Foods high in tryptophan

Crimini mushrooms tops the list with 2.1 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,838 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Crimini mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products2.1 g
2. 2White button mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products1.9 g
3. 3Pioppini mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products1.6 g
4. 4Portabella mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products1.6 g
5. 5Maitake mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products1.2 g
6. 6Oyster mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products1.1 g
7. 7Lion's mane mushroomVegetables and Vegetable Products0.93 g
8. 8Beech mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products0.91 g
9. 9King oyster mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products0.83 g
10. 10Shiitake mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products0.79 g
11. 11Enoki mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products0.73 g
12. 12Dried egg whites, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products0.4 g
13. 13Elk, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.37 g
14. 14Elk, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.37 g
15. 15Spirulina, rawVegetables and Vegetable Products0.37 g
16. 16Egg, white, raw, frozen, pasteurizedDairy and Egg Products0.37 g
17. 17Frozen spinach, unpreparedVegetables and Vegetable Products0.34 g
18. 18Large egg whiteDairy and Egg Products0.34 g
19. 19Fat-free egg substitute, liquid or frozenDairy and Egg Products0.34 g
20. 20Egg white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products0.34 g
21. 21Egg white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products0.34 g
22. 22Sesame flour, low-fatNut and Seed Products0.33 g
23. 23Raw pollockFinfish and Shellfish Products0.32 g
24. 24Spirulina, driedVegetables and Vegetable Products0.32 g
25. 25Alaska king crab, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.3 g
26. 26Soy sauce (tamari)Legumes and Legume Products0.3 g
27. 27Boiled frozen spinach, with saltVegetables and Vegetable Products0.3 g
28. 28Frozen spinach, boiled, drained, unsaltedVegetables and Vegetable Products0.3 g
29. 29Alaska pollock, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.3 g
30. 30Cooked haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products0.29 g
31. 31Raw blue crabFinfish and Shellfish Products0.29 g
32. 32Raw wild mixed species crayfishFinfish and Shellfish Products0.29 g
33. 33Raw quail breast, meat onlyPoultry Products0.29 g
34. 34Farmed crayfish, mixed species, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.29 g
35. 35Queen crab, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.29 g
36. 36Raw queen crabFinfish and Shellfish Products0.29 g
37. 37Raw haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products0.29 g
38. 38Cooked wild mixed species crayfishFinfish and Shellfish Products0.29 g
39. 39Dungeness crab, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.28 g
40. 40Goat, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.28 g
41. 41Raw Dungeness crabFinfish and Shellfish Products0.28 g
42. 42Goat, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.28 g
43. 43Farmed crayfish, mixed species, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.28 g
44. 44Raw northern lobsterFinfish and Shellfish Products0.28 g
45. 45Cooked northern lobsterFinfish and Shellfish Products0.28 g
46. 46Cooked Alaska king crabFinfish and Shellfish Products0.28 g
47. 47Caribou, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.27 g
48. 48Caribou, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.27 g
49. 49Watercress, rawVegetables and Vegetable Products0.27 g
50. 50Fish, cod, Pacific, raw (may have been previously frozen)Finfish and Shellfish Products0.27 g
51. 51Canned blue crabFinfish and Shellfish Products0.27 g
52. 52Cooked blue crabFinfish and Shellfish Products0.27 g
53. 53Raw Pacific rockfishFinfish and Shellfish Products0.27 g
54. 54Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products0.27 g
55. 55Cooked Pacific codFinfish and Shellfish Products0.27 g
56. 56Pacific rockfish, mixed, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products0.27 g
57. 57Duck, young duckling, domesticated, White Pekin, breast, meat only, boneless, cooked without skin, broiledPoultry Products0.27 g
58. 58Roasted turkey breast, meat onlyPoultry Products0.27 g
59. 59Select boneless top round roast, lean, rawBeef Products0.27 g
60. 60Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products0.27 g
61. 61Select boneless eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products0.26 g
62. 62Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products0.26 g
63. 63Dried egg whitesDairy and Egg Products0.26 g
64. 64Chobani nonfat plain Greek yogurtDairy and Egg Products0.26 g
65. 65Eye of round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products0.26 g
66. 66Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products0.26 g
67. 67Spiny lobster, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.26 g
68. 68Skinless boneless chicken breast, braisedPoultry Products0.26 g
69. 69MORI-NU silken lite firm tofuLegumes and Legume Products0.26 g
70. 70New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, lean, rawBeef Products0.26 g
71. 71Raw mixed species spiny lobsterFinfish and Shellfish Products0.26 g
72. 72Raw Atlantic and Pacific halibutFinfish and Shellfish Products0.26 g
73. 73Skinless boneless chicken breast, grilledPoultry Products0.25 g
74. 74Cooked Atlantic and Pacific halibutFinfish and Shellfish Products0.25 g
75. 75Pheasant breast, raw, meat onlyPoultry Products0.25 g
76. 76Soy protein concentrate, acid washLegumes and Legume Products0.25 g
77. 77Soy protein concentrate, alcohol extractedLegumes and Legume Products0.25 g
78. 78Italian brown mushrooms, rawVegetables and Vegetable Products0.25 g
79. 79Raw UV-exposed portabella mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products0.25 g
80. 80Raw quail meatPoultry Products0.25 g
81. 81Squab, light meat without skin, rawPoultry Products0.25 g
82. 82MORI-NU silken lite extra firm tofuLegumes and Legume Products0.25 g
83. 83Wild rabbit, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.25 g
84. 84Raw turkey breast, meat onlyPoultry Products0.25 g
85. 85Wild rabbit, stewedLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.25 g
86. 86Roasted turkey breast, meat only, with added solutionPoultry Products0.25 g
87. 87Water buffalo, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.25 g
88. 88Skinless boneless chicken breast, with added solution, grilledPoultry Products0.25 g
89. 89Water buffalo, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.25 g
90. 90Top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products0.25 g
91. 91Raw turkey wing, meat onlyPoultry Products0.25 g
92. 92Top sirloin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products0.25 g
93. 93Pheasant, raw, meat onlyPoultry Products0.25 g
94. 94Canned light tuna in water, no salt, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.25 g
95. 95Ling, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.25 g
96. 96Skinless boneless chicken breast, with added solution, braisedPoultry Products0.25 g
97. 97Raw northern pikeFinfish and Shellfish Products0.25 g
98. 98Northern pike, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products0.25 g
99. 99Raw cuskFinfish and Shellfish Products0.24 g
100. 100Raw lingFinfish and Shellfish Products0.24 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.