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10 Foods With Ergothionine - Care Omnia Nutrition




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White Mushrooms contain ergothionine

Ergothioneine is a unique naturally occurring amino acid.

It is an unusual thio-histidine betaine amino acid that has potent antioxidant activities.

Mushrooms are, by far, the leading dietary source.

You can find ergothioneine in food sources like:

  • Vegetables and Vegetable Products

You can find a more detailed list of foods that contain ergothioneine acid below.


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Ranked List Of 10 Foods With Ergothionine

Below you'll find a list of the top 10 foods that contain ergothionine. It's ranked from the food with the most amount to the food with the least amount.

By clicking on a food you'll get a list of all the nutrient content of that food.

10 Foods Ranked 1 - 10 With Ergothionine

Click on a food to explore all of the nutrients it contains.

RankFoodper 100gper Oz
1
25.8 mg
7.3 mg
2
(Mushroom)
23.6 mg
6.7 mg
3
(Mushroom)
17.2 mg
4.9 mg
6
(Mushroom)
5.4 mg
1.5 mg
7
4.3 mg
1.2 mg
9
2.3 mg
637.9 µg
10
(Brown, Italian, Or Crimini)
1.3 mg
354.4 µg

Figure 1. Foods with ergothionine rank 1 to 10

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Foods In Different Categories With Ergothionine

The food categories below have foods that contain ergothionine.

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Food Categories
Vegetables and Vegetable Products

Sara Niemelä

co-founder Care Omnia, Head Content Creator




Sara
Niemelä

Nutrition is my passion. I've spent thousands upon thousands of hours reading, analyzing, categorizing and comparing research studies.

I’m a wife and a mother of three. I enjoy the outdoors, cooking, and spending time with my family.