Foods high in leucine

Sesame flour, low-fat tops the list with 3.8 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,886 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Sesame flour, low-fatNut and Seed Products3.8 g
2. 2Partially defatted sunflower seed flourNut and Seed Products3.5 g
3. 3Low fat glandless cottonseed flourNut and Seed Products3.4 g
4. 4Partially defatted glandless cottonseed mealNut and Seed Products3.4 g
5. 5Partially defatted sesame flourNut and Seed Products3.1 g
6. 6Cottonseed flour, partially defatted, glandlessNut and Seed Products2.8 g
7. 7Safflower seed meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products2.5 g
8. 8Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products2.4 g
9. 9Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products2.4 g
10. 10Pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products2.4 g
11. 11High-fat sesame flourNut and Seed Products2.4 g
12. 12Glandless cottonseed kernels, roastedNut and Seed Products2.2 g
13. 13Butternuts, driedNut and Seed Products2.2 g
14. 14Hulled hemp seedsNut and Seed Products2.2 g
15. 15Dried watermelon seed kernelsNut and Seed Products2.1 g
16. 16Creamy almond butterNut and Seed Products1.8 g
17. 17Dried black walnutsNut and Seed Products1.7 g
18. 18Dry roasted pistachios, saltedNut and Seed Products1.7 g
19. 19Dry roasted pistachios, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.7 g
20. 20Sunflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products1.7 g
21. 21Oil roasted mixed nuts, with peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products1.7 g
22. 22Oil roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products1.7 g
23. 23Mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.7 g
24. 24Creamy sesame butterNut and Seed Products1.6 g
25. 25Raw pistachiosNut and Seed Products1.6 g
26. 26Roasted pumpkin seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products1.6 g
27. 27Roasted pumpkin seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.6 g
28. 28Whole almonds, rawNut and Seed Products1.5 g
29. 29Salted almond butterNut and Seed Products1.5 g
30. 30Plain unsalted almond butterNut and Seed Products1.5 g
31. 31Almonds, blanchedNut and Seed Products1.5 g
32. 32Plain unsalted cashew butterNut and Seed Products1.5 g
33. 33AlmondsNut and Seed Products1.5 g
34. 34Raw cashewsNut and Seed Products1.5 g
35. 35Oil roasted almonds, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products1.5 g
36. 36Oil roasted almonds, saltedNut and Seed Products1.5 g
37. 37Oil roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.5 g
38. 38Almonds, dry roasted, saltedNut and Seed Products1.5 g
39. 39Dry roasted almonds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.5 g
40. 40Oil roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products1.5 g
41. 41Sunflower seed kernels, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.5 g
42. 42Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, lightly saltedNut and Seed Products1.4 g
43. 43Dry roasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products1.4 g
44. 44Dry roasted sunflower seed kernels, with saltNut and Seed Products1.4 g
45. 45Sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.4 g
46. 46Sesame pasteNut and Seed Products1.4 g
47. 47Ground flaxseedNut and Seed Products1.4 g
48. 48Tahini from unroasted kernelsNut and Seed Products1.4 g
49. 49Mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.4 g
50. 50Dry roasted mixed nuts with peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products1.4 g
51. 51Chia seeds, driedNut and Seed Products1.4 g
52. 52Tahini from raw stone ground kernelsNut and Seed Products1.4 g
53. 53Oil roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products1.4 g
54. 54Cashews, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.4 g
55. 55Whole dried sesame seedsNut and Seed Products1.4 g
56. 56Salted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products1.3 g
57. 57Unsalted sunflower seed butterNut and Seed Products1.3 g
58. 58Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted and toasted kernels (most common type)Nut and Seed Products1.3 g
59. 59Sesame meal, partially defattedNut and Seed Products1.3 g
60. 60Toasted sesame seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products1.3 g
61. 61Toasted sesame seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.3 g
62. 62Whole roasted and toasted sesame seedsNut and Seed Products1.3 g
63. 63Dry roasted cashews, saltedNut and Seed Products1.3 g
64. 64Cashews, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.3 g
65. 65Oil roasted mixed nuts, no peanuts, saltedNut and Seed Products1.3 g
66. 66Mixed nuts, oil roasted, without peanuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.3 g
67. 67Toasted sunflower seeds, saltedNut and Seed Products1.3 g
68. 68Toasted sunflower seeds, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.3 g
69. 69FlaxseedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
70. 70Dried sisymbrium seedsNut and Seed Products1.2 g
71. 71Dried lotus seedsNut and Seed Products1.2 g
72. 72Honey roasted almonds, unblanchedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
73. 73Brazil nuts, dried, unblanchedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
74. 74English walnutsNut and Seed Products1.2 g
75. 75Safflower seed kernels, driedNut and Seed Products1.2 g
76. 76Pine nuts, rawNut and Seed Products1.1 g
77. 77Hazelnuts, dry roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products1.1 g
78. 78HazelnutsNut and Seed Products1.1 g
79. 79Dried hickory nutsNut and Seed Products1 g
80. 80English walnuts, halves, rawNut and Seed Products1.0 g
81. 81Wheat-based nut formula, saltedNut and Seed Products0.99 g
82. 82Pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.99 g
83. 83Hazelnuts, blanchedNut and Seed Products0.97 g
84. 84Wheat-based nut mix, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.97 g
85. 85Breadnut tree seeds, driedNut and Seed Products0.94 g
86. 86Pili nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.89 g
87. 87Pinyon pine nuts, driedNut and Seed Products0.83 g
88. 88Salted cashew butterNut and Seed Products0.83 g
89. 89Dried ginkgo nutsNut and Seed Products0.76 g
90. 90Pecans, halves, rawNut and Seed Products0.67 g
91. 91Breadnut tree seeds, rawNut and Seed Products0.65 g
92. 92Acorns, driedNut and Seed Products0.64 g
93. 93Dry roasted pecans, saltedNut and Seed Products0.62 g
94. 94Dry roasted pecans, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.62 g
95. 95Raw macadamia nutsNut and Seed Products0.6 g
96. 96Oil roasted pecans, saltedNut and Seed Products0.6 g
97. 97Pecans, oil roasted, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.6 g
98. 98PecansNut and Seed Products0.6 g
99. 99Acorn flour, full fatNut and Seed Products0.6 g
100. 100Dry roasted macadamia nuts, unsaltedNut and Seed Products0.59 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.