100 High Tryptophan Foods and Drink with a High Nutritional Value

Welcome to the list of the top 100 Foods and Drink highest in tryptophan content. Sea lion, Steller, meat with fat (Alaska Native) contains the highest amount of tryptophan and has the highest nutritional value (using our nutritional density score). The amount of tryptophan in Sea lion, Steller, meat with fat (Alaska Native) per 100g is 1.60 g. For the top 100 list the amount of tryptophan ranges from 1.60 g to 0.36 g per 100g.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Sea lion, Steller, meat with fat (Alaska Native) has a nutritional value score of 14.00 out of 100.

Other important and tryptophan related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Sea lion, Steller, meat with fat (Alaska Native), which is the top of the foods list for tryptophan content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 242.00 kcal (12% RDA), the amount of Protein is 22.10 g (39% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 14.65 g (23% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 5.55 g (4% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the tryptophan content in Sea lion, Steller, meat with fat (Alaska Native) from the list of foods.

Top Twenty List - highest tryptophan Content per 100g

1. Sea lion, Steller, meat with fat (Alaska Native) 1.60g
2. Sea lion, Steller, kidney (Alaska Native) 1.20g
3. Soy protein isolate, potassium type 1.12g
4. Soy protein isolate 1.12g
5. Seeds, sesame flour, low-fat 1.10g
6. Seeds, sesame flour, partially defatted 0.88g
7. Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction 0.84g
8. Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash 0.84g
9. Winged beans, mature seeds, raw 0.76g
10. Seeds, cottonseed flour, low fat (glandless) 0.75g
11. Seeds, sunflower seed flour, partially defatted 0.74g
12. Seeds, cottonseed meal, partially defatted (glandless) 0.74g
13. Soy flour, defatted 0.68g
14. Seeds, sesame flour, high-fat 0.67g
15. Soy meal, defatted, raw 0.65g
16. Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, pancreas, cooked, braised 0.63g
17. Seeds, cottonseed flour, partially defatted (glandless) 0.62g
18. Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat 0.62g
19. Soybeans, mature seeds, raw 0.59g
20. Meat extender 0.57g

Highest Amount of tryptophan per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high tryptophan foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the tryptophan nutritional content.

The food with the highest tryptophan content per typical serving is Winged beans, mature seeds, raw which contains 1.38 g in 1.000 cup (or 182.00 g). For this serving the Energy content is 744.38 kcal (37% RDA), the Protein content is 53.96 g (96% RDA), the Total Fat content is 29.7 g (46% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 75.91 g (58% RDA).

Grams of tryptophan in foods (per 100g)

The list below gives the total tryptophan content in the top items from the general description 'foods' each of which show the tryptophan amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

Nutritional Information Summary