Foods high in leucine

Incaparina dry mix, unprepared tops the list with 2.4 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,886 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Incaparina dry mix, unpreparedBreakfast Cereals2.4 g
2. 2Toasted wheat germ cereal, plainBreakfast Cereals2 g
3. 3Enriched white corn grits, dryBreakfast Cereals1.2 g
4. 4Unenriched yellow corn grits, dryBreakfast Cereals1.1 g
5. 5Fortified puffed wheat cerealBreakfast Cereals1.1 g
6. 6Ralston Corn BiscuitsBreakfast Cereals1 g
7. 7Ralston Corn FlakesBreakfast Cereals1 g
8. 8Oat cereal, regular and quick, unfortified, dryBreakfast Cereals0.98 g
9. 9Homemade granolaBreakfast Cereals0.98 g
10. 10Fortified instant plain oats, dryBreakfast Cereals0.96 g
11. 11Ralston Tasteeos cerealBreakfast Cereals0.85 g
12. 12Enriched quick farina, dryBreakfast Cereals0.85 g
13. 13Cream of Wheat, 1 min, dryBreakfast Cereals0.85 g
14. 14Cream of Wheat, 2 1/2 minute, dryBreakfast Cereals0.83 g
15. 15Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS, honey roastedBreakfast Cereals0.8 g
16. 16Cream of Wheat instant, dryBreakfast Cereals0.8 g
17. 17Ralston Crispy HexagonsBreakfast Cereals0.8 g
18. 18Cream of Wheat cereal, regular, dryBreakfast Cereals0.8 g
19. 19Unenriched farina, dryBreakfast Cereals0.72 g
20. 20Post Shredded Wheat, original big biscuitBreakfast Cereals0.68 g
21. 21Ralston Enriched Wheat Bran FlakesBreakfast Cereals0.68 g
22. 22Ralston Crisp Rice cerealBreakfast Cereals0.59 g
23. 23Fortified puffed rice cerealBreakfast Cereals0.53 g
24. 24Cream of rice cereal, dryBreakfast Cereals0.52 g
25. 25Malt-O-Meal Golden PuffsBreakfast Cereals0.43 g
26. 26Post Raisin Bran cerealBreakfast Cereals0.41 g
27. 27Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 1 minute cook time, cooked with water, microwaved, without saltBreakfast Cereals0.24 g
28. 28Cereals, QUAKER, corn grits, instant, plain, prepared (microwaved or boiling water added), without saltBreakfast Cereals0.23 g
29. 29Oat cereal, regular and quick, cooked, no saltBreakfast Cereals0.22 g
30. 30Enriched white corn grits, cooked, saltedBreakfast Cereals0.21 g
31. 31Enriched white corn grits, cooked, unsaltedBreakfast Cereals0.21 g
32. 32Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved)Breakfast Cereals0.2 g
33. 33Enriched yellow corn grits, cooked, unsaltedBreakfast Cereals0.17 g
34. 34Enriched yellow corn grits, cooked, saltedBreakfast Cereals0.17 g
35. 35Enriched quick farina, cooked, unsaltedBreakfast Cereals0.15 g
36. 36Enriched farina, cooked with water, with saltBreakfast Cereals0.15 g
37. 37Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 2 1/2 minute cook time, cooked with water, microwaved, without saltBreakfast Cereals0.14 g
38. 38Cream of Wheat cereal, instant, prepared, no saltBreakfast Cereals0.14 g
39. 39Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 1 minute cook time, cooked with water, stove-top, without saltBreakfast Cereals0.12 g
40. 40Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, 2 1/2 minute cook time, cooked with water, stove-top, without saltBreakfast Cereals0.11 g
41. 41Cream of wheat, regular, cooked with water, with saltBreakfast Cereals0.11 g
42. 42Cream of Wheat regular, cooked, unsaltedBreakfast Cereals0.11 g
43. 43Cream of rice, cooked with water, with saltBreakfast Cereals0.073 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.