Tryptophan (Trp) Content of Various Foods[24][25]| Food | Tryptophan
[g/100 g of food] | Protein
[g/100 g of food] | Tryptophan/Protein [%] |
|---|
| egg white, dried | 1.00 | 81.10 | 1.23 |
| spirulina, dried | 0.93 | 57.47 | 1.62 |
| cod, atlantic, dried | 0.70 | 62.82 | 1.11 |
| soybeans, raw | 0.59 | 36.49 | 1.62 |
| cheese, Parmesan | 0.56 | 37.90 | 1.47 |
| sesame seed | 0.37 | 17.00 | 2.17 |
| cheese, cheddar | 0.32 | 24.90 | 1.29 |
| sunflower seed | 0.30 | 17.20 | 1.74 |
| pork, chop | 0.25 | 19.27 | 1.27 |
| turkey | 0.24 | 21.89 | 1.11 |
| chicken | 0.24 | 20.85 | 1.14 |
| beef | 0.23 | 20.13 | 1.12 |
| oats | 0.23 | 16.89 | 1.39 |
| salmon | 0.22 | 19.84 | 1.12 |
| lamb, chop | 0.21 | 18.33 | 1.17 |
| perch, Atlantic | 0.21 | 18.62 | 1.12 |
| chickpeas, raw | 0.19 | 19.30 | 0.96 |
| egg | 0.17 | 12.58 | 1.33 |
| wheat flour, white | 0.13 | 10.33 | 1.23 |
| baking chocolate, unsweetened | 0.13 | 12.9 | 1.23 |
| milk | 0.08 | 3.22 | 2.34 |
| rice, white, medium-grain, cooked | 0.028 | 2.38 | 1.18 |
| quinoa, uncooked | 0.167 | 14.12 | 1.2 |
| quinoa, cooked | 0.052 | 4.40 | 1.1 |
| potatoes, russet | 0.02 | 2.14 | 0.84 |
| tamarind | 0.018 | 2.80 | 0.64 |
| banana | 0.01 | 1.03 | 0.87 |
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Tryptophan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedialmonds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, buckwheat, spirulina, bananas, and peanuts. Contrary to the popular belief [21] [22] [23] that turkey contains an abundance of tryptophan, the tryptophan content in turkey is typical of poultry. [24]
<span>Tryptophan (Trp) Content of Various Foods [24] [25] Food Tryptophan
[g/100 g of food] Protein
[g/100 g of food] Tryptophan/Protein [%] egg white, dried
1.00
81.10
1.23
spirulina, dried
0.93
57.47
1.62
cod, atlantic, dried
0.70
62.82
1.11
soybeans, raw
0.59
36.49
1.62
cheese, Parmesan
0.56
37.90
1.47
sesame seed
0.37
17.00
2.17
cheese, cheddar
0.32
24.90
1.29
sunflower seed
0.30
17.20
1.74
pork, chop
0.25
19.27
1.27
turkey
0.24
21.89
1.11
chicken
0.24
20.85
1.14
beef
0.23
20.13
1.12
oats
0.23
16.89
1.39
salmon
0.22
19.84
1.12
lamb, chop
0.21
18.33
1.17
perch, Atlantic
0.21
18.62
1.12
chickpeas, raw
0.19
19.30
0.96
egg
0.17
12.58
1.33
wheat flour, white
0.13
10.33
1.23
baking chocolate, unsweetened
0.13
12.9
1.23
milk
0.08
3.22
2.34
rice, white, medium-grain, cooked
0.028
2.38
1.18
quinoa, uncooked
0.167
14.12
1.2
quinoa, cooked
0.052
4.40
1.1
potatoes, russet
0.02
2.14
0.84
tamarind
0.018
2.80
0.64
banana
0.01
1.03
0.87
Turkey meat and drowsiness[edit]
See also: Postprandial somnolence ยง Turkey and tryptophan
A common assertion in the US is that heavy consumption of turkey meat results in drowsiness Summary
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