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