List of foods high in threonine

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.)

Cheese is rich in proteins
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)

– Quinoa, amaranth…

To a lesser extent:

– Vegetables: asparagus, onions, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, watercress, spinach,…

– Fruits: Papayas, bananas, guavas, pineapples, etc.

Hazelnuts
Hazelnuts contain threonine

* Related information:

– Properties of proteins

– Proteins formation

– Proteins function

– Daily proteins needs

– Vegetable proteins

– How to combine vegetable proteins

List of amino acids in food

Essential amino acids

Nonessential amino acids

Histidine, Phenylalanine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Valine

Aspartic acid, Glutaminic acid, Alanine, Arginine, Cysteine, Cystine, Glycine, Hydroxyproline, Proline, Serine, Tyrosine

punto rojo More information on amino acids.

This article was endorsed by Elisenda Carballido - Dietitian nutritionist. Postgraduate in Phytotherapy and master in Nutrition and Metabolism.
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5 November, 2026

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