Foods high in tryptophan

Toasted wheat germ cereal, plain tops the list with 0.1 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,838 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Toasted wheat germ cereal, plainBreakfast Cereals0.1 g
2. 2Incaparina dry mix, unpreparedBreakfast Cereals0.069 g
3. 3Fortified puffed wheat cerealBreakfast Cereals0.062 g
4. 4Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved)Breakfast Cereals0.059 g
5. 5Oat cereal, regular and quick, cooked, no saltBreakfast Cereals0.056 g
6. 6Fortified instant plain oats, dryBreakfast Cereals0.05 g
7. 7Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 1 minute cook time, cooked with water, microwaved, without saltBreakfast Cereals0.049 g
8. 8Oat cereal, regular and quick, unfortified, dryBreakfast Cereals0.048 g
9. 9Post Shredded Wheat, original big biscuitBreakfast Cereals0.042 g
10. 10Cream of Wheat cereal, instant, prepared, no saltBreakfast Cereals0.04 g
11. 11Cream of wheat, regular, cooked with water, with saltBreakfast Cereals0.04 g
12. 12Cream of Wheat regular, cooked, unsaltedBreakfast Cereals0.04 g
13. 13Cream of Wheat instant, dryBreakfast Cereals0.04 g
14. 14Cream of Wheat cereal, regular, dryBreakfast Cereals0.039 g
15. 15Homemade granolaBreakfast Cereals0.038 g
16. 16Enriched farina, cooked with water, with saltBreakfast Cereals0.038 g
17. 17Ralston Tasteeos cerealBreakfast Cereals0.037 g
18. 18Unenriched farina, dryBreakfast Cereals0.037 g
19. 19Enriched quick farina, cooked, unsaltedBreakfast Cereals0.036 g
20. 20Post Raisin Bran cerealBreakfast Cereals0.036 g
21. 21Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 1 minute cook time, cooked with water, stove-top, without saltBreakfast Cereals0.036 g
22. 22Ralston Enriched Wheat Bran FlakesBreakfast Cereals0.035 g
23. 23Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 2 1/2 minute cook time, cooked with water, microwaved, without saltBreakfast Cereals0.035 g
24. 24Malt-O-Meal Golden PuffsBreakfast Cereals0.033 g
25. 25Cream of Wheat, 1 min, dryBreakfast Cereals0.032 g
26. 26Enriched quick farina, dryBreakfast Cereals0.031 g
27. 27Cream of rice, cooked with water, with saltBreakfast Cereals0.025 g
28. 28Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 2 1/2 minute cook time, cooked with water, stove-top, without saltBreakfast Cereals0.025 g
29. 29Cream of rice cereal, dryBreakfast Cereals0.025 g
30. 30Ralston Crisp Rice cerealBreakfast Cereals0.025 g
31. 31Fortified puffed rice cerealBreakfast Cereals0.023 g
32. 32Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, honey roastedBreakfast Cereals0.022 g
33. 33Cream of Wheat, 2 1/2 minute, dryBreakfast Cereals0.022 g
34. 34Ralston Crispy HexagonsBreakfast Cereals0.018 g
35. 35Unenriched yellow corn grits, dryBreakfast Cereals0.017 g
36. 36Enriched white corn grits, dryBreakfast Cereals0.015 g
37. 37Enriched yellow corn grits, cooked, unsaltedBreakfast Cereals0.015 g
38. 38Enriched yellow corn grits, cooked, saltedBreakfast Cereals0.015 g
39. 39Cereals, QUAKER, corn grits, instant, plain, prepared (microwaved or boiling water added), without saltBreakfast Cereals0.015 g
40. 40Enriched white corn grits, cooked, saltedBreakfast Cereals0.014 g
41. 41Enriched white corn grits, cooked, unsaltedBreakfast Cereals0.014 g
42. 42Ralston Corn FlakesBreakfast Cereals0.01 g
43. 43Ralston Corn BiscuitsBreakfast Cereals0.008 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.