Highest Leucine in Foods

Ranked by leucine content per 100g across all food categories.

All foods Dairy and Eggs Fish & Shellfish Legumes Meats Nuts & Seeds
#1 7.4 g
Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Eggs
Full nutrient profile
#2 7.2 g
Egg, white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Eggs
Full nutrient profile
#3 6.8 g
Egg, white, dried Dairy and Eggs
Full nutrient profile
# Food Category g / 100g
4 Soy protein isolate Legumes
6.8
5 Soy protein isolate, potassium type Legumes
6.8
6 Egg, white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Eggs
6.7
7 Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native)
6.4
8 Whale, beluga, meat, dried (Alaska Native)
5.8
9 Fish, cod, Atlantic, dried and salted Fish & Shellfish
5.1
10 Seaweed, spirulina, dried Vegetables
4.9
11 Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction Legumes
4.9
12 Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash Legumes
4.9
13 Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, partially dried (Alaska Native)
4.8
14 Beverages, Protein powder soy based
4.6
15 Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced Dairy and Eggs
4.2
16 Egg, whole, dried Dairy and Eggs
4.2
17 Flour, soy, defatted Legumes
4.1
18 Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native)
4.1
19 Cheese, parmesan, shredded Dairy and Eggs
4.0
20 Seeds, sesame flour, low-fat Nuts & Seeds
3.8
21 Soy flour, defatted Legumes
3.8
22 Smelt, dried (Alaska Native)
3.8
23 Mollusks, whelk, unspecified, cooked, moist heat Fish & Shellfish
3.8
24 Soy meal, defatted, raw Legumes
3.7
25 Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu) Legumes
3.6
26 Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu), prepared with calcium sulfate Legumes
3.6
27 Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, without added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Eggs
3.5
28 Milk, dry, nonfat, regular, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Eggs
3.5
29 Seeds, sunflower seed flour, partially defatted Nuts & Seeds
3.5
30 Milk, dry, nonfat, calcium reduced Dairy and Eggs
3.5
31 Cheese, parmesan, hard Dairy and Eggs
3.5
32 Milk, dry, nonfat, instant, with added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Eggs
3.4
33 Milk, dry, nonfat, instant, without added vitamin A and vitamin D Dairy and Eggs
3.4
34 Seeds, cottonseed flour, low fat (glandless) Nuts & Seeds
3.4
35 Peanut flour, defatted Legumes
3.4
36 Milk, buttermilk, dried Dairy and Eggs
3.4
37 Seeds, cottonseed meal, partially defatted (glandless) Nuts & Seeds
3.4
38 Snacks, pork skins, plain
3.3
39 Soybeans, mature seeds, raw Legumes
3.3
40 Meat extender Legumes
3.3
41 Soybeans, mature seeds, dry roasted Legumes
3.2
42 Snacks, pork skins, barbecue-flavor
3.2
43 Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted Meats
3.2
44 Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, microwaved Meats
3.2
45 Beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted Meats
3.2
46 Beef, loin, top sirloin filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Meats
3.2
47 Beef, plate steak, boneless, inside skirt, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled Meats
3.2
48 Cheese, gruyere Dairy and Eggs
3.1
49 Seeds, sesame flour, partially defatted Nuts & Seeds
3.1
50 Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled Meats
3.1
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