Foods high in leucine

Top round roast, boneless, lean, roasted tops the list with 3.2 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,886 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products3.2 g
2. 2Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products3.2 g
3. 3Grilled beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products3.2 g
4. 4Inside skirt steak, lean, grilledBeef Products3.2 g
5. 5Top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products3.1 g
6. 6Top loin filet, lean, select, grilledBeef Products3.1 g
7. 7Grilled beef top loin steak, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products3.1 g
8. 8Beef top loin steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products3 g
9. 9Eye of round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products3 g
10. 10Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products3 g
11. 11Back ribs, bone-in, lean, braisedBeef Products3 g
12. 12Beef top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products3 g
13. 13Boneless rib eye steak, select, grilledBeef Products3 g
14. 14Boneless ribeye steak, lean, grilledBeef Products3 g
15. 15Boneless rib eye roast, select, roastedBeef Products3 g
16. 16Outside skirt steak, select, grilledBeef Products2.9 g
17. 17Roasted beef top loin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products2.9 g
18. 18Top round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2.9 g
19. 19Roasted beef ribeye, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products2.9 g
20. 20Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, grilledBeef Products2.9 g
21. 21Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2.9 g
22. 22Tenderloin steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.9 g
23. 23Top sirloin filet, lean, grilledBeef Products2.9 g
24. 24Bone-in ribeye steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.9 g
25. 25Boneless top round steak, grilledBeef Products2.9 g
26. 26Top round roast, lean, braisedBeef Products2.9 g
27. 27Top round roast, lean, braisedBeef Products2.9 g
28. 28Ribeye filet, lean, select, grilledBeef Products2.8 g
29. 29Top round, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products2.8 g
30. 30Select boneless tenderloin roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2.8 g
31. 31Inside skirt steak, all grades, grilledBeef Products2.8 g
32. 32Top round, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products2.8 g
33. 33Top round roast, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products2.8 g
34. 34Top round steak, boneless, all grades, grilledBeef Products2.8 g
35. 35Beef t-bone steak, bone-in, lean, grilledBeef Products2.8 g
36. 36Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products2.8 g
37. 37Boneless top round steak, grilledBeef Products2.8 g
38. 38Top round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.8 g
39. 39Porterhouse steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.8 g
40. 40Beef rib eye roast, bone-in, lean, select, roastedBeef Products2.8 g
41. 41Bottom round steak, lean, select, braisedBeef Products2.8 g
42. 42Beef mock tender steak, boneless, lean, braisedBeef Products2.8 g
43. 43Top loin steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products2.8 g
44. 44Beef chuck arm pot roast, lean, choice, braisedBeef Products2.8 g
45. 45Top loin filet, lean, grilledBeef Products2.8 g
46. 46Beef, chuck arm pot roast, lean, braisedBeef Products2.8 g
47. 47Boneless beef mock tender steak, lean, braisedBeef Products2.8 g
48. 48Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products2.8 g
49. 49Beef chuck arm pot roast, lean, braisedBeef Products2.8 g
50. 50Top round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products2.7 g
51. 51Beef, bottom round steak, lean, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
52. 52Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, leanBeef Products2.7 g
53. 53Bottom round steak, lean and fat, select, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
54. 54Top round steak, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
55. 55Grilled beef top loin steak, boneless, leanBeef Products2.7 g
56. 56Beef, bottom round steak, lean, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
57. 57Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2.7 g
58. 58Boneless beef mock tender steak, lean, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
59. 59Top sirloin filet, lean, choice, grilledBeef Products2.7 g
60. 60Eye of round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products2.7 g
61. 61Bottom round steak, lean, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
62. 62Beef top round, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
63. 63Beef, trimmed, lean, cookedBeef Products2.7 g
64. 64Ribeye filet, lean, grilledBeef Products2.7 g
65. 65Beef bottom round steak, lean, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
66. 66Beef top round, lean, choice, pan-friedBeef Products2.7 g
67. 67Beef brisket, flat, lean, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
68. 68Beef top round, choice, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
69. 69Beef chuck stew meat, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
70. 70Beef chuck stew meat, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
71. 71Tenderloin steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.7 g
72. 72Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products2.7 g
73. 73Beef chuck stew meat, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
74. 74Brisket flat half, select, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
75. 75Beef bottom round steak, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
76. 76Bone-in back ribs, all grades, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
77. 77Roasted beef top loin, boneless, lean, 1/8" fatBeef Products2.7 g
78. 78Inside skirt steak, boneless, grilledBeef Products2.7 g
79. 79Top round roast, boneless, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products2.7 g
80. 80Beef shank crosscuts, lean, simmeredBeef Products2.7 g
81. 81Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, grilledBeef Products2.7 g
82. 82Boneless beef chuck eye ribs, lean, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
83. 83Beef chuck arm pot roast, lean, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
84. 84Beef chuck arm pot roast, lean, braisedBeef Products2.7 g
85. 85Boneless ribeye roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2.7 g
86. 86Beef, lean, cookedBeef Products2.7 g
87. 87Boneless beef under blade steak, lean, braisedBeef Products2.6 g
88. 88Roasted beef ribeye, boneless, leanBeef Products2.6 g
89. 89Porterhouse steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2.6 g
90. 90Inside skirt steak, choice, grilledBeef Products2.6 g
91. 91Beef brisket flat, lean, braisedBeef Products2.6 g
92. 92Tri-tip steak, all grades, broiledBeef Products2.6 g
93. 93Ribeye steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products2.6 g
94. 94Beef brisket flat half, lean, braisedBeef Products2.6 g
95. 95Beef, brisket flat, lean, braisedBeef Products2.6 g
96. 96Beef brisket flat half, lean, choice, braisedBeef Products2.6 g
97. 97Top round roast, boneless, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products2.6 g
98. 98Beef rib eye steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products2.6 g
99. 99Beef bottom round steak, lean, braisedBeef Products2.6 g
100. 100Beef shoulder pot roast, boneless, lean, braisedBeef Products2.6 g

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.