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Foods high in Galactose

Every food and ingredient below is ranked by measured Galactose content per 100 g, drawn live from 24 USDA FoodData Central measurements. Values are laboratory-analysed or survey-derived, not estimated.

Top 20 foods highest in Galactose

Ranked by Galactose per 100g, across Foundation Foods and FNDDS ingredients.

#Food or ingredientSourcePer 100g (G)
1Cheese, mozzarella, low moisture, part-skimFoundation Food0.86
2Yogurt, plain, whole milkFoundation Food0.746
3Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfatFoundation Food0.7
4Yogurt, Greek, plain, whole milkFoundation Food0.639
5Mustard, prepared, yellowFoundation Food0.52
6Yogurt, Greek, strawberry, nonfatFoundation Food0.52
7Cheese, feta, whole milk, crumbledFoundation Food0.429
8Cheese, dry white, queso secoFoundation Food0.3
9Kiwifruit, green, rawFoundation Food0.17
10Cheese, pasteurized process, American, vitamin D fortifiedFoundation Food0.13
11Figs, dried, uncookedFoundation Food0.13
12Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfatFoundation Food0.12
13Cheese, American, restaurantFoundation Food0.12
14Cheese, cheddarFoundation Food0.07
15Cheese, parmesan, gratedFoundation Food0.07
16Melons, cantaloupe, rawFoundation Food0.06
17Peaches, yellow, rawFoundation Food0.06
18Cheese, parmesan, grated, refrigeratedFoundation Food0.031
19Sugars, granulatedFoundation Food0.03
20Onions, white, rawFoundation Food0.03

Lowest in Galactose

For contrast — the 4 lowest non-zero values on record, per 100g.

#Food or ingredientSourcePer 100g (G)
21Sugars, granulatedFoundation Food0.03
22Melons, cantaloupe, rawFoundation Food0.06
23Figs, dried, uncookedFoundation Food0.13
24Cheese, dry white, queso secoFoundation Food0.3

More on Galactose

What Galactose is, how it is measured, and where these values come from.

Galactose nutrient reference →

Sourced from USDA FoodData Central — Foundation Foods; not yet through an editorial verification pass.

USDA release 2026-04-30. All values are per 100 g unless stated otherwise.