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.

  1. 1Cooked oat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  2. 2Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.14 g
  3. 3Crude wheat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.13 g
  4. 4Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta0.088 g
  5. 5Cooked Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.073 g
  6. 6Protein-fortified spaghetti, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.068 g
  7. 7Protein-fortified spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.063 g
  8. 8Dry Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.061 g
  9. 9OatsCereal Grains and Pasta0.06 g
  10. 10Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.059 g
  11. 11Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta0.059 g
  12. 12Sprouted wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.058 g
  13. 13Bulgur, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.058 g
  14. 14BuckwheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.056 g
  15. 15Bulgur, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.056 g
  16. 16Dark rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.055 g
  17. 17Whole-groat buckwheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.055 g
  18. 18Roasted buckwheat groats, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.053 g
  19. 19Unenriched pasta, with salt, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.053 g
  20. 20Unenriched pasta, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.053 g
  21. 21Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.052 g
  22. 22Fresh spinach pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.052 g
  23. 23Cooked whole-wheat pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.052 g
  24. 24Cooked enriched pasta, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.052 g
  25. 25Cooked fresh spinach pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.052 g
  26. 26Cooked homemade egg pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.052 g
  27. 27Cooked enriched pasta, no added saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.051 g
  28. 28Whole-grain wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.051 g
  29. 29Dry enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.051 g
  30. 30Cooked enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.051 g
  31. 31Barley flour or mealCereal Grains and Pasta0.051 g
  32. 32Raw wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
  33. 33Dry enriched pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
  34. 34Unenriched pasta, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
  35. 35Fresh plain pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
  36. 36Cooked fresh plain pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.05 g
  37. 37Roasted buckwheat groats, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.049 g
  38. 38Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.049 g
  39. 39Amaranth grain, uncookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.049 g
  40. 40Cooked wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.049 g
  41. 41Pearled barley, rawCereal Grains and Pasta0.047 g
  42. 42Whole-grain triticale flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.047 g
  43. 43TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta0.047 g
  44. 44Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.047 g
  45. 45Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.047 g
  46. 46Dry enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta0.046 g
  47. 47Dry spinach spaghettiCereal Grains and Pasta0.046 g
  48. 48Uncooked quinoaCereal Grains and Pasta0.045 g
  49. 49Cooked enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta0.045 g
  50. 50Cooked homemade eggless pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.045 g
  51. 51Enriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.045 g
  52. 52Unenriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.045 g
  53. 53Spinach spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.045 g
  54. 54Millet flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.045 g
  55. 55Cooked couscousCereal Grains and Pasta0.044 g
  56. 56Dry couscousCereal Grains and Pasta0.043 g
  57. 57Quinoa, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.043 g
  58. 58Dry Japanese somen noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.041 g
  59. 59White industrial flour, 13% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.041 g
  60. 60Bleached white wheat flour, 13% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.041 g
  61. 61Teff, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.041 g
  62. 62Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta0.039 g
  63. 63Cooked Japanese somen noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.039 g
  64. 64Cooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.039 g
  65. 65Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.039 g
  66. 66Enriched white bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.039 g
  67. 67Unenriched bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.039 g
  68. 68Uncooked teffCereal Grains and Pasta0.038 g
  69. 69Sorghum grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.038 g
  70. 70Barley malt flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.037 g
  71. 71White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.036 g
  72. 72White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.036 g
  73. 73White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.036 g
  74. 74Medium rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.035 g
  75. 75Bleached enriched all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.035 g
  76. 76Enriched all-purpose white flour, calcium-fortifiedCereal Grains and Pasta0.035 g
  77. 77All-purpose flour, enriched, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.035 g
  78. 78Unenriched all-purpose white flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.035 g
  79. 79Dry enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.035 g
  80. 80Dry unenriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.035 g
  81. 81Enriched self-rising all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.034 g
  82. 82Crude rice branCereal Grains and Pasta0.034 g
  83. 83Enriched white cake flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.033 g
  84. 84Cooked enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.033 g
  85. 85Rye grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.032 g
  86. 86Millet, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.032 g
  87. 87Cooked unenriched parboiled long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.032 g
  88. 88Raw milletCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
  89. 89Enriched egg noodles, cooked, with saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
  90. 90Cooked unenriched egg noodles, with added saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
  91. 91Cooked enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
  92. 92Egg noodles, cooked, without saltCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
  93. 93Light rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
  94. 94Pearled barley, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
  95. 95Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
  96. 96Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
  97. 97White industrial flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.031 g
  98. 98Whole grain sorghum flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.03 g
  99. 99Enriched white tortilla flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.029 g
  100. 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.