Phenylalanine
Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid. It is also an aromatic amino acid, like tryptophan, histidine, and tyrosine. This last amino acid can be synthesized in the body from phenylalanine.
Abbreviations: Phe, F Formula: C9H11NO2.Foods rich in phenylalanine (in quantity per 100 g)
- Seaweed, spirulina (2.78 g)
- Cheese, parmesan (1.92 g)
- Leavening agents, yeast (1.75 g)
- Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels (1.71 g)
- Seeds, hemp seed (1.45 g)
- Peanuts, all types (1.38 g)
- Lentils, pink or red (1.23 g)
- Peanut butter, chunk style (1.19 g)
- Spices, mustard seed (1.17 g)
- Seeds, sunflower seed kernels (1.17 g)
Foods rich in phenylalanine (relatively to energy)
- Watercress, raw (10.36 mg/kcal)
- Seaweed, spirulina (9.58 mg/kcal)
- Spinach, cooked (5.83 mg/kcal)
- Tofu, firm (5.60 mg/kcal)
- Leavening agents, yeast (5.38 mg/kcal)
- Tofu, soft (5.23 mg/kcal)
- Lupins, mature seeds (5.19 mg/kcal)
- Soybeans, mature seeds (5.12 mg/kcal)
- Soybeans, mature cooked (5.05 mg/kcal)
- Cheese, parmesan (4.90 mg/kcal)
Foods rich in phenylalanine (relatively to target pattern)
- Nuts, macadamia nuts (3.03)
- Nectarines, raw (2.67)
- Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds (2.62)
- Peppers, sweet (2.60)
- Peanut butter, chunk style (2.18)
- Nuts, almonds (2.15)
- Wheat flour, white (2.03)
- Sweet potato, cooked (2.02)
- Peanuts, all types (2.01)
- Tomato products, canned (1.98)
Foods poor in phenylalanine (relatively to target pattern)
No food poor in it.
