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Tryptophan

Errrm.... I may have put my foot in it but when I lived in Oz it was as common as flies.Checking around the net it doesn`t seem to be as available anymore.
Anyone know anything about this?I`ve been away for 11 and a half years so has something happened in that time?
 
I found this on Wikipedia...

Tryptophan (Trp) Content of Various Foods[16][17]Food Protein
[g/100 g of food] Tryptophan
[g/100 g of food] Tryptophan/Protein [%] egg, white, dried81.101.001.23spirulina, dried57.470.931.62cod, atlantic, dried62.820.701.11soybeans, raw36.490.591.62cheese, Parmesan37.900.561.47caribou29.770.461.55sesame seed17.000.372.17cheese, cheddar24.900.321.29sunflower seed17.200.301.74pork, chop19.270.251.27turkey21.890.241.11chicken20.850.241.14beef20.130.231.12salmon19.840.221.12lamb, chop18.330.211.17perch, Atlantic18.620.211.12egg12.580.171.33wheat flour, white10.330.131.23milk3.220.082.34rice, white7.130.081.16potatoes, russet2.140.020.84banana1.030.010.87

EDIT: ok that didnt work but if you look up that substance on wikipedia there is a table at the bottom that gives foods with natural sources of the substance you wanted.
 
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The article also says this...

Although currently available for purchase, in 1989 a large outbreak (1,500 cases of permanent disability including at least thirty-seven deaths) of a disabling autoimmune illness called eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome (EMS) was traced by some epidemiological studies[38][39][40] to L-tryptophan supplied by a Japanese manufacturer, Showa Denko KK

Getting it in natural form may be better why risk it.
 
Yeah I read all that.

It was cleared up though. Came from the one producer that was GM it and was taking short cuts in the purification processes.

Apparently its all fine now, we even have companies is Australia producing it.

I went to the health food store at lunch today, the lady reckons you can only get it by prescription now. I don't know if this is part of the regulation enforced from the adverse batches 20 years ago or if it just means this stuff works well. It does help increase your seritonin levels, I've read online people who take E a lot also take tryptophan to replenish their seritonin supplies, I don't know if that would be enough to make it prescription though.
 
If you have liver disease, kidney disease, eosinophilia or certain muscle disorders like fibromyalgia it can cause problems. Thats probably why its prescription now :p

Hail the internets hail! lol
 
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