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.
Foods rich in it (in quantity per 100 g)
- Seaweed, spirulina (3 g)
- Cheese, parmesan (2 g)
- Leavening agents, yeast (2 g)
- Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels (2 g)
- Seeds, hemp seed (1 g)
- Peanuts, all types (1 g)
- Lentils, pink or red (1 g)
- Peanut butter, chunk style (1 g)
- Spices, mustard seed (1 g)
- Seeds, sunflower seed kernels (1 g)
- Nuts, pistachio nuts (1 g)
- Nuts, almonds (1 g)
- Cheese, camembert (1 g)
- Nuts, walnuts (1 g)
- Spices, fenugreek seed (1 g)
- Cheese, roquefort (1 g)
- Seeds, chia seeds (1 g)
- Cheese, mozzarella (1 g)
- Seeds, flaxseed (1 g)
- Natto (1 g)