Tryptophan Rich Vegetables

Welcome to the list of the top 100 vegetables highest in tryptophan content. Where the amount of tryptophan ranges from 0.30 g to 0.03 g per 100g. The top vegetable is Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt with the highest tryptophan content, which in 100g contains 0.30 g of tryptophan.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt has a nutritional value score of 17.00 out of 100.

Other important and tryptophan related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt, which is the top of the vegetables list for tryptophan content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 125.00 kcal (6% RDA), the amount of Protein is 13.10 g (23% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 7.10 g (11% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 9.40 g (7% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the tryptophan content in Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt from the list of vegetables.

Top Twenty List - Highest tryptophan Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for tryptophan in vegetables for the top 20 vegetables. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt 0.30g
2. Winged bean tuber, raw 0.25g
3. Soybeans, green, raw 0.16g
4. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried 0.16g
5. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, raw 0.16g
6. Soybeans, green, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 0.15g
7. Soybeans, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 0.15g
8. Drumstick leaves, raw 0.14g
9. Winged bean leaves, raw 0.12g
10. Potato flour 0.12g
11. Spinach souffle 0.11g
12. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed 0.10g
13. Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed, with salt 0.10g
14. Seaweed, spirulina, raw 0.10g
15. Lima beans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 0.09g
16. Lima beans, immature seeds, raw 0.09g
17. Lima beans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 0.09g
18. Potato pancakes 0.09g
19. Drumstick leaves, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 0.08g
20. Drumstick leaves, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 0.08g

Highest Amount of tryptophan per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high tryptophan foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the tryptophan nutritional content.

The food with the highest tryptophan content per typical serving is Soybeans, green, raw which contains 0.41 g in 1.000 cup (or 256.00 g). For this serving the Energy content is 376.32 kcal (19% RDA), the Protein content is 33.15 g (59% RDA), the Total Fat content is 17.41 g (27% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 28.29 g (22% RDA).

Grams of tryptophan in vegetables (per 100g)

The list below gives the total tryptophan content in the top 100 items from the general description 'vegetables' each of which show the tryptophan amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The level of tryptophan can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total food items which are raw is 43 items. The highest amount of tryptophan from the 43 raw items is in Winged bean tuber, raw where the content is 0.25 g per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 41 items. The highest amount of tryptophan from the 41 cooked items is in Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried, with salt where the amount is 0.30 g per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked vegetables shows that cooking can change the levels of tryptophan by 0.05 g in a 100g serving.

Nutritional Information Summary