Foods high in tryptophan
Cooked oat bran tops the list with 0.14 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,838 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.
- 1Cooked oat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
- 2Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
- 3Crude wheat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
- 4Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta0.088 g
- 5Cooked Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.073 g
- 6Protein-fortified spaghetti, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.068 g
- 7Protein-fortified spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.063 g
- 8Dry Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.061 g
- 9OatsCereal Grains and Pasta0.06 g
- 10Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.059 g
- 11Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta0.059 g
- 12Sprouted wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.058 g
- 13Bulgur, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.058 g
- 14BuckwheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.056 g
- 15Bulgur, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.056 g
- 16Dark rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.055 g
- 17Whole-groat buckwheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.055 g
- 18Roasted buckwheat groats, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.053 g
- 19Unenriched pasta, with salt, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.053 g
- 20Unenriched pasta, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.053 g
- 21Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.052 g
- 22Fresh spinach pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.052 g
- 23Cooked whole-wheat pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.052 g
- 24Cooked enriched pasta, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.052 g
- 25Cooked fresh spinach pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.052 g
- 26Cooked homemade egg pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.052 g
- 27Cooked enriched pasta, no added saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.051 g
- 28Whole-grain wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.051 g
- 29Dry enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.051 g
- 30Cooked enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.051 g
- 31Barley flour or mealCereal Grains and Pasta0.051 g
- 32Raw wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
- 33Dry enriched pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
- 34Unenriched pasta, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
- 35Fresh plain pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
- 36Cooked fresh plain pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
- 37Roasted buckwheat groats, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.049 g
- 38Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.049 g
- 39Amaranth grain, uncookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.049 g
- 40Cooked wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.049 g
- 41Pearled barley, rawCereal Grains and Pasta0.047 g
- 42Whole-grain triticale flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.047 g
- 43TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta0.047 g
- 44Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.047 g
- 45Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.047 g
- 46Dry enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta0.046 g
- 47Dry spinach spaghettiCereal Grains and Pasta0.046 g
- 48Uncooked quinoaCereal Grains and Pasta0.045 g
- 49Cooked enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta0.045 g
- 50Cooked homemade eggless pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.045 g
- 51Enriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.045 g
- 52Unenriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.045 g
- 53Spinach spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.045 g
- 54Millet flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.045 g
- 55Cooked couscousCereal Grains and Pasta0.044 g
- 56Dry couscousCereal Grains and Pasta0.043 g
- 57Quinoa, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.043 g
- 58Dry Japanese somen noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.041 g
- 59White industrial flour, 13% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.041 g
- 60Bleached white wheat flour, 13% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.041 g
- 61Teff, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.041 g
- 62Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta0.039 g
- 63Cooked Japanese somen noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.039 g
- 64Cooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.039 g
- 65Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.039 g
- 66Enriched white bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.039 g
- 67Unenriched bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.039 g
- 68Uncooked teffCereal Grains and Pasta0.038 g
- 69Sorghum grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.038 g
- 70Barley malt flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.037 g
- 71White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.036 g
- 72White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.036 g
- 73White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.036 g
- 74Medium rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.035 g
- 75Bleached enriched all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.035 g
- 76Enriched all-purpose white flour, calcium-fortifiedCereal Grains and Pasta0.035 g
- 77All-purpose flour, enriched, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.035 g
- 78Unenriched all-purpose white flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.035 g
- 79Dry enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.035 g
- 80Dry unenriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.035 g
- 81Enriched self-rising all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.034 g
- 82Crude rice branCereal Grains and Pasta0.034 g
- 83Enriched white cake flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.033 g
- 84Cooked enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.033 g
- 85Rye grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.032 g
- 86Millet, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.032 g
- 87Cooked unenriched parboiled long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.032 g
- 88Raw milletCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
- 89Enriched egg noodles, cooked, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
- 90Cooked unenriched egg noodles, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
- 91Cooked enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
- 92Egg noodles, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
- 93Light rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
- 94Pearled barley, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
- 95Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
- 96Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
- 97White industrial flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
- 98Whole grain sorghum flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.03 g
- 99Enriched white tortilla flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.029 g
- 100Tinkyada brown rice pasta, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.029 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.