Foods high in phenylalanine

Cracker Barrel grilled sirloin steak tops the list with 0.68 g per 100 calories. 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 Foods0.68 g
2. 2Denny's top sirloin steakRestaurant Foods0.67 g
3. 3TGI Friday's classic sirloin steakRestaurant Foods0.67 g
4. 4Sirloin steakRestaurant Foods0.65 g
5. 5Carrabba's chicken parmesanRestaurant Foods0.61 g
6. 6Applebee's 9 oz house sirloin steakRestaurant Foods0.59 g
7. 7Chicken parmesan without pastaRestaurant Foods0.52 g
8. 8Olive Garden chicken parmigianaRestaurant Foods0.47 g
9. 9Tripe soupRestaurant Foods0.36 g
10. 10Cracker Barrel farm raised catfishRestaurant Foods0.36 g
11. 11Chinese kung pao chickenRestaurant Foods0.31 g
12. 12Applebee's chiliRestaurant Foods0.3 g
13. 13Chili with meat and beansRestaurant Foods0.3 g
14. 14Chinese beef and vegetablesRestaurant Foods0.3 g
15. 15Chinese chicken chow meinRestaurant Foods0.3 g
16. 16Latino chicken and rice entreeRestaurant Foods0.3 g
17. 17Chinese chicken and vegetablesRestaurant Foods0.28 g
18. 18Applebee's mozzarella sticksRestaurant Foods0.28 g
19. 19Applebee's chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.27 g
20. 20Mexican soft taco with ground beef, cheese, lettuceRestaurant Foods0.27 g
21. 21Chinese shrimp and vegetablesRestaurant Foods0.27 g
22. 22Olive Garden lasagna classicoRestaurant Foods0.27 g
23. 23Italian restaurant lasagna with meatRestaurant Foods0.27 g
24. 24Applebee's hand battered fishRestaurant Foods0.27 g
25. 25Carrabba's cheese ravioli with marinaraRestaurant Foods0.26 g
26. 26Fried mozzarella sticksRestaurant Foods0.26 g
27. 27Carabba's lasagneRestaurant Foods0.26 g
28. 28Applebee's chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.26 g
29. 29Mexican restaurant cheese tamalesRestaurant Foods0.25 g
30. 30TGI Friday's fried mozzarellaRestaurant Foods0.25 g
31. 31Restaurant chicken fingersRestaurant Foods0.25 g
32. 32Cracker Barrel fried chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.25 g
33. 33Denny's mozzarella cheese sticksRestaurant Foods0.25 g
34. 34Mexican refried beansRestaurant Foods0.25 g
35. 35Restaurant chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.25 g
36. 36Latino pupusas con quesoRestaurant Foods0.24 g
37. 37Restaurant battered fried fish filletRestaurant Foods0.24 g
38. 38Denny's chicken stripsRestaurant Foods0.24 g
39. 39Olive Garden spaghetti with meat sauceRestaurant Foods0.24 g
40. 40Cracker Barrel fried chicken tendersRestaurant Foods0.24 g
41. 41Denny's spaghetti and meatballsRestaurant Foods0.24 g
42. 42Spaghetti and meatballsRestaurant Foods0.24 g
43. 43Cheese ravioli with marinara sauceRestaurant Foods0.23 g
44. 44Olive Garden cheese ravioli with marinaraRestaurant Foods0.23 g
45. 45Cheese quesadilla, Mexican styleRestaurant Foods0.22 g
46. 46Mexican restaurant cheese enchiladaRestaurant Foods0.22 g
47. 47Italian spaghetti with meat sauceRestaurant Foods0.22 g
48. 48TGI Friday's chicken fingersRestaurant Foods0.22 g
49. 49Denny's fried battered fish filletRestaurant Foods0.21 g
50. 50Restaurant mac and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.21 g
51. 51TGI Friday's mac and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.21 g
52. 52TGI Friday's chicken fingersRestaurant Foods0.21 g
53. 53Cracker Barrel macaroni n' cheese, kid's menuRestaurant Foods0.21 g
54. 54Carrabba's spaghetti with meat sauceRestaurant Foods0.2 g
55. 55Latino pupusas del cerdoRestaurant Foods0.2 g
56. 56Denny's golden fried shrimpRestaurant Foods0.2 g
57. 57Cracker Barrel mac and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.2 g
58. 58Denny's macaroni and cheeseRestaurant Foods0.19 g
59. 59Chinese orange chickenRestaurant Foods0.19 g
60. 60Applebee's Kraft Macaroni & CheeseRestaurant Foods0.19 g
61. 61Chinese General Tso's chickenRestaurant Foods0.19 g
62. 62Chinese lemon chickenRestaurant Foods0.19 g
63. 63Cracker Barrel country fried shrimpRestaurant Foods0.19 g
64. 64Restaurant breaded fried shrimpRestaurant Foods0.18 g
65. 65TGI Friday's breaded shrimpRestaurant Foods0.17 g
66. 66Rice and black beansRestaurant Foods0.17 g
67. 67Denny's star shaped chicken nuggetsRestaurant Foods0.17 g
68. 68Applebee's Double Crunch ShrimpRestaurant Foods0.17 g
69. 69Olive Garden spaghetti with pomodoroRestaurant Foods0.17 g
70. 70Spaghetti with pomodoro sauce, no meatRestaurant Foods0.16 g
71. 71Black bean soupRestaurant Foods0.15 g
72. 72Chinese sweet and sour chickenRestaurant Foods0.15 g
73. 73Latino beef empanadasRestaurant Foods0.15 g
74. 74Carrabba's spaghetti with pomodoroRestaurant Foods0.14 g
75. 75Chinese assorted egg rollsRestaurant Foods0.14 g
76. 76Rice and red beansRestaurant Foods0.14 g
77. 77Pork tamaleRestaurant Foods0.14 g
78. 78Sweet and sour pork, ChineseRestaurant Foods0.13 g
79. 79Latino pupusas con frijolesRestaurant Foods0.13 g
80. 80Chinese fried rice without meatRestaurant Foods0.13 g
81. 81ArepaRestaurant Foods0.13 g
82. 82Arroz con lecheRestaurant Foods0.11 g
83. 83Rice and pigeonpeasRestaurant Foods0.093 g
84. 84Latino corn tamaleRestaurant Foods0.084 g
85. 85Mexican Spanish riceRestaurant Foods0.083 g
86. 86Restaurant, Latino, bunuelos (fried yeast bread)Restaurant Foods0.082 g
87. 87Cracker Barrel thick-cut onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.073 g
88. 88Denny's onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.064 g
89. 89Onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.063 g
90. 90Applebee's crunchy onion ringsRestaurant Foods0.056 g
91. 91Denny's french friesRestaurant Foods0.054 g
92. 92Restaurant french friesRestaurant Foods0.053 g
93. 93Cracker Barrel steak friesRestaurant Foods0.051 g
94. 94Cracker Barrel coleslawRestaurant Foods0.017 g
95. 95Denny's coleslawRestaurant Foods0.016 g
96. 96Applebee's coleslawRestaurant Foods0.014 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.