Foods high in phenylalanine

Crimini mushrooms tops the list with 5.2 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,884 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Crimini mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products5.2 g
2. 2Maitake mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products5.2 g
3. 3White button mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products4.5 g
4. 4Portabella mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products3.9 g
5. 5Pioppini mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products3.7 g
6. 6Oyster mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products3 g
7. 7Enoki mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products2.2 g
8. 8Shiitake mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products2.2 g
9. 9Beech mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products2 g
10. 10Lion's mane mushroomVegetables and Vegetable Products2 g
11. 11King oyster mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products1.9 g
12. 12Dried egg whites, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products1.4 g
13. 13Egg white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products1.4 g
14. 14Egg white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products1.4 g
15. 15Frozen pasteurized egg whitesDairy and Egg Products1.4 g
16. 16Fat-free egg substitute, liquid or frozenDairy and Egg Products1.3 g
17. 17Large egg whiteDairy and Egg Products1.3 g
18. 18Egg white, rawDairy and Egg Products1.3 g
19. 19Dried egg whitesDairy and Egg Products1.2 g
20. 20Spirulina, rawVegetables and Vegetable Products1.1 g
21. 21Watercress, rawVegetables and Vegetable Products1 g
22. 22Cooked haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products1 g
23. 23Soy protein concentrate, acid washLegumes and Legume Products1.0 g
24. 24Soy protein concentrate, alcohol extractedLegumes and Legume Products1.0 g
25. 25Raw haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products1.0 g
26. 26Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products0.98 g
27. 27Select boneless top round roast, lean, rawBeef Products0.96 g
28. 28Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products0.96 g
29. 29Spirulina, driedVegetables and Vegetable Products0.96 g
30. 30MORI-NU silken lite extra firm tofuLegumes and Legume Products0.96 g
31. 31New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, lean, rawBeef Products0.95 g
32. 32Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products0.95 g
33. 33Select boneless eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products0.95 g
34. 34Canned shrimpFinfish and Shellfish Products0.95 g
35. 35Moose, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.94 g
36. 36Moose, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.94 g
37. 37Low fat glandless cottonseed flourNut and Seed Products0.93 g
38. 38Eye of round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products0.93 g
39. 39Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products0.93 g
40. 40Lowfat cottage cheese, 1% milkfatDairy and Egg Products0.93 g
41. 41Alaska king crab, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.92 g
42. 42Raw pollockFinfish and Shellfish Products0.91 g
43. 43Pumpkin leaves, rawVegetables and Vegetable Products0.9 g
44. 44Raw Atlantic and Pacific halibutFinfish and Shellfish Products0.89 g
45. 45Top sirloin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products0.89 g
46. 46Cooked Atlantic and Pacific halibutFinfish and Shellfish Products0.89 g
47. 47Soy sauce (tamari)Legumes and Legume Products0.89 g
48. 48Raw northern lobsterFinfish and Shellfish Products0.88 g
49. 49Top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products0.88 g
50. 50Chobani nonfat plain Greek yogurtDairy and Egg Products0.88 g
51. 51Grilled beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products0.88 g
52. 52Cooked northern lobsterFinfish and Shellfish Products0.88 g
53. 53Raw blue crabFinfish and Shellfish Products0.88 g
54. 54Raw wild mixed species crayfishFinfish and Shellfish Products0.87 g
55. 55Rotisserie chicken breast, meat only, cookedPoultry Products0.87 g
56. 56MORI-NU silken lite firm tofuLegumes and Legume Products0.87 g
57. 57Farmed crayfish, mixed species, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.87 g
58. 58Queen crab, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.87 g
59. 59Raw queen crabFinfish and Shellfish Products0.87 g
60. 60Pacific cod, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.86 g
61. 61Cooked wild mixed species crayfishFinfish and Shellfish Products0.86 g
62. 62Cooked Pacific codFinfish and Shellfish Products0.86 g
63. 63Canned light tuna in water, no salt, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.86 g
64. 64Pacific rockfish, mixed, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products0.86 g
65. 65Raw Pacific rockfishFinfish and Shellfish Products0.86 g
66. 66Ling, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.86 g
67. 67Raw Dungeness crabFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
68. 68Raw northern pikeFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
69. 69Dungeness crab, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
70. 70Northern pike, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
71. 71Canned blue crabFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
72. 72Cooked blue crabFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
73. 73Raw cuskFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
74. 74Veal top round cutlet, boneless, grilledLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.85 g
75. 75Pumpkinseed sunfish, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
76. 76Raw lingFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
77. 77Pumpkinseed sunfish, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
78. 78Top round roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products0.85 g
79. 79Mahimahi, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
80. 80Raw mahimahiFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
81. 81Smoked haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
82. 82Ostrich inside leg, cookedPoultry Products0.85 g
83. 83Veal shank, lean, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.85 g
84. 84Cooked Atlantic codFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
85. 85Cooked cuskFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
86. 86Raw Atlantic codFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
87. 87Farmed crayfish, mixed species, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
88. 88Atlantic cod, canned, solids and liquidFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
89. 89Smoked mixed whitefishFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
90. 90Atlantic cod, dried and saltedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
91. 91Canned light tuna in water, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.85 g
92. 92Tilapia, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.84 g
93. 93Cooked Alaska king crabFinfish and Shellfish Products0.84 g
94. 94Pork leg sirloin tip roast, rawPork Products0.84 g
95. 95Alaska pollock, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.84 g
96. 96Nonfat plain Greek yogurtDairy and Egg Products0.84 g
97. 97Cooked burbotFinfish and Shellfish Products0.84 g
98. 98Fresh yellowfin tuna, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.84 g
99. 99Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products0.84 g
100. 100Burbot, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.84 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.