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Top 50 Foods Highest in Leucine

Ranked by Leucine content per 100g edible portion. Data from USDA FoodData Central.

Leucine: benefits, deficiency & absorption tips

#1 Highest

Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced

7.36 g

Foods ranked

50

with Leucine data

Complete Ranking — Leucine per 100g

# Food Leucine (g)
1 Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced 7.36
2 Egg, white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reduced vs #1 7.17
3 Egg, white, dried vs #1 6.84
4 Soy protein isolate vs #1 6.78
5 Soy protein isolate, potassium type vs #1 6.78
6 Egg, white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reduced vs #1 6.70
7 Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native) vs #1 6.39
8 Whale, beluga, meat, dried (Alaska Native) vs #1 5.78
9 Fish, cod, Atlantic, dried and salted vs #1 5.11
10 Seaweed, spirulina, dried vs #1 4.95
11 Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction vs #1 4.92
12 Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash vs #1 4.92
13 Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, partially dried (Alaska Native) vs #1 4.82
14 Beverages, Protein powder soy based vs #1 4.60
15 Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced vs #1 4.23
16 Egg, whole, dried vs #1 4.15
17 Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native) vs #1 4.11
18 Flour, soy, defatted vs #1 4.11
19 Cheese, parmesan, shredded vs #1 4.01
20 Seeds, sesame flour, low-fat vs #1 3.84
21 Soy flour, defatted vs #1 3.83
22 Smelt, dried (Alaska Native) vs #1 3.82
23 Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat vs #1 3.81
24 Soy meal, defatted, raw vs #1 3.66
25 Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu) vs #1 3.64
26 Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu), prepared with calcium sulfate vs #1 3.64
27 Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, without added vitamin A and vitamin D vs #1 3.54
28 Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, with added vitamin A and vitamin D vs #1 3.54
29 Seeds, sunflower seed flour, partially defatted vs #1 3.50
30 Milk, dry, nonfat, calcium reduced vs #1 3.48
31 Cheese, parmesan, hard vs #1 3.45
32 Milk, dry, nonfat, instant, with added vitamin A and vitamin D vs #1 3.44
33 Milk, dry, nonfat, instant, without added vitamin A and vitamin D vs #1 3.44
34 Seeds, cottonseed flour, low fat (glandless) vs #1 3.40
35 Peanut flour, defatted vs #1 3.38
36 Milk, buttermilk, dried vs #1 3.36
37 Seeds, cottonseed meal, partially defatted (glandless) vs #1 3.35
38 Snacks, pork skins, plain vs #1 3.32
39 Soybeans, mature seeds, raw vs #1 3.31
40 Meat extender vs #1 3.26
41 Soybeans, mature seeds, dry roasted vs #1 3.22
42 Snacks, pork skins, barbecue-flavor vs #1 3.22
43 Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted vs #1 3.22
44 Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, microwaved vs #1 3.21
45 Beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted vs #1 3.19
46 Beef, loin, top sirloin filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.16
47 Beef, plate steak, boneless, inside skirt, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.15
48 Cheese, gruyere vs #1 3.10
49 Seeds, sesame flour, partially defatted vs #1 3.09
50 Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled vs #1 3.08

* All values per 100g edible portion. % Daily Values based on FDA 2020 (2,000 kcal diet). Rankings update automatically when USDA data is refreshed.