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LIST OF FOODS WITH A LOT OF THREONINE
Foods that contain threonine are the following:
* Meat products rich in threonine
– 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.)
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| Cheese is very rich in threonine. |
* Plant foods rich threonine
Among the richest plant sources of threonine, are included:
– Legumes: beans, soy, soy products (tofu, tempeh, soymilk,…), carob beans, chickpeas, lentils, peanuts, etc.
– Nuts (hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds, pine nuts, etc)
– Seeds: sesame seeds (sesame paste or tahini), pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds
– Cereals (wheat, barley, oats, rice) and cereal products (flour, bread, wheat germ, seitan, etc)
To a lesser extent:
– Vegetables: asparagus, onions, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, watercress, spinach,…
– Fruits: Papayas, bananas, guavas, pineapples, etc.
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| Hazelnuts contain threonine. |
* 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 |
More information on amino acids.
