Tyrosine
Tyrosine is a non-essential amino acid. Indeed, it can be synthesized in the human body from phenylalanine. The word tyrosine is derived from the Greek τυρός (tyros) meaning cheese, as it was first isolated from cheese protein (casein).
Foods rich in it (in quantity per 100 g)
- Seaweed, spirulina (3 g)
- Cheese, parmesan (2 g)
- Seeds, hemp seed (1 g)
- Cheese, camembert (1 g)
- Leavening agents, yeast (1 g)
- Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels (1 g)
- Peanuts, all types (1 g)
- Cheese, mozzarella (1 g)
- Cheese, roquefort (1 g)
- Peanut butter, chunk style (1 g)
- Spices, mustard seed (1 g)
- Spices, fenugreek seed (1 g)
- Seeds, sesame seeds (1 g)
- Nuts, walnuts (1 g)
- Cocoa, dry powder (1 g)
- Spices, poppy seed (1 g)
- Seeds, sesame butter (1 g)
- Lentils, pink or red (1 g)
- Seeds, sunflower seed kernels (1 g)
- Soybeans, mature cooked (1 g)