Foods high in leucine

Beef chuck eye ribs, boneless, lean, raw tops the list with 5.9 g per serving. Ranked from 4,886 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

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  1. 1Beef chuck eye ribs, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (340 g)5.9 g
  2. 2Beef chuck eye ribs, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (331 g)5.7 g
  3. 3Boneless beef chuck eye ribs, lean, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (325 g)5.6 g
  4. 4Beef chuck eye ribs, boneless, lean and fat, select, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (340 g)5.2 g
  5. 5Boneless beef chuck eye ribs, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (331 g)5.1 g
  6. 6Beef chuck eye ribs, boneless, lean and fat, choice, rawBeef Products · 1 piece (325 g)4.9 g
  7. 7Select boneless top round roast, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.7 g
  8. 8Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.7 g
  9. 9New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.7 g
  10. 10Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.7 g
  11. 11Select boneless eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.7 g
  12. 12Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.7 g
  13. 13Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.7 g
  14. 14Top loin steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.7 g
  15. 15Grilled beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.7 g
  16. 16Inside skirt steak, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.7 g
  17. 17Top sirloin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.7 g
  18. 18Top loin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
  19. 19Select porterhouse steak, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
  20. 20Beef, rib eye steak/roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
  21. 21Top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
  22. 22Mock tender steak, select, broiledBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
  23. 23Boneless rib eye steak, select, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
  24. 24Top loin filet, lean, select, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
  25. 25T-bone steak, bone-in, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
  26. 26Grilled beef top loin steak, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
  27. 27Beef top loin steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
  28. 28Eye of round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
  29. 29Tenderloin roast, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
  30. 30Tenderloin steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
  31. 31Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
  32. 32Back ribs, bone-in, lean, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.6 g
  33. 33New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.6 g
  34. 34Ribeye petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.5 g
  35. 35Beef top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.5 g
  36. 36Boneless rib eye steak, select, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.5 g
  37. 37Boneless ribeye steak, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.5 g
  38. 38Beef, rib eye steak/roast, bone-in, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.5 g
  39. 39Inside skirt steak, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.5 g
  40. 40Boneless rib eye roast, select, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.5 g
  41. 41Top round roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.5 g
  42. 42Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.5 g
  43. 43Outside skirt steak, select, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.5 g
  44. 44Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.5 g
  45. 45Roasted beef top loin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.5 g
  46. 46Eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.5 g
  47. 47Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.5 g
  48. 48Top round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.5 g
  49. 49Roasted beef ribeye, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.5 g
  50. 50Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.5 g
  51. 51Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.5 g
  52. 52Tenderloin steak, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.5 g
  53. 53Top loin steak, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.5 g
  54. 54Top loin steak, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.5 g
  55. 55Beef, loin, top sirloin petite roast/filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.4 g
  56. 56Top sirloin filet, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  57. 57Bone-in ribeye steak, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  58. 58Boneless top round steak, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  59. 59Top round roast, lean, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  60. 60Top round roast, lean, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  61. 61Ribeye filet, lean, select, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  62. 62Top round, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  63. 63Select boneless tenderloin roast, lean, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  64. 64Ribeye petite roast, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.4 g
  65. 65Beef, top loin petite roast/filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.4 g
  66. 66Inside skirt steak, all grades, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  67. 67Top round, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  68. 68Top round roast, lean and fat, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  69. 69Top round steak, boneless, all grades, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  70. 70Beef t-bone steak, bone-in, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  71. 71Top round roast, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.4 g
  72. 72Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.4 g
  73. 73Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  74. 74Boneless top round steak, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  75. 75Top round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  76. 76Porterhouse steak, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  77. 77Eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.4 g
  78. 78Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.4 g
  79. 79Beef rib eye roast, bone-in, lean, select, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  80. 80Bottom round steak, lean, select, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  81. 81T-bone steak, bone-in, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.4 g
  82. 82Beef mock tender steak, boneless, lean, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  83. 83Top loin steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.4 g
  84. 84Beef top round steak, lean and fat, select, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.4 g
  85. 85Beef chuck arm pot roast, lean, choice, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.3 g
  86. 86Beef top round roast, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.3 g
  87. 87Top loin filet, lean, grilledBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.3 g
  88. 88Beef, chuck arm pot roast, lean, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.3 g
  89. 89Boneless beef mock tender steak, lean, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.3 g
  90. 90Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.3 g
  91. 91Beef chuck arm pot roast, lean, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.3 g
  92. 92Top sirloin roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.3 g
  93. 93Ribeye steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.3 g
  94. 94Beef, rib eye steak/roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.3 g
  95. 95Top round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.3 g
  96. 96Top loin steak, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.3 g
  97. 97Tenderloin roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.3 g
  98. 98Tenderloin steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.3 g
  99. 99Beef eye of round roast, rawBeef Products · 4 oz (113 g)2.3 g
  100. 100Beef, bottom round steak, lean, braisedBeef Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.3 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.