Foods high in leucine

Top round roast, boneless, lean, roasted tops the list with 2.1 g per 100 calories. 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 Products2.1 g
2. 2Select boneless top round roast, lean, rawBeef Products2.1 g
3. 3Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products2.1 g
4. 4Select boneless eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products2.1 g
5. 5Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products2.1 g
6. 6Eye of round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2 g
7. 7Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2 g
8. 8Top sirloin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products1.9 g
9. 9Grilled beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products1.9 g
10. 10Top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products1.9 g
11. 11New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, lean, rawBeef Products1.8 g
12. 12Top round roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.8 g
13. 13Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.8 g
14. 14Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products1.8 g
15. 15Eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.8 g
16. 16Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.8 g
17. 17Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products1.8 g
18. 18Top round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products1.8 g
19. 19Ribeye petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products1.8 g
20. 20Beef top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products1.8 g
21. 21Roasted beef ribeye, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products1.8 g
22. 22Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products1.8 g
23. 23Top loin steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.8 g
24. 24Top round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products1.8 g
25. 25Boneless top round steak, grilledBeef Products1.8 g
26. 26Top round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products1.7 g
27. 27Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products1.7 g
28. 28Beef top round steak, lean and fat, select, rawBeef Products1.7 g
29. 29Top loin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products1.7 g
30. 30Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.7 g
31. 31Beef eye of round steak, lean and fat, select, rawBeef Products1.7 g
32. 32Beef eye of round roast, rawBeef Products1.7 g
33. 33Beef top round roast, rawBeef Products1.7 g
34. 34Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, grilledBeef Products1.7 g
35. 35Top round roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.7 g
36. 36Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.7 g
37. 37Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products1.7 g
38. 38Eye of round steak, lean and fat, grilledBeef Products1.7 g
39. 39Beef, loin, top sirloin petite roast/filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, rawBeef Products1.7 g
40. 40Tenderloin roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.7 g
41. 41Tenderloin steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.7 g
42. 42Eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.7 g
43. 43Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.7 g
44. 44Top round steak, boneless, all grades, grilledBeef Products1.7 g
45. 45Top sirloin filet, lean, grilledBeef Products1.7 g
46. 46Eye of round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products1.7 g
47. 47Select boneless tenderloin roast, lean, roastedBeef Products1.7 g
48. 48Top loin filet, lean, select, grilledBeef Products1.7 g
49. 49Top round roast, boneless, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products1.7 g
50. 50Grilled beef top loin steak, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products1.7 g
51. 51Boneless top round steak, grilledBeef Products1.7 g
52. 52Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products1.6 g
53. 53Roasted beef top loin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products1.6 g
54. 54Beef top round steak, rawBeef Products1.6 g
55. 55Boneless rib eye steak, select, rawBeef Products1.6 g
56. 56Beef eye of round roast, rawBeef Products1.6 g
57. 57Beef eye of round steak, lean and fat, rawBeef Products1.6 g
58. 58Beef top round roast, lean and fat, rawBeef Products1.6 g
59. 59Top round roast, boneless, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products1.6 g
60. 60Select porterhouse steak, lean, rawBeef Products1.6 g
61. 61Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, leanBeef Products1.6 g
62. 62Beef top loin steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products1.6 g
63. 63Eye of round steak, lean and fat, grilledBeef Products1.6 g
64. 64Ribeye petite roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.6 g
65. 65T-bone steak, bone-in, lean, rawBeef Products1.6 g
66. 66Beef top round steak, lean and fat, choice, rawBeef Products1.6 g
67. 67Top sirloin filet, lean, choice, grilledBeef Products1.6 g
68. 68Top sirloin roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.6 g
69. 69Beef, rib eye steak/roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, rawBeef Products1.6 g
70. 70Eye of round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products1.6 g
71. 71Beef top round roast, lean and fat, choice, rawBeef Products1.6 g
72. 72Beef eye of round roast, rawBeef Products1.6 g
73. 73Beef eye of round steak, lean and fat, choice, rawBeef Products1.6 g
74. 74Eye of round steak, lean and fat, grilledBeef Products1.6 g
75. 75Boneless rib eye steak, select, grilledBeef Products1.6 g
76. 76Boneless ribeye steak, lean, grilledBeef Products1.6 g
77. 77Beef, trimmed cuts, lean, rawBeef Products1.5 g
78. 78Ribeye filet, lean, select, grilledBeef Products1.5 g
79. 79Beef, trimmed cuts, lean, rawBeef Products1.5 g
80. 80Top loin steak, lean, rawBeef Products1.5 g
81. 81Eye of round roast, lean and fat, choice, roastedBeef Products1.5 g
82. 82Top loin steak, lean, rawBeef Products1.5 g
83. 83Top loin steak, lean, rawBeef Products1.5 g
84. 84Boneless beef mock tender steak, lean, braisedBeef Products1.5 g
85. 85Top round roast, lean, braisedBeef Products1.5 g
86. 86Boneless beef mock tender steak, lean, rawBeef Products1.5 g
87. 87Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, rawBeef Products1.5 g
88. 88Shoulder pot roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.5 g
89. 89Top sirloin roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products1.5 g
90. 90Eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.5 g
91. 91Roasted beef ribeye, boneless, leanBeef Products1.5 g
92. 92Beef, top loin petite roast/filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, rawBeef Products1.5 g
93. 93Beef, Australian, imported, grass-fed, loin, top sirloin cap-off steak/roast, boneless, separable lean only, rawBeef Products1.5 g
94. 94Tenderloin roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.5 g
95. 95Tenderloin steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.5 g
96. 96Mock tender steak, select, broiledBeef Products1.5 g
97. 97Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, grilledBeef Products1.5 g
98. 98Beef chuck for stew, lean and fat, rawBeef Products1.5 g
99. 99Boneless rib eye roast, select, roastedBeef Products1.5 g
100. 100Tenderloin roast, lean, roastedBeef Products1.5 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.