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What foods contain a lot of histidine?
LIST OF FOODS WITH A LOT OF HISTIDINE
Foods that contain histidine are the following:
* Meat products rich in histidine
– Milk and dairy products, especially cheese and protein supplements made from milk powder (whey protein)
– Eggs, meat (chicken, pork, beef, etc)
– Fish (salmon, halibut, sardines, mackerel, etc.)
* Plant foods rich in histidine
Chickpeas are rich in histidine
Among the richest plant sources of histidine , we have to include:
– Legumes: peas, beans, carob, soy (tofu, tempeh, soymilk,…), lupins, chickpeas, lentils, peanuts (and peanut butter), fenugreek)
– Nuts: sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds, pine nuts, sesame seeds (sesame paste, tahini), etc.
– Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
– Cereals (wheat, barley, oats, rice) and cereal products (flour, bread, wheat germ, seitan, etc)
To a lesser extent:
– Vegetables: cauliflower, chayote, eggplant, tomato, okra, zucchini, asparagus, peppers, cucumbers, squash, onions, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, watercress, spinach,…
– Fruits: Tangerines, apricots, strawberries, oranges, Papayas, bananas, guavas, pineapples, etc.
* Related information:
– How to combine vegetable proteins
List of amino acids in food | |
Essential amino acids | Nonessential amino acids |
Phenylalanine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Valine | Aspartic acid, Glutaminic acid, Alanine, Arginine, Cysteine, Cystine, Glycine, Hydroxyproline, Proline, Serine, Tyrosine |
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