Foods high in tyrosine

Sesame flour, low-fat tops the list with 2.1 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,846 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Sesame flour, low-fatNut and Seed Products2.1 g
2. 2Low fat glandless cottonseed flourNut and Seed Products1.8 g
3. 3Partially defatted glandless cottonseed mealNut and Seed Products1.8 g
4. 4Partially defatted sesame flourNut and Seed Products1.7 g
5. 5Cottonseed flour, partially defatted, glandlessNut and Seed Products1.5 g
6. 6Partially defatted sunflower seed flourNut and Seed Products1.4 g
7. 7High-fat sesame flourNut and Seed Products1.3 g
8. 8Hulled hemp seedsNut and Seed Products1.3 g
9. 9Glandless cottonseed kernels, roastedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
10. 10Safflower seed meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
11. 11Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products1.1 g
12. 12Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products1.1 g
13. 13Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.1 g
14. 14Dried watermelon seed kernelsNut and Seed Products1 g
15. 15Butternuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.98 g
16. 16Creamy sesame butterNut and Seed Products0.84 g
17. 17Oil roasted mixed nuts, with peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products0.79 g
18. 18Oil roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.79 g
19. 19Mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.79 g
20. 20Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.77 g
21. 21Roasted pumpkin seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.77 g
22. 22Creamy almond butterNut and Seed Products0.76 g
23. 23Sesame pasteNut and Seed Products0.76 g
24. 24Tahini from unroasted kernelsNut and Seed Products0.75 g
25. 25Tahini from raw stone ground kernelsNut and Seed Products0.75 g
26. 26Whole dried sesame seedsNut and Seed Products0.74 g
27. 27Dried black walnutsNut and Seed Products0.74 g
28. 28Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted and toasted kernels (most common type)Nut and Seed Products0.71 g
29. 29Sesame meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products0.71 g
30. 30Toasted sesame seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.71 g
31. 31Toasted sesame seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.71 g
32. 32Whole roasted and toasted sesame seedsNut and Seed Products0.71 g
33. 33Dry roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.68 g
34. 34Mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.68 g
35. 35Sunflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products0.67 g
36. 36Breadnut tree seeds, driedNut and Seed Products0.63 g
37. 37Whole almonds, rawNut and Seed Products0.63 g
38. 38Salted almond butterNut and Seed Products0.59 g
39. 39Plain unsalted almond butterNut and Seed Products0.59 g
40. 40Oil roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.59 g
41. 41Sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.59 g
42. 42Pine nuts, rawNut and Seed Products0.59 g
43. 43Ground flaxseedNut and Seed Products0.57 g
44. 44Dry roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.56 g
45. 45Dry roasted sunflower seed kernels, with saltNut and Seed Products0.56 g
46. 46Sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.56 g
47. 47Plain unsalted cashew butterNut and Seed Products0.56 g
48. 48Chia seeds, driedNut and Seed Products0.56 g
49. 49Honey roasted almonds, unblanchedNut and Seed Products0.55 g
50. 50Raw breadfruit seedsNut and Seed Products0.54 g
51. 51Almonds, blanchedNut and Seed Products0.53 g
52. 52Dry roasted pistachios, saltedNut and Seed Products0.53 g
53. 53Dry roasted pistachios, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.53 g
54. 54Safflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products0.53 g
55. 55Oil roasted almonds, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products0.53 g
56. 56Oil roasted almonds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.53 g
57. 57Oil roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.53 g
58. 58Raw macadamia nutsNut and Seed Products0.51 g
59. 59Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products0.51 g
60. 60Mixed nuts, oil roasted, without peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.51 g
61. 61Pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.51 g
62. 62Raw pistachiosNut and Seed Products0.51 g
63. 63Raw cashewsNut and Seed Products0.51 g
64. 64Dry roasted macadamia nuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.5 g
65. 65Toasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products0.5 g
66. 66Toasted sunflower seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.5 g
67. 67Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products0.5 g
68. 68FlaxseedNut and Seed Products0.49 g
69. 69Dry roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products0.49 g
70. 70Cashews, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.49 g
71. 71Wheat-based nut mix, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.49 g
72. 72Wheat-based nut formula, saltedNut and Seed Products0.48 g
73. 73Oil roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products0.47 g
74. 74Cashews, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.47 g
75. 75Breadfruit seeds, roastedNut and Seed Products0.46 g
76. 76Dried hickory nutsNut and Seed Products0.45 g
77. 77AlmondsNut and Seed Products0.45 g
78. 78Almonds, dry roasted, saltedNut and Seed Products0.45 g
79. 79Dry roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.45 g
80. 80Breadnut tree seeds, rawNut and Seed Products0.44 g
81. 81Salted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products0.43 g
82. 82Unsalted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products0.43 g
83. 83English walnuts, halves, rawNut and Seed Products0.43 g
84. 84Pinyon pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.42 g
85. 85Dried sisymbrium seedsNut and Seed Products0.42 g
86. 86Brazil nuts, dried, unblanchedNut and Seed Products0.42 g
87. 87English walnutsNut and Seed Products0.41 g
88. 88Boiled breadfruit seedsNut and Seed Products0.39 g
89. 89Pili nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.38 g
90. 90Dried lotus seedsNut and Seed Products0.38 g
91. 91Hazelnuts, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.36 g
92. 92HazelnutsNut and Seed Products0.36 g
93. 93Hazelnuts, blanchedNut and Seed Products0.33 g
94. 94Pecans, halves, rawNut and Seed Products0.31 g
95. 95Salted cashew butterNut and Seed Products0.29 g
96. 96Acorns, driedNut and Seed Products0.25 g
97. 97Acorn flour, full fatNut and Seed Products0.23 g
98. 98Dry roasted pecans, saltedNut and Seed Products0.22 g
99. 99Dry roasted pecans, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.22 g
100. 100Oil roasted pecans, saltedNut and Seed Products0.22 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.