Nitrogen

Measured in GNutrient #202370 measured values

Foods highest in Nitrogen

The full ranked list — top 25 and lowest 10 — is below, drawn live from 370 USDA measurements.

Top 25 foods and ingredients by Nitrogen, per 100g.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (G)
1	Egg, white, dried	Foundation Food	12.8
2	Flour, soy, defatted	Foundation Food	8.18
3	Egg, whole, dried	Foundation Food	7.69
4	Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, restaurant	Foundation Food	6.54
5	Flour, soy, full-fat	Foundation Food	6.18
6	Seeds, pumpkin seeds (pepitas), raw	Foundation Food	5.64
7	Egg, yolk, dried	Foundation Food	5.48
8	Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, cooked, braised	Foundation Food	5.13
9	Cheese, parmesan, grated, refrigerated	Foundation Food	4.72
10	Cheese, parmesan, grated	Foundation Food	4.63
11	Peanut butter, creamy	Foundation Food	4.39
12	Turkey, ground, 93% lean, 7% fat, pan-broiled crumbles	Foundation Food	4.34
13	Anchovies, canned in olive oil, with salt, drained	Foundation Food	4.31
14	Peanuts, raw	Foundation Food	4.25
15	Cheese, swiss	Foundation Food	4.23
16	Flour, almond	Foundation Food	4.2
17	Nuts, almonds, whole, raw	Foundation Food	4.14
18	Peanut butter, smooth style, with salt	Foundation Food	4.11
19	Almond butter, creamy	Foundation Food	4.01
20	Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, with salt added	Foundation Food	3.96
21	Tuna, ahi or yellowfin, frozen, wild caught	Foundation Food	3.95
22	Nuts, almonds, dry roasted, with salt added	Foundation Food	3.94
23	Nuts, pistachio nuts, raw	Foundation Food	3.87
24	Cheese, dry white, queso seco	Foundation Food	3.84
25	Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat only, cooked, braised	Foundation Food	3.83

The 10 lowest non-zero values on record, per 100g.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (G)
361	Apple juice, with added vitamin C, from concentrate, shelf stable	Foundation Food	0.014
362	Grape juice, white, with added vitamin C, from concentrate, shelf stable	Foundation Food	0.015
363	Apples, honeycrisp, with skin, raw	Foundation Food	0.016
364	Apples, gala, with skin, raw	Foundation Food	0.02
365	Apples, fuji, with skin, raw	Foundation Food	0.02
366	Juice, tart cherry, from concentrate, shelf-stable	Foundation Food	0.023
367	Apples, red delicious, with skin, raw	Foundation Food	0.03
368	Apples, granny smith, with skin, raw	Foundation Food	0.04
369	Grape juice, purple, with added vitamin C, from concentrate, shelf stable	Foundation Food	0.041
370	Applesauce, unsweetened, with added vitamin C	Foundation Food	0.0438

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.