Histidine
Histidine is an essential amino acid. It is also an aromatic amino acid, like tryptophan, phenylalanine and tyrosine. While it has in the past been thought to be only essential for infants, it is is also essential for adults (Kopple and Swenseid 1975).
Foods rich in it (in quantity per 100 g)
- Cheese, parmesan (1 g)
- Seaweed, spirulina (1 g)
- Seeds, hemp seed (1 g)
- Leavening agents, yeast (1 g)
- Spices, mustard seed (1 g)
- Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels (1 g)
- Lentils, pink or red (1 g)
- Cheese, camembert (1 g)
- Nuts, walnuts (1 g)
- Spices, fenugreek seed (1 g)
- Peanuts, all types (1 g)
- Seeds, sunflower seed kernels (1 g)
- Cheese, roquefort (1 g)
- Peanut butter, chunk style (1 g)
- Nuts, almonds (1 g)
- Nuts, pistachio nuts (1 g)
- Seeds, chia seeds (1 g)
- Seeds, sesame seeds (1 g)
- Cheese, mozzarella (1 g)
- Natto (1 g)