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Foods high in Histidine

Top food sources of the amino acid Histidine, ranked per 100 g and per serving.

Showing top 50 foods

Per 100 g: g

  1. 1

    Whale, beluga, meat, dried (Alaska Native)

    3 g/ 100 g1.35 g (45 g serving)
  2. 2

    Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native)

    2.95 g/ 100 g
  3. 3

    Soy protein isolate

    2.3 g/ 100 g0.65 g (28 g serving)
  4. 4

    Soy protein isolate, potassium type

    2.3 g/ 100 g0.65 g (28 g serving)
  5. 5

    Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat

    2.23 g/ 100 g
  6. 6

    Egg, white, dried

    2.05 g/ 100 g2.19 g (107 g serving)
  7. 7

    Egg, white, dried

    1.87 g/ 100 g2 g (107 g serving)
  8. 8

    Fish, cod, dried and salted

    1.85 g/ 100 g0.52 g (28 g serving)
  9. 9

    Egg, white, dried

    1.83 g/ 100 g0.51 g (28 g serving)
  10. 10

    Egg, white, dried

    1.75 g/ 100 g0.5 g (28 g serving)
  11. 11

    Cheese, parmesan

    1.61 g/ 100 g0.08 g (5 g serving)
  12. 12

    Pork, cured, cooked

    1.59 g/ 100 g0.14 g (9 g serving)
  13. 13

    Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction

    1.58 g/ 100 g0.45 g (28 g serving)
  14. 14

    Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash

    1.58 g/ 100 g0.45 g (28 g serving)
  15. 15

    Seeds, cottonseed flour

    1.57 g/ 100 g0.45 g (28 g serving)
  16. 16

    Seeds, cottonseed meal

    1.55 g/ 100 g0.44 g (28 g serving)
  17. 17

    Beverages, Protein powder soy based

    1.51 g/ 100 g0.68 g (45 g serving)
  18. 18

    Game meat, deer, roasted

    1.49 g/ 100 g1.27 g (85 g serving)
  19. 19

    Seeds, sesame flour

    1.48 g/ 100 g0.42 g (28 g serving)
  20. 20

    Game meat, boar, roasted

    1.44 g/ 100 g1.22 g (85 g serving)
  21. 21

    Beef, top round roast, roasted

    1.41 g/ 100 g1.2 g (85 g serving)
  22. 22

    Beef, eye of round roast, roasted

    1.4 g/ 100 g1.19 g (85 g serving)
  23. 23

    Game meat, antelope, roasted

    1.4 g/ 100 g1.19 g (85 g serving)
  24. 24

    Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu)

    1.39 g/ 100 g0.24 g (17 g serving)
  25. 25

    Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu)

    1.39 g/ 100 g0.24 g (17 g serving)
  26. 26

    Pork, cured, broiled

    1.39 g/ 100 g1.18 g (85 g serving)
  27. 27

    Pork, cured, cooked

    1.39 g/ 100 g1.18 g (85 g serving)
  28. 28

    Beef, top sirloin filet, grilled

    1.39 g/ 100 g1.18 g (85 g serving)
  29. 29

    Cheese, parmesan

    1.38 g/ 100 g0.39 g (28 g serving)
  30. 30

    Beef, plate steak, grilled

    1.38 g/ 100 g1.18 g (85 g serving)
  31. 31

    Game meat, beaver, roasted

    1.37 g/ 100 g1.17 g (85 g serving)
  32. 32

    Beef, top loin filet, grilled

    1.35 g/ 100 g1.15 g (85 g serving)
  33. 33

    Pork, cured, baked

    1.34 g/ 100 g1.14 g (85 g serving)
  34. 34

    Beef, top loin steak, grilled

    1.34 g/ 100 g1.14 g (85 g serving)
  35. 35

    Beef, top loin steak, grilled

    1.34 g/ 100 g1.14 g (85 g serving)
  36. 36

    Seeds, sunflower seed flour

    1.33 g/ 100 g0.85 g (64 g serving)
  37. 37

    Beef, eye of round steak, grilled

    1.33 g/ 100 g1.13 g (85 g serving)
  38. 38

    Veal, leg (top round), braised

    1.33 g/ 100 g1.13 g (85 g serving)
  39. 39

    Beef, top round steak, grilled

    1.33 g/ 100 g1.13 g (85 g serving)
  40. 40

    Beef, top sirloin petite roast, roasted

    1.33 g/ 100 g1.13 g (85 g serving)
  41. 41

    Beef, back ribs, braised

    1.32 g/ 100 g1.12 g (85 g serving)
  42. 42

    Peanut flour, defatted

    1.32 g/ 100 g0.79 g (60 g serving)
  43. 43

    Veal, leg (top round), braised

    1.31 g/ 100 g1.12 g (85 g serving)
  44. 44

    Beef, rib eye steak, grilled

    1.31 g/ 100 g1.11 g (85 g serving)
  45. 45

    Beef, rib eye steak, grilled

    1.31 g/ 100 g1.11 g (85 g serving)
  46. 46

    Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native)

    1.3 g/ 100 g
  47. 47

    Pork, fresh, center loin (chops), cooked

    1.3 g/ 100 g1.1 g (85 g serving)
  48. 48

    Veal, shoulder, braised

    1.3 g/ 100 g1.1 g (85 g serving)
  49. 49

    Beef, rib eye roast, roasted

    1.3 g/ 100 g1.1 g (85 g serving)
  50. 50

    Beef, plate steak, grilled

    1.29 g/ 100 g1.1 g (85 g serving)

Why Histidine matters

Histidine is an essential amino acid. It appears naturally in a range of whole foods and is catalogued by USDA FoodData Central with per-100 g values for thousands of ingredients. The ranked list above surfaces the highest-density food sources in the USDA dataset.

Daily intake reference

Adult Daily Value (DV)0.7 g per day

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