Top 35 Foods Highest in Histidine Per 100 Calories (Nutrient Density)

Maximize Histidine (g) while staying in a calorie deficit: USDA foods ranked by Histidine delivered per 100 kcal of energy. Essential precursor to histamine and intramuscular carnosine pH buffers.

USDA Leaderboard: Top 35 Foods Highest in Histidine Per 100 Calories (Nutrient Density)

Click any food below to open its full 100+ nutrient profile (including 22 vitamins, 11 minerals, amino acids, omega-3s, PRAL acid load, and WHO baby feeding age). Top food in this category: Game meat, antelope, raw (1.06 g per 100g).

Rank	USDA Food Item	Histidine / 100g	% Daily Value	Per 100 kcal	Calories & Protein
#1	Game meat, antelope, raw	1.06 g	100%	0.934 g	114 kcal · 22.4g P
#2	Canadian bacon, cooked, pan-fried	1.13 g	100%	0.777 g	146 kcal · 28.3g P
#3	Veal, shank, separable lean only, raw	0.718 g	89.8%	0.764 g	94 kcal · 19.8g P
#4	Fish, haddock, cooked, dry heat	0.682 g	85.2%	0.758 g	90 kcal · 20g P
#5	Fish, haddock, raw	0.557 g	69.6%	0.753 g	74 kcal · 16.3g P
#6	Canadian bacon, unprepared	0.823 g	100%	0.748 g	110 kcal · 20.3g P
#7	Game meat, moose, raw	0.747 g	93.4%	0.732 g	102 kcal · 22.2g P
#8	Pheasant, breast, meat only, raw	0.971 g	100%	0.73 g	133 kcal · 24.4g P
#9	Pheasant, raw, meat only	0.939 g	100%	0.706 g	133 kcal · 23.6g P
#10	Elk, free range, ground, raw (Shoshone Bannock)	0.683 g	85.4%	0.704 g	97 kcal · 20.1g P
#11	Quail, breast, meat only, raw	0.857 g	100%	0.697 g	123 kcal · 22.6g P
#12	Veal, loin, separable lean only, raw	0.793 g	99.1%	0.696 g	114 kcal · 21.9g P
#13	Pork, ground, 96% lean / 4% fat, raw	0.834 g	100%	0.689 g	121 kcal · 21.1g P
#14	Game meat, buffalo, water, raw	0.675 g	84.4%	0.682 g	99 kcal · 20.4g P
#15	Fish, halibut, Atlantic and Pacific, raw	0.613 g	76.6%	0.674 g	91 kcal · 18.6g P
#16	Game meat, elk, raw	0.733 g	91.6%	0.66 g	111 kcal · 22.9g P
#17	Pheasant, leg, meat only, raw	0.884 g	100%	0.66 g	134 kcal · 22.2g P
#18	Veal, shank, separable lean and fat, raw	0.7 g	87.5%	0.654 g	107 kcal · 19.3g P
#19	Veal, leg (top round), separable lean and fat, raw	0.761 g	95.1%	0.65 g	117 kcal · 21g P
#20	Fish, pike, northern, raw	0.567 g	70.9%	0.644 g	88 kcal · 19.3g P
#21	Fish, cusk, raw	0.559 g	69.9%	0.643 g	87 kcal · 19g P
#22	Fish, ling, raw	0.559 g	69.9%	0.643 g	87 kcal · 19g P
#23	Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, raw	0.571 g	71.4%	0.642 g	89 kcal · 19.4g P
#24	Fish, mahimahi, raw	0.545 g	68.1%	0.641 g	85 kcal · 18.5g P
#25	Fish, cod, Atlantic, raw	0.524 g	65.5%	0.639 g	82 kcal · 17.8g P
#26	Fish, burbot, raw	0.569 g	71.1%	0.632 g	90 kcal · 19.3g P
#27	Fish, tuna, fresh, yellowfin, raw	0.688 g	86%	0.631 g	109 kcal · 24.4g P
#28	Fish, tuna, fresh, skipjack, raw	0.648 g	81%	0.629 g	103 kcal · 22g P
#29	Fish, perch, mixed species, raw	0.571 g	71.4%	0.627 g	91 kcal · 19.4g P
#30	Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, raw	0.715 g	89.4%	0.627 g	114 kcal · 23.3g P
#31	Fish, pollock, Atlantic, raw	0.572 g	71.5%	0.622 g	92 kcal · 19.4g P
#32	Turkey, ground, fat free, raw	0.695 g	86.9%	0.621 g	112 kcal · 23.6g P
#33	Turkey, ground, fat free, pan-broiled crumbles	0.937 g	100%	0.621 g	151 kcal · 31.7g P
#34	Fish, pout, ocean, raw	0.49 g	61.2%	0.62 g	79 kcal · 16.6g P
#35	Fish, grouper, mixed species, raw	0.57 g	71.2%	0.62 g	92 kcal · 19.4g P

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