Foods sorted by histidine content (g) divided by energy (kcal).
| Food |
histidine (g)/energy (kcal) |
| Seaweed, spirulina, dried |
0.0037 |
| Lupins, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0037 |
| Watercress, raw |
0.0036 |
| Cheese, parmesan, hard |
0.0035 |
| Tofu, soft, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari) |
0.0031 |
| Mushrooms, brown, italian, or crimini, raw |
0.0030 |
| Tofu, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari) |
0.0029 |
| Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0029 |
| Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry |
0.0028 |
| Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed |
0.0028 |
| Cheese, ricotta, whole milk |
0.0026 |
| Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0026 |
| Natto |
0.0024 |
| Asparagus, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt |
0.0024 |
| Cheese, camembert |
0.0023 |
| Mushrooms, portabella, grilled |
0.0022 |
| Edamame, frozen, prepared |
0.0022 |
| Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0022 |
| Egg, whole, raw, fresh |
0.0022 |
| Spices, fenugreek seed |
0.0021 |
| Mungo beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0020 |
| Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw |
0.0020 |
| Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0020 |
| Lentils, pink or red, raw |
0.0020 |
| Beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0019 |
