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Tryptophan

Health benefits of Tryptophan:
Helps your immune system, regulates your mood and sleep and can reduce anxiety and depression

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See the bottom of this page for the ingredients highest in tryptophan

What is tryptophan?


It is an essential amino acid that is essential for the creation of serotonin and melatonin. Two hormones that regulate mood and natural sleep.

Why does it matter to me?

  • It can reduce anxiety and depression
  • It appears to relieve chronic pain
  • It appears to help the immune system and can reduce the risk of heart spasms1

Am I getting enough?

Want to check you are getting enough? Use the food diary to track your food and benefit from daily, weekly and monthly reports. 

Review date: 2/9/2022
Next review date: 2/9/2023
Tryptophan nutritional information

Top 6 ingredients for Tryptophan taking into account portion size and cooking retention factors

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Rack of lamb nutritional information

Rack of lamb

400g
0.8g = 229% of your RDA/RI
229%
Pheasant - whole nutritional information

Pheasant - whole

500g
0.8g = 229% of your RDA/RI
229%
Beef fore rib roast - boneless nutritional information

Beef fore rib roast - boneless

225g
0.71g = 203% of your RDA/RI
203%
Beef fore rib roast - bone in nutritional information

Beef fore rib roast - bone in

260g
0.7g = 201% of your RDA/RI
201%
Pheasant - meat only nutritional information

Pheasant - meat only

225g
0.68g = 193% of your RDA/RI
193%
Spiny lobster nutritional information

Spiny lobster

225g
0.65g = 185% of your RDA/RI
185%