Food Nutrition

Top foods by Leucine

The 50 foods with the highest Leucine content, per 100 g.

Leucine is the branched-chain amino acid that most strongly triggers muscle protein synthesis.

  1. 1 Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Egg Products 7.358 g
  2. 2 Egg, white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Egg Products 7.172 g
  3. 3 Egg, white, dried Dairy and Egg Products 6.838 g
  4. 4 Soy protein isolate Legumes and Legume Products 6.783 g
  5. 5 Soy protein isolate, potassium type Legumes and Legume Products 6.783 g
  6. 6 Egg, white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Egg Products 6.695 g
  7. 7 Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 6.386 g
  8. 8 Whale, beluga, meat, dried (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 5.778 g
  9. 9 Fish, cod, Atlantic, dried and salted Finfish and Shellfish Products 5.106 g
  10. 10 Seaweed, spirulina, dried Vegetables and Vegetable Products 4.947 g
  11. 11 Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash Legumes and Legume Products 4.917 g
  12. 12 Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction Legumes and Legume Products 4.917 g
  13. 13 Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, partially dried (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 4.822 g
  14. 14 Beverages, Protein powder soy based Beverages 4.602 g
  15. 15 Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Egg Products 4.231 g
  16. 16 Egg, whole, dried Dairy and Egg Products 4.15 g
  17. 17 Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 4.11 g
  18. 18 Cheese, parmesan, shredded Dairy and Egg Products 4.013 g
  19. 19 Seeds, sesame flour, low-fat Nut and Seed Products 3.841 g
  20. 20 Soy flour, defatted Legumes and Legume Products 3.828 g
  21. 21 Smelt, dried (Alaska Native) American Indian/Alaska Native Foods 3.82 g
  22. 22 Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat Finfish and Shellfish Products 3.807 g
  23. 23 Soy meal, defatted, raw Legumes and Legume Products 3.66 g
  24. 24 Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu) Legumes and Legume Products 3.644 g
  25. 25 Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu), prepared with calcium sulfate Legumes and Legume Products 3.644 g
  26. 26 Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, without added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 3.542 g
  27. 27 Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 3.542 g
  28. 28 Seeds, sunflower seed flour, partially defatted Nut and Seed Products 3.5 g
  29. 29 Milk, dry, nonfat, calcium reduced Dairy and Egg Products 3.478 g
  30. 30 Cheese, parmesan, hard Dairy and Egg Products 3.452 g
  31. 31 Milk, dry, nonfat, instant, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 3.438 g
  32. 32 Milk, dry, nonfat, instant, without added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Egg Products 3.438 g
  33. 33 Seeds, cottonseed flour, low fat (glandless) Nut and Seed Products 3.404 g
  34. 34 Peanut flour, defatted Legumes and Legume Products 3.384 g
  35. 35 Milk, buttermilk, dried Dairy and Egg Products 3.36 g
  36. 36 Seeds, cottonseed meal, partially defatted (glandless) Nut and Seed Products 3.354 g
  37. 37 Snacks, pork skins, plain Snacks 3.322 g
  38. 38 Soybeans, mature seeds, raw Legumes and Legume Products 3.309 g
  39. 39 Meat extender Legumes and Legume Products 3.263 g
  40. 40 Soybeans, mature seeds, dry roasted Legumes and Legume Products 3.223 g
  41. 41 Snacks, pork skins, barbecue-flavor Snacks 3.221 g
  42. 42 Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted Beef Products 3.217 g
  43. 43 Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, microwaved Pork Products 3.211 g
  44. 44 Beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted Beef Products 3.193 g
  45. 45 Beef, loin, top sirloin filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.165 g
  46. 46 Beef, plate steak, boneless, inside skirt, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.151 g
  47. 47 Cheese, gruyere Dairy and Egg Products 3.102 g
  48. 48 Seeds, sesame flour, partially defatted Nut and Seed Products 3.088 g
  49. 49 Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Beef Products 3.081 g
  50. 50 Cheese, romano Dairy and Egg Products 3.071 g

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