Foods high in isoleucine

Crude wheat germ tops the list with 0.85 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,886 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

  1. 1Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta0.85 g
  2. 2Protein-fortified spaghetti, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.78 g
  3. 3OatsCereal Grains and Pasta0.69 g
  4. 4Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.67 g
  5. 5Dry enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.63 g
  6. 6Raw wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.62 g
  7. 7Dry enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.59 g
  8. 8Dry unenriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.59 g
  9. 9Amaranth grain, uncookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.58 g
  10. 10Crude rice branCereal Grains and Pasta0.57 g
  11. 11Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.57 g
  12. 12Dry Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.55 g
  13. 13Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta0.55 g
  14. 14Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.54 g
  15. 15Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.53 g
  16. 16Dry spinach spaghettiCereal Grains and Pasta0.52 g
  17. 17Dry enriched pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.51 g
  18. 18Unenriched pasta, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.51 g
  19. 19Dry enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta0.51 g
  20. 20Uncooked quinoaCereal Grains and Pasta0.5 g
  21. 21Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.5 g
  22. 22Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.5 g
  23. 23Uncooked teffCereal Grains and Pasta0.5 g
  24. 24BuckwheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.5 g
  25. 25Dry couscousCereal Grains and Pasta0.49 g
  26. 26Enriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.49 g
  27. 27Unenriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.49 g
  28. 28Fresh spinach pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.49 g
  29. 29Crude wheat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.49 g
  30. 30Whole-grain triticale flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.48 g
  31. 31TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta0.48 g
  32. 32Whole-groat buckwheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  33. 33Millet flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  34. 34Raw milletCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  35. 35Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.46 g
  36. 36Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta0.46 g
  37. 37Bulgur, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.46 g
  38. 38Enriched white bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.44 g
  39. 39Unenriched bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.44 g
  40. 40Whole-grain wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.44 g
  41. 41Roasted buckwheat groats, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.44 g
  42. 42Dry Japanese somen noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.44 g
  43. 43Sorghum grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.43 g
  44. 44White industrial flour, 13% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.43 g
  45. 45Bleached white wheat flour, 13% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.43 g
  46. 46Fresh plain pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.43 g
  47. 47Soft red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.4 g
  48. 48White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.39 g
  49. 49White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.39 g
  50. 50White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.39 g
  51. 51Barley flour or mealCereal Grains and Pasta0.38 g
  52. 52Pearled barley, rawCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  53. 53Barley malt flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  54. 54Dry enriched instant white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  55. 55Bleached enriched all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  56. 56Enriched all-purpose white flour, calcium-fortifiedCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  57. 57All-purpose flour, enriched, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  58. 58Unenriched all-purpose white flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  59. 59Dark rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.35 g
  60. 60Enriched self-rising all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 g
  61. 61Dry enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 g
  62. 62Dry unenriched parboiled long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 g
  63. 63White corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 g
  64. 64Yellow corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 g
  65. 65Raw brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 g
  66. 66Enriched white tortilla flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.33 g
  67. 67Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.33 g
  68. 68Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.33 g
  69. 69White industrial flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.33 g
  70. 70Protein-fortified spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.32 g
  71. 71Raw brown medium-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.32 g
  72. 72Enriched white cake flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  73. 73Whole grain sorghum flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  74. 74Raw enriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  75. 75Raw unenriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  76. 76Brown rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  77. 77Bleached white wheat flour, 9% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  78. 78Bleached white wheat flour, 9% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.31 g
  79. 79White self-rising cornmeal with wheat, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  80. 80Yellow self-rising bolted enriched cornmeal, with wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  81. 81White self-rising cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  82. 82Yellow self-rising bolted plain enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.3 g
  83. 83Uncooked unenriched glutinous white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.29 g
  84. 84White whole-grain cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.29 g
  85. 85Whole-grain yellow cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.29 g
  86. 86Sprouted wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.29 g
  87. 87Raw enriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  88. 88Raw unenriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  89. 89Uncooked enriched short-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  90. 90White short-grain rice, raw, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  91. 91Enriched white masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  92. 92White masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  93. 93Enriched yellow masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.28 g
  94. 94Dry gluten-free corn pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.27 g
  95. 95Medium rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.25 g
  96. 96White whole-grain corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.25 g
  97. 97Whole-grain yellow corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.25 g
  98. 98Unenriched white rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  99. 99Dry rice noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g
  100. 100White degermed cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.24 g

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Source: USDA FoodData Central. Per serving uses each food's typical USDA portion. Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older.