.85 g
12. 12TGI Friday's fried mozzarellaRestaurant Foods0.84 g
13. 13Cheese quesadilla, Mexican styleRestaurant Foods0.82 g
14. 14Applebee's chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.82 g
15. 15Denny's mozzarella cheese sticksRestaurant Foods0.81 g
16. 16Restaurant chicken fingersRestaurant Foods0.78 g
17. 17Applebee's chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.76 g
18. 18Restaurant chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.74 g
19. 19Cracker Barrel fried chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.74 g
20. 20Denny's chicken stripsRestaurant Foods0.7 g
21. 21TGI Friday's chicken fingersRestaurant Foods0.7 g
22. 22Cracker Barrel fried chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.69 g
23. 23TGI Friday's chicken fingersRestaurant Foods0.68 g
24. 24Denny's star shaped chicken nuggetsRestaurant Foods0.64 g
25. 25Denny's golden fried shrimpRestaurant Foods0.63 g
26. 26Latino pupusas con quesoRestaurant Foods0.63 g
27. 27Mexican restaurant cheese enchiladaRestaurant Foods0.6 g
28. 28Mexican soft taco with ground beef, cheese, lettuceRestaurant Foods0.6 g
29. 29Chinese General Tso's chickenRestaurant Foods0.56 g
30. 30Restaurant breaded fried shrimpRestaurant Foods0.56 g
31. 31Applebee's Double Crunch ShrimpRestaurant Foods0.55 g
32. 32Mexican restaurant cheese tamalesRestaurant Foods0.55 g
33. 33Applebee's hand battered fishRestaurant Foods0.54 g
34. 34Cracker Barrel country fried shrimpRestaurant Foods0.54 g
35. 35Restaurant battered fried fish filletRestaurant Foods0.53 g
36. 36TGI Friday's breaded shrimpRestaurant Foods0.52 g
37. 37Latino chicken and rice entreeRestaurant Foods0.51 g
38. 38Chinese orange chickenRestaurant Foods0.51 g
39. 39Denny's fried battered fish filletRestaurant Foods0.5 g
40. 40Olive Garden lasagna classicoRestaurant Foods0.5 g
41. 41Latino beef empanadasRestaurant Foods0.5 g
42. 42Italian restaurant lasagna with meatRestaurant Foods0.49 g
43. 43Carabba's lasagneRestaurant Foods0.49 g
44. 44Chinese lemon chickenRestaurant Foods0.48 g
45. 45Applebee's chiliRestaurant Foods0.47 g
46. 46Chili with meat and beansRestaurant Foods0.47 g
47. 47Latino pupusas del cerdoRestaurant Foods0.46 g
48. 48Carrabba's cheese ravioli with marinaraRestaurant Foods0.41 g
49. 49Chinese kung pao chickenRestaurant Foods0.4 g
50. 50Denny's spaghetti and meatballsRestaurant Foods0.4 g
51. 51Spaghetti and meatballsRestaurant Foods0.4 g
52. 52Cracker Barrel macaroni n' cheese, kid's menuRestaurant Foods0.39 g
53. 53Mexican refried beansRestaurant Foods0.39 g
54. 54Restaurant, Latino, bunuelos (fried yeast bread)Restaurant Foods0.38 g
55. 55Cracker Barrel mac and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.38 g
56. 56Chinese sweet and sour chickenRestaurant Foods0.37 g
57. 57Olive Garden cheese ravioli with marinaraRestaurant Foods0.36 g
58. 58Chinese assorted egg rollsRestaurant Foods0.36 g
59. 59Cheese ravioli with marinara sauceRestaurant Foods0.35 g
60. 60Sweet and sour pork, ChineseRestaurant Foods0.34 g
61. 61Restaurant mac and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.32 g
62. 62Chinese beef and vegetablesRestaurant Foods0.32 g
63. 63Latino pupusas con frijolesRestaurant Foods0.3 g
64. 64Denny's macaroni and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.29 g
65. 65Olive Garden spaghetti with meat sauceRestaurant Foods0.29 g
66. 66ArepaRestaurant Foods0.28 g
67. 67Applebee's Kraft Macaroni & CheeseRestaurant Foods0.27 g
68. 68Tripe soupRestaurant Foods0.27 g
69. 69Chinese chicken and vegetablesRestaurant Foods0.26 g
70. 70Italian spaghetti with meat sauceRestaurant Foods0.26 g
71. 71Rice and black beansRestaurant Foods0.26 g
72. 72Chinese chicken chow meinRestaurant Foods0.25 g
73. 73TGI Friday's mac and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.25 g
74. 74Denny's onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.25 g
75. 75Carrabba's spaghetti with meat sauceRestaurant Foods0.24 g
76. 76Cracker Barrel thick-cut onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.24 g
77. 77Pork tamaleRestaurant Foods0.23 g
78. 78Onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.23 g
79. 79Chinese fried rice without meatRestaurant Foods0.23 g
80. 80Chinese shrimp and vegetablesRestaurant Foods0.21 g
81. 81Rice and red beansRestaurant Foods0.2 g
82. 82Applebee's crunchy onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.2 g
83. 83Olive Garden spaghetti with pomodoroRestaurant Foods0.17 g
84. 84Rice and pigeonpeasRestaurant Foods0.17 g
85. 85Arroz con lecheRestaurant Foods0.17 g
86. 86Spaghetti with pomodoro sauce, no meatRestaurant Foods0.17 g
87. 87Black bean soupRestaurant Foods0.16 g
88. 88Latino corn tamaleRestaurant Foods0.16 g
89. 89Mexican Spanish riceRestaurant Foods0.15 g
90. 90Restaurant french friesRestaurant Foods0.15 g
91. 91Denny's french friesRestaurant Foods0.15 g
92. 92Carrabba's spaghetti with pomodoroRestaurant Foods0.15 g
93. 93Cracker Barrel steak friesRestaurant Foods0.13 g
94. 94Cracker Barrel coleslawRestaurant Foods0.03 g
95. 95Denny's coleslawRestaurant Foods0.03 g
96. 96Applebee's coleslawRestaurant Foods0.017 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.