Foods high in leucine

Raw common guavas tops the list with 0.25 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,886 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

  1. 1Raw common guavasFruits and Fruit Juices0.25 g
  2. 2Starfruit, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.25 g
  3. 3Canned apricots, water pack, without skinFruits and Fruit Juices0.18 g
  4. 4Apricots, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.16 g
  5. 5Apricots, canned, water pack, with skinFruits and Fruit Juices0.16 g
  6. 6Florida avocados, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.13 g
  7. 7Dried goji berriesFruits and Fruit Juices0.13 g
  8. 8Cranberries, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.12 g
  9. 9Jackfruit, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.11 g
  10. 10Strawberries, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.11 g
  11. 11Canned peaches, water packFruits and Fruit Juices0.1 g
  12. 12Green kiwifruit, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.1 g
  13. 13Longans, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.09 g
  14. 14Avocados, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.089 g
  15. 15Dried peaches, sulfured, uncookedFruits and Fruit Juices0.085 g
  16. 16California avocados, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.084 g
  17. 17Peaches, dried, sulfured, stewed, without added sugarFruits and Fruit Juices0.084 g
  18. 18Cherimoya, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.084 g
  19. 19Raw mangosFruits and Fruit Juices0.083 g
  20. 20Elderberries, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.082 g
  21. 21Canned peaches, juice packFruits and Fruit Juices0.082 g
  22. 22Blueberries, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.077 g
  23. 23Canned apricots, juice pack, with skinFruits and Fruit Juices0.077 g
  24. 24Bananas, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.076 g
  25. 25Canned ripe olives, jumbo to super colossalFruits and Fruit Juices0.072 g
  26. 26Canned apricots, extra light syrup, with skinFruits and Fruit Juices0.071 g
  27. 27Dried longansFruits and Fruit Juices0.071 g
  28. 28Cantaloupe, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.071 g
  29. 29Lime juice, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.064 g
  30. 30Breadfruit, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.063 g
  31. 31Strawberries, frozen, unsweetenedFruits and Fruit Juices0.063 g
  32. 32Yellow peaches, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.062 g
  33. 33Dried sulfured apricots, stewed, with added sugarFruits and Fruit Juices0.061 g
  34. 34Japanese persimmons, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.06 g
  35. 35Watermelon, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.06 g
  36. 36Asian pears, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.06 g
  37. 37Navel oranges, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.059 g
  38. 38Mamey sapote, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.059 g
  39. 39Guava sauce, cookedFruits and Fruit Juices0.058 g
  40. 40Dried peaches, stewed, with sugarFruits and Fruit Juices0.058 g
  41. 41Raw strawberry guavasFruits and Fruit Juices0.057 g
  42. 42Raw loquatsFruits and Fruit Juices0.055 g
  43. 43Canned peaches, extra light syrupFruits and Fruit Juices0.055 g
  44. 44Yellow plantains, bakedFruits and Fruit Juices0.054 g
  45. 45Navel oranges, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.053 g
  46. 46Canned pineapple, water packFruits and Fruit Juices0.053 g
  47. 47California Valencia oranges, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.053 g
  48. 48Mandarin oranges, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.053 g
  49. 49Dried figs, stewedFruits and Fruit Juices0.051 g
  50. 50Oranges with peel, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.051 g
  51. 51Canned apricots, light syrup, with skinFruits and Fruit Juices0.049 g
  52. 52Blueberries, frozen, unsweetenedFruits and Fruit Juices0.049 g
  53. 53Oranges, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.049 g
  54. 54Pineapple, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.048 g
  55. 55Sweet cherries, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.048 g
  56. 56Dried figsFruits and Fruit Juices0.047 g
  57. 57Canned peaches in light syrupFruits and Fruit Juices0.046 g
  58. 58White grapefruit, raw, CAFruits and Fruit Juices0.046 g
  59. 59Feijoa, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.046 g
  60. 60Native persimmons, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.046 g
  61. 61Figs, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.045 g
  62. 62Honeydew melon, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.044 g
  63. 63Canned blueberries, heavy syrupFruits and Fruit Juices0.044 g
  64. 64Dried sulfured apricots, uncookedFruits and Fruit Juices0.044 g
  65. 65Apricots, dried, sulfured, stewed, without added sugarFruits and Fruit Juices0.044 g
  66. 66Canned ripe olives, small to extra largeFruits and Fruit Juices0.043 g
  67. 67Canned mandarin oranges in juiceFruits and Fruit Juices0.041 g
  68. 68Bartlett pears, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.04 g
  69. 69Apricots, frozen, sweetenedFruits and Fruit Juices0.04 g
  70. 70White grapefruit, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.039 g
  71. 71Frozen unsweetened apples, heatedFruits and Fruit Juices0.038 g
  72. 72Raw grapefruit, pink, red, and whiteFruits and Fruit Juices0.037 g
  73. 73Raw white grapefruit, FloridaFruits and Fruit Juices0.037 g
  74. 74Apricots, canned, heavy syrup, with skinFruits and Fruit Juices0.037 g
  75. 75Frozen peaches, sliced, sweetenedFruits and Fruit Juices0.037 g
  76. 76Papayas, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.037 g
  77. 77Florida oranges, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.037 g
  78. 78Japanese persimmons, driedFruits and Fruit Juices0.037 g
  79. 79Pears, dried, sulfured, stewed, without added sugarFruits and Fruit Juices0.036 g
  80. 80Apricots, canned, heavy syrup, without skinFruits and Fruit Juices0.036 g
  81. 81Frozen orange juice concentrate, unsweetened, added calciumFruits and Fruit Juices0.036 g
  82. 82Dried pears, sulfured, uncookedFruits and Fruit Juices0.036 g
  83. 83Frozen orange juice concentrate, unsweetenedFruits and Fruit Juices0.036 g
  84. 84Pink and red grapefruit, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.036 g
  85. 85Apples, frozen, unsweetened, unheatedFruits and Fruit Juices0.035 g
  86. 86Canned grapefruit sections, juice packFruits and Fruit Juices0.035 g
  87. 87Canned peaches, heavy syrupFruits and Fruit Juices0.035 g
  88. 88Canned pears, juice packFruits and Fruit Juices0.034 g
  89. 89Apricots, canned, extra heavy syrup, without skinFruits and Fruit Juices0.033 g
  90. 90Pink and red grapefruit, raw, FLFruits and Fruit Juices0.033 g
  91. 91Nectarines, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.033 g
  92. 92Pears, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.033 g
  93. 93Green Anjou pears, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.033 g
  94. 94Green plantains, boiledFruits and Fruit Juices0.033 g
  95. 95Crabapples, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.033 g
  96. 96Plums, rawFruits and Fruit Juices0.033 g
  97. 97Canned figs, water pack, solids and liquidsFruits and Fruit Juices0.032 g
  98. 98Chilled orange juice, from concentrate, added calciumFruits and Fruit Juices0.032 g
  99. 99Orange juice, chilled, includes from concentrate, with added calcium and vitamin DFruits and Fruit Juices0.032 g
  100. 100Canned pears, extra light syrupFruits and Fruit Juices0.032 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.