Foods high in threonine

Crude wheat germ tops the list with 1.1 g per serving. Ranked from 4,883 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

  1. 1Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (115 g)1.1 g
  2. 2Amaranth grain, uncookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (193 g)1.1 g
  3. 3Uncooked teffCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (193 g)0.98 g
  4. 4OatsCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (156 g)0.9 g
  5. 5BuckwheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (170 g)0.86 g
  6. 6Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)0.83 g
  7. 7Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (186 g)0.82 g
  8. 8Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (184 g)0.78 g
  9. 9TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)0.78 g
  10. 10Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (174 g)0.77 g
  11. 11Raw wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)0.75 g
  12. 12Roasted buckwheat groats, dryCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (164 g)0.73 g
  13. 13Uncooked quinoaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (170 g)0.72 g
  14. 14Raw milletCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (200 g)0.71 g
  15. 15Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)0.7 g
  16. 16Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)0.7 g
  17. 17Pearled barley, rawCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (200 g)0.67 g
  18. 18Sorghum grainCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (192 g)0.66 g
  19. 19Barley malt flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (162 g)0.66 g
  20. 20Crude rice branCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (118 g)0.65 g
  21. 21Dark rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (128 g)0.63 g
  22. 22White corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (166 g)0.59 g
  23. 23Yellow corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (166 g)0.59 g
  24. 24Dry couscousCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (173 g)0.58 g
  25. 25Whole-groat buckwheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (120 g)0.58 g
  26. 26Soft red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (168 g)0.57 g
  27. 27Enriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (167 g)0.56 g
  28. 28Unenriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (167 g)0.56 g
  29. 29Raw brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.54 g
  30. 30Whole-grain triticale flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (130 g)0.53 g
  31. 31Barley flour or mealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (148 g)0.53 g
  32. 32Raw brown medium-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (190 g)0.52 g
  33. 33White self-rising cornmeal with wheat, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (170 g)0.52 g
  34. 34Yellow self-rising bolted enriched cornmeal, with wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (170 g)0.52 g
  35. 35Dry enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.5 g
  36. 36Dry unenriched parboiled long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.5 g
  37. 37Bulgur, dryCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (140 g)0.5 g
  38. 38Rye grainCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (169 g)0.49 g
  39. 39Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (94 g)0.47 g
  40. 40Raw enriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.47 g
  41. 41Raw unenriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.47 g
  42. 42Uncooked enriched short-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (200 g)0.47 g
  43. 43White short-grain rice, raw, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (200 g)0.47 g
  44. 44Raw enriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (195 g)0.46 g
  45. 45Raw unenriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (195 g)0.46 g
  46. 46Uncooked unenriched glutinous white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.45 g
  47. 47Fresh spinach pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta · 4.5 oz (128 g)0.45 g
  48. 48Whole-grain wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (120 g)0.44 g
  49. 49Enriched white bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (137 g)0.44 g
  50. 50Unenriched bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup unsifted, dipped (137 g)0.44 g
  51. 51Millet flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (119 g)0.42 g
  52. 52Dry enriched pastaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti (91 g)0.42 g
  53. 53Unenriched pasta, dryCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti (91 g)0.42 g
  54. 54Brown rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (158 g)0.42 g
  55. 55White self-rising cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (122 g)0.38 g
  56. 56Yellow self-rising bolted plain enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (122 g)0.38 g
  57. 57Fresh plain pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta · 4.5 oz (128 g)0.38 g
  58. 58Whole grain sorghum flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (121 g)0.38 g
  59. 59Teff, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (252 g)0.38 g
  60. 60White whole-grain cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (122 g)0.37 g
  61. 61Whole-grain yellow cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (122 g)0.37 g
  62. 62Bleached enriched all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)0.35 g
  63. 63Enriched all-purpose white flour, calcium-fortifiedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)0.35 g
  64. 64All-purpose flour, enriched, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)0.35 g
  65. 65Unenriched all-purpose white flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)0.35 g
  66. 66Medium rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (102 g)0.35 g
  67. 67Enriched self-rising all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (125 g)0.34 g
  68. 68Unenriched white rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (158 g)0.33 g
  69. 69Protein-fortified spaghetti, dryCereal Grains and Pasta · 2 oz (57 g)0.32 g
  70. 70Protein-fortified spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (140 g)0.32 g
  71. 71Enriched white cake flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup unsifted, dipped (137 g)0.31 g
  72. 72White whole-grain corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (117 g)0.31 g
  73. 73Whole-grain yellow corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (117 g)0.31 g
  74. 74Dry enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spiral shaped (84 g)0.3 g
  75. 75Cooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (172 g)0.3 g
  76. 76Dry gluten-free corn pastaCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (105 g)0.29 g
  77. 77Enriched white tortilla flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (111 g)0.29 g
  78. 78Crude wheat branCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (58 g)0.29 g
  79. 79Dry Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta · 2 oz (57 g)0.29 g
  80. 80Light rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (102 g)0.28 g
  81. 81Enriched white masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (114 g)0.28 g
  82. 82White masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (114 g)0.28 g
  83. 83Enriched yellow masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (114 g)0.28 g
  84. 84Dry enriched instant white riceCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (95 g)0.27 g
  85. 85Sprouted wheatCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (108 g)0.27 g
  86. 86White degermed cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (157 g)0.27 g
  87. 87Yellow degermed enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (157 g)0.27 g
  88. 88White degermed cornmeal, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (157 g)0.27 g
  89. 89Yellow degermed cornmeal, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (157 g)0.27 g
  90. 90Unenriched pasta, with salt, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti not packed (124 g)0.26 g
  91. 91Unenriched pasta, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti not packed (124 g)0.26 g
  92. 92Cooked enriched pasta, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti not packed (124 g)0.25 g
  93. 93Cooked enriched pasta, no added saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup spaghetti not packed (124 g)0.25 g
  94. 94Cooked enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)0.25 g
  95. 95Quinoa, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (185 g)0.24 g
  96. 96Enriched egg noodles, cooked, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)0.22 g
  97. 97Cooked unenriched egg noodles, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)0.22 g
  98. 98Cooked enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)0.22 g
  99. 99Egg noodles, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (160 g)0.22 g
  100. 100Roasted buckwheat groats, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta · 1 cup (168 g)0.22 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.