Foods high in tyrosine

Spirulina, raw tops the list with 1 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,846 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Spirulina, rawVegetables and Vegetable Products1 g
2. 2Dried egg whites, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products0.96 g
3. 3Fat-free egg substitute, liquid or frozenDairy and Egg Products0.95 g
4. 4Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products0.93 g
5. 5Frozen pasteurized egg whitesDairy and Egg Products0.93 g
6. 6Lowfat cottage cheese, 1% milkfatDairy and Egg Products0.92 g
7. 7Select boneless top round roast, lean, rawBeef Products0.91 g
8. 8Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products0.91 g
9. 9Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products0.9 g
10. 10Select boneless eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products0.9 g
11. 11Spirulina, driedVegetables and Vegetable Products0.89 g
12. 12Eye of round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products0.88 g
13. 13Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products0.88 g
14. 14Egg white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products0.88 g
15. 15Egg white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products0.88 g
16. 16Chobani nonfat plain Greek yogurtDairy and Egg Products0.88 g
17. 17Egg white, rawDairy and Egg Products0.88 g
18. 18Raw pollockFinfish and Shellfish Products0.87 g
19. 19Cooked haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products0.87 g
20. 20Raw haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products0.86 g
21. 21Raw quail breast, meat onlyPoultry Products0.85 g
22. 22Large egg whiteDairy and Egg Products0.85 g
23. 23Top sirloin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products0.84 g
24. 24Nonfat plain Greek yogurtDairy and Egg Products0.84 g
25. 25Grilled beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products0.83 g
26. 26Water buffalo, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.83 g
27. 27Dried egg whitesDairy and Egg Products0.83 g
28. 28Top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products0.83 g
29. 29New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, lean, rawBeef Products0.82 g
30. 30Water buffalo, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.82 g
31. 31Pumpkin leaves, rawVegetables and Vegetable Products0.82 g
32. 32Canned shrimpFinfish and Shellfish Products0.81 g
33. 33Alaska pollock, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.81 g
34. 34Moose, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.8 g
35. 35Moose, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.8 g
36. 36Pork leg sirloin tip roast, rawPork Products0.8 g
37. 37Pacific cod, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.8 g
38. 38Cooked Pacific codFinfish and Shellfish Products0.8 g
39. 39Top round roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products0.8 g
40. 40Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products0.79 g
41. 41Canned blue crabFinfish and Shellfish Products0.79 g
42. 42Cooked blue crabFinfish and Shellfish Products0.79 g
43. 43Pork leg sirloin tip roast, braisedPork Products0.79 g
44. 44Fish roe, mixed species, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.78 g
45. 45Top round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products0.78 g
46. 46Ribeye petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products0.78 g
47. 47Beef top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products0.78 g
48. 48Nonfat cottage cheeseDairy and Egg Products0.78 g
49. 49Raw sockeye salmonFinfish and Shellfish Products0.77 g
50. 50Sockeye salmon, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.77 g
51. 51Roasted beef ribeye, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products0.77 g
52. 52Raw Atlantic and Pacific halibutFinfish and Shellfish Products0.77 g
53. 53Top loin steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products0.77 g
54. 54Top round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products0.77 g
55. 55Cooked Atlantic and Pacific halibutFinfish and Shellfish Products0.77 g
56. 56Boneless top round steak, grilledBeef Products0.77 g
57. 57Pork center loin chops, boneless, lean, rawPork Products0.77 g
58. 58Fat-free cream cheeseDairy and Egg Products0.76 g
59. 59Raw northern lobsterFinfish and Shellfish Products0.76 g
60. 60Orange roughy, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.76 g
61. 61Cooked northern lobsterFinfish and Shellfish Products0.76 g
62. 62Canadian bacon, pan-friedPork Products0.76 g
63. 63Top round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products0.76 g
64. 64Raw quail meatPoultry Products0.75 g
65. 65Squab, light meat without skin, rawPoultry Products0.75 g
66. 66Top loin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products0.75 g
67. 67Beef top round steak, lean and fat, select, rawBeef Products0.75 g
68. 68Orange roughy, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.75 g
69. 69Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products0.75 g
70. 70Pork sirloin, boneless, lean, rawPork Products0.75 g
71. 71Roasted turkey breast, meat onlyPoultry Products0.74 g
72. 72Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, grilledBeef Products0.74 g
73. 73White Pekin duck breast, boneless, meat only, broiledPoultry Products0.74 g
74. 74Ground turkey, fat free, broiledPoultry Products0.74 g
75. 75Beef eye of round roast, rawBeef Products0.74 g
76. 76Beef eye of round steak, lean and fat, select, rawBeef Products0.74 g
77. 77Ground turkey, fat free, pan-broiledPoultry Products0.74 g
78. 78Beef top round roast, rawBeef Products0.74 g
79. 79Ground turkey, fat free, rawPoultry Products0.74 g
80. 80Reduced-fat dry grated ParmesanDairy and Egg Products0.74 g
81. 81Canned light tuna in water, no salt, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.74 g
82. 82Frozen spinach, unpreparedVegetables and Vegetable Products0.74 g
83. 83Top round roast, lean, rawBeef Products0.74 g
84. 84Elk, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.74 g
85. 85Ling, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.74 g
86. 86Elk, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products0.74 g
87. 87Raw northern pikeFinfish and Shellfish Products0.74 g
88. 88Ground pork, 96% lean, rawPork Products0.74 g
89. 89Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products0.74 g
90. 90Northern pike, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products0.74 g
91. 91Pumpkinseed sunfish, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.74 g
92. 92Raw cuskFinfish and Shellfish Products0.74 g
93. 93Raw lingFinfish and Shellfish Products0.74 g
94. 94Pumpkinseed sunfish, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products0.74 g
95. 95Skinless boneless chicken breast, braisedPoultry Products0.74 g
96. 96Raw mahimahiFinfish and Shellfish Products0.74 g
97. 97Mahimahi, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products0.73 g
98. 98Smoked haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products0.73 g
99. 99Raw beef top sirloin, boneless, leanBeef Products0.73 g
100. 100Cooked Atlantic codFinfish and Shellfish Products0.73 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.