Glutamic acid in Foods

List of foods with a high glutamic acid content.

The amount of Percent Daily Value (DV) per 100 g
1 Soy protein isolate 17.45g 128.3%
2 Soy protein concentrate 12.01g 88.3%
3 Sunflower seed flour 11.77g 86.5%
4 Soy-based protein powder 10.85g 79.8%
5 Powdered egg white 10.77g 79.2%
6 Soy meal 8.71g 64%
7 Parmesan cheese 8.21g 60.4%
8 Romano cheese 7.3g 53.7%
9 Sesame flour 6.87g 50.5%
10 Hemp seed 6.27g 46.1%
11 Provolone cheese 6.24g 45.9%
12 Almonds 6.21g 45.7%
13 Pumpkin seed 6.19g 45.5%
14 Roasted almonds 6.15g 45.2%
15 Edam cheese 6.15g 45.2%
16 Gouda cheese 6.14g 45.1%
17 Butternuts 6.08g 44.7%
18 Monterey cheese 5.99g 44%
19 Gruyere cheese 5.98g 44%
20 Colby cheese 5.81g 42.7%
21 Cheshire cheese 5.72g 42.1%
22 Swiss cheese 5.7g 41.9%
23 Sunflower seeds 5.58g 41%
24 Muenster cheese 5.56g 40.9%
25 Dry milk 5.51g 40.5%
26 Tilsit cheese 5.49g 40.4%
27 Peanuts 5.39g 39.6%
28 Port De Salut cheese 5.35g 39.3%
29 Mustard seed 5.27g 38.8%
30 Blue cheese 5.18g 38.1%
31 Black walnuts 5.15g 37.9%
32 Fontina cheese 5.14g 37.8%
33 Asadero cheese 5.07g 37.3%
34 Beef 5.06g 37.2%
35 Veal 5.05g 37.1%
36 Beaver meat 4.98g 36.6%
37 Roasted peanuts 4.95g 36.4%
38 Elk meat 4.8g 35.3%
39 Mozzarella cheese 4.78g 35.1%
40 Anejo cheese 4.77g 35.1%
41 Dry roasted sunflower seeds 4.74g 34.9%
42 Cheddar cheese 4.74g 34.9%
43 Rabbit meat 4.66g 34.3%
44 Chicken meat 4.63g 34%
45 Pork 4.61g 33.9%
46 Sesame seeds 4.6g 33.8%
47 Chicken breast 4.52g 33.2%
48 Limburger cheese 4.51g 33.2%
49 Cashew nuts 4.51g 33.2%
50 Queso Chihuahua cheese 4.5g 33.1%
51 Dry roasted pistachio nuts 4.49g 33%
52 Yellowtail 4.43g 32.6%
53 Antelope meat 4.43g 32.6%
54 Cuttlefish 4.42g 32.5%
55 Boar meat 4.4g 32.4%
56 Venison (deer meat) 4.39g 32.3%
57 Brie cheese 4.39g 32.3%
58 Whole-wheat flour 4.33g 31.8%
59 Anchovy 4.31g 31.7%
60 Pistachio nuts 4.3g 31.6%
61 Poppy seeds 4.3g 31.6%
62 Egg yolk powder 4.26g 31.3%
63 Pork loin 4.2g 30.9%
64 Camembert cheese 4.19g 30.8%
65 Bison meat 4.15g 30.5%
66 Bread crumbs 4.12g 30.3%
67 Horse meat 4.1g 30.1%
68 Lamb meat 4.09g 30.1%
69 Turkey leg 4.09g 30.1%
70 Octopus 4.06g 29.9%
71 Triticale flour 4.05g 29.8%
72 Flaxseed 4.04g 29.7%
73 Goat cheese 4.02g 29.6%
74 Fenugreek seed 3.99g 29.3%
75 Trout 3.98g 29.3%
76 Milkfish 3.93g 28.9%
77 Snapper 3.93g 28.9%
78 Chicken hearts 3.92g 28.8%
79 Tilapia 3.92g 28.8%
80 Sockeye salmon 3.9g 28.7%
81 Chicken legs 3.87g 28.5%
82 Chum salmon 3.85g 28.3%
83 Chinook salmon 3.84g 28.2%
84 Atlantic salmon 3.8g 27.9%
85 Turkey meat 3.79g 27.9%
86 Pork heart 3.79g 27.9%
87 Toasted sesame seeds 3.78g 27.8%
88 Halibut 3.77g 27.7%
89 Turkey thigh 3.76g 27.6%
90 Oat bran 3.75g 27.6%
91 Lupin beans 3.74g 27.5%
92 Goose meat 3.74g 27.5%
93 Dry roasted hazelnuts 3.73g 27.4%
94 Pollock 3.72g 27.4%
95 Hazelnuts 3.71g 27.3%
96 Grouper 3.71g 27.3%
97 Mullet 3.7g 27.2%
98 Burbot 3.7g 27.2%
99 Pike 3.69g 27.1%
100 Sardine 3.67g 27%
101 Duck meat 3.67g 27%
102 Roquefort cheese 3.67g 27%
103 Walleye 3.66g 26.9%
104 Turkey breast 3.66g 26.9%
105 Beef liver 3.65g 26.8%
106 Cusk 3.63g 26.7%
107 Ling 3.63g 26.7%
108 Roasted cashews 3.62g 26.6%
109 Bass 3.61g 26.5%
110 Chickpeas 3.6g 26.5%
111 Mackerel 3.56g 26.2%
112 Mahi-mahi 3.54g 26%
113 Eel 3.53g 26%
114 Sea bass 3.53g 26%
115 Swordfish 3.53g 26%
116 Turkey liver 3.52g 25.9%
117 Whiting 3.51g 25.8%
118 Coho salmon 3.5g 25.7%
119 Chia seeds 3.5g 25.7%
120 Pink salmon 3.48g 25.6%
121 Wheat flour 3.48g 25.6%
122 Clam 3.47g 25.5%
123 Chicken thighs 3.47g 25.5%
124 Jack mackerel 3.46g 25.4%
125 Philadelphia cream cheese 3.45g 25.4%
126 Herring 3.44g 25.3%
127 Carp 3.41g 25.1%
128 Pork liver 3.39g 24.9%
129 Ostrich meat 3.38g 24.9%
130 Lingcod 3.38g 24.9%
131 Smelt 3.37g 24.8%
132 Wolffish 3.35g 24.6%
133 Butterfish 3.31g 24.3%
134 Tempeh 3.29g 24.2%
135 Pork spleen 3.24g 23.8%
136 Mussels 3.24g 23.8%
137 Soy beans 3.22g 23.7%
138 Brazil nuts 3.19g 23.5%
139 Caraway seed 3.17g 23.3%
140 Oat bran bread 3.16g 23.2%
141 Chicken livers 3.11g 22.9%
142 Sturgeon 3.09g 22.7%
143 Pork tongue 3.04g 22.4%
144 Pita bread 3.03g 22.3%
145 Pork kidneys 3.03g 22.3%
146 Atlantic croaker 2.98g 21.9%
147 Shark meat 2.97g 21.8%
148 Fennel seed 2.96g 21.8%
149 Pine nuts 2.93g 21.5%
150 Ocean perch 2.92g 21.5%
151 Wheat bran 2.87g 21.1%
152 Crayfish 2.86g 21%
153 Abalone 2.82g 20.7%
154 Walnuts 2.82g 20.7%
155 Lobster 2.8g 20.6%
156 Tuna 2.78g 20.4%
157 Monkfish 2.77g 20.4%
158 Catfish 2.76g 20.3%
159 Wheat bran bread 2.75g 20.2%
160 Barley flour 2.74g 20.1%
161 Rice bran bread 2.7g 19.9%
162 Roe (fish eggs) 2.67g 19.6%
163 Crab 2.63g 19.3%
164 Flatfish 2.61g 19.2%
165 Rye bread 2.6g 19.1%
166 Millet flour 2.6g 19.1%
167 Squid 2.59g 19%
168 Crackers 2.55g 18.8%
169 Ricotta cheese 2.47g 18.2%
170 Rye flour 2.46g 18.1%
171 Cottage cheese 2.45g 18%
172 Cisco 2.44g 17.9%
173 Duck liver 2.43g 17.9%
174 Feta 2.42g 17.8%
175 Oatmeal bread 2.41g 17.7%
176 Soy sauce (tamari) 2.41g 17.7%
177 Pili nuts 2.39g 17.6%
178 Scallop 2.39g 17.6%
179 Hotdog 2.39g 17.6%
180 Pork pancreas 2.35g 17.3%
181 Macadamia nuts 2.27g 16.7%
182 Dry roasted macadamias 2.23g 16.4%
183 Multigrain bread 2.2g 16.2%
184 Pork tail 2.19g 16.1%
185 Beef lungs 2.17g 16%
186 Rye crispbread 2.16g 15.9%
187 Goose liver 2.12g 15.6%
188 Whole wheat pasta 2.07g 15.2%
189 Raw buckwheat 2.05g 15.1%
190 Pasta 2.05g 15.1%
191 Edamame 2.02g 14.9%
192 Neufchatel cheese 2.01g 14.8%
193 Pig's ears 2.01g 14.8%
194 Gjetost cheese 1.99g 14.6%
195 Raw egg yolk 1.97g 14.5%
196 Soy bean sprouts 1.97g 14.5%
197 Buckwheat flour 1.95g 14.3%
198 Goose egg 1.94g 14.3%
199 Extra-firm tofu 1.9g 14%
200 Wheat sprouts 1.87g 13.8%