Top 35 Foods Highest in Phenylalanine (USDA Per 100g Ranking)

Ranked across 2,500 verified whole USDA foods by Phenylalanine (g per 100g) with % Daily Value, calorie density, and macro ratios. Essential precursor to tyrosine, dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine catecholamines.

USDA Leaderboard: Top 35 Foods Highest in Phenylalanine (USDA Per 100g Ranking)

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: Egg, white, dried (4.74 g per 100g).

Rank	USDA Food Item	Phenylalanine / 100g	% Daily Value	Per 100 kcal	Calories & Protein
#1	Egg, white, dried	4.74 g	100%	1.24 g	382 kcal · 81.1g P
#2	Egg, whole, dried	2.53 g	100%	0.427 g	592 kcal · 48g P
#3	Soy meal, defatted, raw	2.35 g	100%	0.696 g	337 kcal · 49.2g P
#4	Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu)	2.33 g	100%	0.489 g	477 kcal · 52.5g P
#5	Cheese, parmesan, shredded	2.23 g	100%	0.538 g	415 kcal · 37.9g P
#6	Snacks, pork skins, plain	1.94 g	100%	0.357 g	544 kcal · 61.3g P
#7	Cheese, Parmesan, hard	1.92 g	100%	0.49 g	392 kcal · 35.8g P
#8	Soy flour, full-fat, roasted	1.82 g	100%	0.414 g	439 kcal · 38.1g P
#9	Soy flour, full-fat, raw	1.8 g	100%	0.415 g	434 kcal · 37.8g P
#10	Cheese, Gruyere	1.74 g	100%	0.422 g	413 kcal · 29.8g P
#11	Cheese, romano	1.71 g	100%	0.442 g	387 kcal · 31.8g P
#12	Cheese, Swiss	1.66 g	100%	0.423 g	393 kcal · 27g P
#13	Milk, buttermilk, dried	1.66 g	100%	0.428 g	387 kcal · 34.3g P
#14	Cheese, parmesan, grated	1.54 g	100%	0.366 g	420 kcal · 28.4g P
#15	Cheese, Fontina	1.5 g	99.8%	0.385 g	389 kcal · 25.6g P
#16	Egg, yolk, dried	1.47 g	98.1%	0.22 g	669 kcal · 33.6g P
#17	Lupins, mature seeds, raw	1.44 g	95.7%	0.387 g	371 kcal · 36.2g P
#18	Cheese, edam	1.43 g	95.6%	0.402 g	357 kcal · 25g P
#19	Cheese, gouda	1.43 g	95.4%	0.402 g	356 kcal · 24.9g P
#20	Yardlong beans, mature seeds, raw	1.42 g	94.7%	0.41 g	347 kcal · 24.3g P
#21	Mutton, cooked, roasted (Navajo)	1.4 g	93.3%	0.598 g	234 kcal · 33.4g P
#22	Cowpeas, catjang, mature seeds, raw	1.39 g	92.9%	0.406 g	343 kcal · 23.9g P
#23	Cheese, tilsit	1.36 g	90.5%	0.399 g	340 kcal · 24.4g P
#24	Peanuts, spanish, raw	1.36 g	90.4%	0.238 g	570 kcal · 26.1g P
#25	Cheese, caraway	1.33 g	88.4%	0.353 g	376 kcal · 25.2g P
#26	Cheese, port de salut	1.32 g	88.2%	0.376 g	352 kcal · 23.8g P
#27	Peanuts, virginia, raw	1.31 g	87.1%	0.232 g	563 kcal · 25.2g P
#28	Peanuts, valencia, raw	1.3 g	86.7%	0.228 g	570 kcal · 25.1g P
#29	Cheese, Provolone	1.29 g	85.8%	0.367 g	351 kcal · 25.6g P
#30	Cheese, provolone, reduced fat	1.29 g	85.8%	0.47 g	274 kcal · 24.7g P
#31	Cheese, mozzarella, part skim milk	1.27 g	84.4%	0.498 g	254 kcal · 24.3g P
#32	Beans, white, mature seeds, raw	1.26 g	84.2%	0.379 g	333 kcal · 23.4g P
#33	Cheese, cheddar, sharp, sliced	1.26 g	83.9%	0.307 g	410 kcal · 24.2g P
#34	Cheese, pasteurized process, swiss	1.26 g	83.7%	0.376 g	334 kcal · 24.7g P
#35	Cheese, Colby	1.25 g	83.4%	0.318 g	394 kcal · 23.8g P

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