Foods high in Threonine
Top food sources of the amino acid Threonine, ranked per 100 g and per serving.
Showing top 50 foods
Per 100 g: g
- 1
Egg, white, dried
3.69 g/ 100 g1.03 g (28 g serving) - 2
Egg, white, dried
3.67 g/ 100 g3.92 g (107 g serving) - 3
Egg, white, dried
3.63 g/ 100 g3.88 g (107 g serving) - 4
Egg, white, dried
3.42 g/ 100 g0.97 g (28 g serving) - 5
Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native)
3.23 g/ 100 g - 6
Soy protein isolate
3.14 g/ 100 g0.89 g (28 g serving) - 7
Soy protein isolate, potassium type
3.14 g/ 100 g0.89 g (28 g serving) - 8
Seaweed, spirulina, dried
2.97 g/ 100 g3.33 g (112 g serving) - 9
Fish, cod, dried and salted
2.75 g/ 100 g0.78 g (28 g serving) - 10
Whale, beluga, meat, dried (Alaska Native)
2.73 g/ 100 g1.23 g (45 g serving) - 11
Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction
2.47 g/ 100 g0.7 g (28 g serving) - 12
Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash
2.47 g/ 100 g0.7 g (28 g serving) - 13
Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native)
2.47 g/ 100 g - 14
Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat
2.44 g/ 100 g - 15
Smelt, dried (Alaska Native)
2.39 g/ 100 g - 16
Egg, whole, dried
2.37 g/ 100 g2.01 g (85 g serving) - 17
Beverages, Protein powder soy based
2.17 g/ 100 g0.98 g (45 g serving) - 18
Mollusks, whelk, cooked
2.14 g/ 100 g1.82 g (85 g serving) - 19
Egg, whole, dried
2.13 g/ 100 g1.81 g (85 g serving) - 20
Seeds, sesame flour
2.08 g/ 100 g0.59 g (28 g serving) - 21
Soy flour, defatted
2.04 g/ 100 g2.14 g (105 g serving) - 22
Leavening agents, yeast
1.99 g/ 100 g0.08 g (4 g serving) - 23
Flour, soy
1.97 g/ 100 g - 24
Seeds, sunflower seed flour
1.96 g/ 100 g1.25 g (64 g serving) - 25
Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu)
1.96 g/ 100 g0.33 g (17 g serving) - 26
Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu)
1.96 g/ 100 g0.33 g (17 g serving) - 27
Soy meal, defatted, raw
1.95 g/ 100 g2.38 g (122 g serving) - 28
Seeds, cottonseed flour
1.84 g/ 100 g0.52 g (28 g serving) - 29
Snacks, pork skins
1.82 g/ 100 g0.52 g (28 g serving) - 30
Seeds, cottonseed meal
1.82 g/ 100 g0.52 g (28 g serving) - 31
Peanut flour, defatted
1.79 g/ 100 g1.07 g (60 g serving) - 32
Soybeans, mature seeds, raw
1.77 g/ 100 g3.29 g (186 g serving) - 33
Snacks, pork skins
1.77 g/ 100 g0.5 g (28 g serving) - 34
Beef, top round roast, roasted
1.74 g/ 100 g1.48 g (85 g serving) - 35
Beef, eye of round roast, roasted
1.73 g/ 100 g1.47 g (85 g serving) - 36
Soybeans, mature seeds
1.72 g/ 100 g1.6 g (93 g serving) - 37
Pork, cured, cooked
1.72 g/ 100 g0.16 g (9 g serving) - 38
Beef, top sirloin filet, grilled
1.71 g/ 100 g1.46 g (85 g serving) - 39
Beef, plate steak, grilled
1.71 g/ 100 g1.45 g (85 g serving) - 40
Beef, top round steak, grilled
1.68 g/ 100 g1.43 g (85 g serving) - 41
Seeds, sesame flour
1.67 g/ 100 g0.48 g (28 g serving) - 42
Beef, top loin filet, grilled
1.66 g/ 100 g1.41 g (85 g serving) - 43
Beef, top loin steak, grilled
1.65 g/ 100 g1.4 g (85 g serving) - 44
Beef, top loin steak, grilled
1.65 g/ 100 g1.4 g (85 g serving) - 45
Beef, eye of round steak, grilled
1.64 g/ 100 g1.4 g (85 g serving) - 46
Beef, top round steak, grilled
1.64 g/ 100 g1.39 g (85 g serving) - 47
Beef, top sirloin petite roast, roasted
1.63 g/ 100 g1.39 g (85 g serving) - 48
Milk, dry
1.63 g/ 100 g0.49 g (30 g serving) - 49
Milk, dry
1.63 g/ 100 g0.49 g (30 g serving) - 50
Beef, back ribs, braised
1.63 g/ 100 g1.39 g (85 g serving)
Why Threonine matters
Threonine 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) | 1.1 g per day |
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