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

Maximize Threonine (g) while staying in a calorie deficit: USDA foods ranked by Threonine delivered per 100 kcal of energy. Essential amino acid crucial for intestinal mucin glycoprotein barriers and immune antibodies.

USDA Leaderboard: Top 35 Foods Highest in Threonine 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: Fish, haddock, cooked, dry heat (1.01 g per 100g).

Rank	USDA Food Item	Threonine / 100g	% Daily Value	Per 100 kcal	Calories & Protein
#1	Fish, haddock, cooked, dry heat	1.01 g	92.3%	1.13 g	90 kcal · 20g P
#2	Fish, haddock, raw	0.829 g	75.4%	1.12 g	74 kcal · 16.3g P
#3	Fish, halibut, Atlantic and Pacific, raw	0.912 g	82.9%	1 g	91 kcal · 18.6g P
#4	Game meat, moose, raw	1.02 g	92.8%	1 g	102 kcal · 22.2g P
#5	Fish, tilapia, raw	0.95 g	86.4%	0.99 g	96 kcal · 20.1g P
#6	Game meat, buffalo, water, raw	0.976 g	88.7%	0.986 g	99 kcal · 20.4g P
#7	Fish, roughy, orange, raw	0.74 g	67.3%	0.974 g	76 kcal · 16.4g P
#8	Egg, white, dried	3.69 g	100%	0.965 g	382 kcal · 81.1g P
#9	Turkey, ground, fat free, raw	1.08 g	98%	0.963 g	112 kcal · 23.6g P
#10	Turkey, ground, fat free, pan-broiled crumbles	1.45 g	100%	0.962 g	151 kcal · 31.7g P
#11	Fish, pike, northern, raw	0.844 g	76.7%	0.959 g	88 kcal · 19.3g P
#12	Fish, cusk, raw	0.833 g	75.7%	0.957 g	87 kcal · 19g P
#13	Fish, pollock, Alaska, raw (may contain additives to retain moisture)	0.536 g	48.7%	0.957 g	56 kcal · 12.2g P
#14	Fish, ling, raw	0.832 g	75.6%	0.956 g	87 kcal · 19g P
#15	Fish, sunfish, pumpkin seed, raw	0.85 g	77.3%	0.955 g	89 kcal · 19.4g P
#16	Fish, mahimahi, raw	0.811 g	73.7%	0.954 g	85 kcal · 18.5g P
#17	Fish, cod, Pacific, raw (may have been previously frozen)	0.658 g	59.8%	0.954 g	69 kcal · 15.3g P
#18	Fish, cod, Atlantic, raw	0.781 g	71%	0.952 g	82 kcal · 17.8g P
#19	Fish, burbot, raw	0.847 g	77%	0.941 g	90 kcal · 19.3g P
#20	Fish, tuna, fresh, yellowfin, raw	1.02 g	93.2%	0.94 g	109 kcal · 24.4g P
#21	Fish, tuna, fresh, skipjack, raw	0.964 g	87.6%	0.936 g	103 kcal · 22g P
#22	Fish, perch, mixed species, raw	0.85 g	77.3%	0.934 g	91 kcal · 19.4g P
#23	Fish, rockfish, Pacific, mixed species, raw	0.838 g	76.2%	0.931 g	90 kcal · 18.4g P
#24	Fish, pollock, Atlantic, raw	0.852 g	77.5%	0.926 g	92 kcal · 19.4g P
#25	Fish, grouper, mixed species, raw	0.849 g	77.2%	0.923 g	92 kcal · 19.4g P
#26	Fish, pout, ocean, raw	0.729 g	66.3%	0.923 g	79 kcal · 16.6g P
#27	Quail, breast, meat only, raw	1.13 g	100%	0.92 g	123 kcal · 22.6g P
#28	Veal, shank, separable lean only, raw	0.864 g	78.5%	0.919 g	94 kcal · 19.8g P
#29	Pheasant, breast, meat only, raw	1.22 g	100%	0.917 g	133 kcal · 24.4g P
#30	Fish, lingcod, raw	0.774 g	70.4%	0.911 g	85 kcal · 17.7g P
#31	Game meat, antelope, raw	1.03 g	94.1%	0.908 g	114 kcal · 22.4g P
#32	Fish, tilapia, cooked, dry heat	1.16 g	100%	0.903 g	128 kcal · 26.1g P
#33	Fish, pike, walleye, raw	0.839 g	76.3%	0.902 g	93 kcal · 19.1g P
#34	Game meat, elk, raw	0.999 g	90.8%	0.9 g	111 kcal · 22.9g P
#35	Fish, snapper, mixed species, raw	0.899 g	81.7%	0.899 g	100 kcal · 20.5g P

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