Foods high in leucine

Veal top round, braised, lean tops the list with 2.9 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,886 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Veal top round, braised, leanLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.9 g
2. 2Bison chuck shoulder clod, lean only, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.9 g
3. 3Veal top round, lean and fat, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.9 g
4. 4Veal shoulder arm, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.8 g
5. 5Veal stew meat, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.8 g
6. 6Lamb shoulder arm, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.8 g
7. 7Beaver, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.7 g
8. 8Veal rib, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.7 g
9. 9Deer shoulder, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.7 g
10. 10Veal sirloin, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.7 g
11. 11Veal shoulder, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.7 g
12. 12Veal shoulder, arm, lean and fat, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.7 g
13. 13Veal loin, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.7 g
14. 14Australian lamb shoulder arm, lean only, 1/8" trim, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.7 g
15. 15Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean only, cooked, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.6 g
16. 16Veal top round, lean, pan-friedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.6 g
17. 17Lamb stew cubes, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.6 g
18. 18Veal shoulder, blade, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.6 g
19. 19Bison top round, lean, broiledLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.6 g
20. 20Veal rib, lean and fat, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.6 g
21. 21Moose, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.6 g
22. 22Wild rabbit, stewedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.6 g
23. 23New Zealand lamb fore-shank, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.6 g
24. 24Deer, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.6 g
25. 25Veal shank, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.6 g
26. 26Lamb shoulder, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.6 g
27. 27Veal shoulder, lean and fat, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.6 g
28. 28Elk, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.5 g
29. 29Veal, cooked, leanLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.5 g
30. 30Veal top round cutlet, boneless, grilledLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.5 g
31. 31Bison ribeye, lean, broiledLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.5 g
32. 32Veal top round, lean and fat, pan-friedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.5 g
33. 33Lamb shoulder blade, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.5 g
34. 34NZ lamb hind shank, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.5 g
35. 35Veal shank, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.5 g
36. 36Antelope, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.5 g
37. 37Veal shoulder, blade, lean and fat, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.5 g
38. 38Veal sirloin, lean and fat, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.5 g
39. 39Caribou, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.5 g
40. 40New Zealand lamb neck chops, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.4 g
41. 41Deer top round, lean only, 1" steak, broiledLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.4 g
42. 42Lamb shoulder arm, choice, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.4 g
43. 43Lamb foreshank, lean, choice, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.4 g
44. 44Veal breast, boneless, lean only, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.4 g
45. 45Bison top sirloin, lean only, 1" steak, broiledLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.4 g
46. 46Veal loin, lean and fat, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.4 g
47. 47NZ lamb shoulder chops, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.4 g
48. 48Veal, lean and fat, cookedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.4 g
49. 49Muskrat, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.4 g
50. 50Veal loin chop, lean, grilledLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.4 g
51. 51Domestic rabbit, stewedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.4 g
52. 52Australian bone-in lamb rib chop, grilledLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.4 g
53. 53Lamb shoulder arm, lean and fat, choice, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.4 g
54. 54New Zealand lamb, fore-shank, lean and fat, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
55. 55Lamb loin, lean, choice, broiledLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
56. 56Veal osso buco, lean, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
57. 57Deer loin, lean, broiledLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
58. 58Elk loin, lean only, broiledLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
59. 59Water buffalo, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
60. 60Australian lamb shoulder arm, lean and fat, 1/8" trim, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
61. 61Elk round, lean only, broiledLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
62. 62Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only, cookedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
63. 63Wild boar, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
64. 64Australian lamb rib chop, fresh, lean, grilledLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
65. 65Elk tenderloin, lean only, broiledLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
66. 66Lamb shoulder, choice, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
67. 67Australian bone-in lamb leg, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
68. 68NZ lamb shoulder, frozen, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
69. 69New Zealand lamb hind shank, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
70. 70Deer tenderloin, lean only, broiledLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
71. 71Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, loin, separable lean only, cooked, broiledLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
72. 72Domestic rabbit, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
73. 73Goat, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.3 g
74. 74Lamb shoulder blade, choice, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
75. 75Veal top round, breaded, pan-fried, leanLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
76. 76Veal breast point, boneless, lean and fat, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
77. 77NZ lamb loin, boneless, lean, fast roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
78. 78New Zealand boneless lamb loin, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
79. 79Veal top round, lean, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
80. 80Horse meat, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
81. 81Lamb shoulder, lean and fat, choice, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
82. 82Veal loin chop, lean and fat, grilledLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
83. 83Veal osso buco, lean and fat, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
84. 84Lamb shoulder blade, lean and fat, choice, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
85. 85Squirrel, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
86. 86Australian lamb tenderloin, boneless, lean only, 1/8" fat, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
87. 87Bison, lean, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
88. 88Lamb foreshank, lean and fat, choice, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
89. 89Lamb foreshank, lean and fat, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
90. 90Australian lamb rib chop, bone-in, grilledLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
91. 91Lamb sirloin, lean, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
92. 92Veal top round, lean and fat, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
93. 93Australian lamb tenderloin, boneless, lean and fat, 1/8" fat, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
94. 94New Zealand lamb neck chops, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
95. 95Lamb leg, lean, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
96. 96Lamb, lean, 1/4" fat, choice, cookedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
97. 97Australian lamb hindshank, bone-in, lean only, 1/8" fat, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
98. 98Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, shoulder, whole (arm and blade), separable lean and fat, cooked, braisedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
99. 99Lamb leg shank, lean, choice, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 g
100. 100Grass-fed ground bison, cookedLamb, Veal, and Game Products2.2 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.