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>The following is a list which I copied from an article I read on
>melatonin.  Here are the foods highest in the substance in descending
order.
>oats - 1796
>corn - 1366
>rice - 1006
>ginger - 583
>tomatoes - 500
>banana - 460
>barley - 378

If melatonin is an essential nutrient, I must be getting more than my
share!  Since May I've been eating lots of raw (soaked overnight and
rinsed) oats and rice (averaging maybe 4-6 oz/day) and lots in raw
organic tomatoes this past month.  Hasn't put me to sleep yet,
fortunately, but then I rarely eat within 4 hours of bedtime.  It's
against my "religion."