Foods high in leucine

Skinless boneless chicken breast, braised tops the list with 2.3 g per serving. Ranked from 4,886 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

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  1. 1Skinless boneless chicken breast, braisedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.3 g
  2. 2Ground turkey, fat free, pan-broiledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  3. 3Chicken giblets, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.2 g
  4. 4Skinless boneless chicken breast, grilledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  5. 5Chicken breast, meat only, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  6. 6Rotisserie chicken breast, meat and skin, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  7. 7Roasted turkey wing, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  8. 8Stewed stewing chicken light meatPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  9. 9Fried chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  10. 10Roasted goose meatPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  11. 11Rotisserie chicken breast, meat only, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  12. 12Roasted turkey breast, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  13. 13Skinless boneless chicken breast, with added solution, grilledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  14. 14Duck, young duckling, domesticated, White Pekin, leg, meat only, bone in, cooked without skin, braisedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2.1 g
  15. 15Ground turkey, fat free, broiledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  16. 16Ostrich inside strip, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  17. 17Roasted turkey drumstick, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  18. 18Ostrich inside leg, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  19. 19BBQ rotisserie chicken breast, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  20. 20Chicken breast, meat and skin, fried in flourPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  21. 21Ostrich oyster, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  22. 22Skinless boneless chicken breast, with added solution, braisedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  23. 23Chicken breast, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  24. 24Turkey breast, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  25. 25Ostrich outside strip, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  26. 26Roasted chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  27. 27Ostrich tip trimmed, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  28. 28Duck, young duckling, domesticated, White Pekin, breast, meat only, boneless, cooked without skin, broiledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  29. 29Chicken heart, simmeredPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)2 g
  30. 30Chicken meat, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  31. 31Roasted chicken wing meatPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  32. 32Ostrich top loin, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  33. 33Stewed stewing chicken meatPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  34. 34Rotisserie chicken drumstick, meat only, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  35. 35Chicken wing, meat only, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  36. 36Ground turkey, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  37. 37Roasted turkey breast, meat only, with added solutionPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  38. 38Chicken back, meat only, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  39. 39Chicken liver, pan-friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  40. 40Turkey breast, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  41. 41White Pekin duck leg, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  42. 42Turkey, ground, 93% lean, 7% fat, pan-broiled crumblesPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  43. 43Turkey drumstick, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  44. 44Rotisserie chicken wing, meat only, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  45. 45Flour-fried chicken light meat, skin onPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  46. 46Chicken breast, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  47. 47BBQ rotisserie chicken drumstick, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  48. 48Turkey leg, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  49. 49Turkey, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  50. 50Turkey wing, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.9 g
  51. 51Chicken dark meat, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  52. 52Chicken breast, meat only, stewedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  53. 53Chicken meat, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  54. 54Stewed chicken light meat, skinlessPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  55. 55Chicken drumstick, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  56. 56Capon giblets, cooked, simmeredPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  57. 57Chicken drumstick, meat only, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  58. 58Turkey, ground, 85% lean, 15% fat, patties, broiledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  59. 59BBQ rotisserie chicken wing, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  60. 60Turkey, ground, 93% lean, 7% fat, patties, broiledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  61. 61BBQ rotisserie chicken breast, meat and skinPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  62. 62Chicken leg, meat only, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  63. 63Chicken liver, simmeredPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  64. 64Ground ostrich, pan-broiledPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  65. 65Roasted chicken light meat, skin onPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  66. 66Chicken back, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  67. 67Chicken thigh, meat only, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  68. 68Roasted capon, meat and skinPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  69. 69Stewed stewing chicken dark meatPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  70. 70Chicken thigh, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  71. 71Roasted goose, with skinPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  72. 72Whole chicken with giblets and neck, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  73. 73Simmered roasting chicken gibletsPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  74. 74Flour-fried chicken, meat and skinPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  75. 75Turkey light meat, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  76. 76Turkey drumstick, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  77. 77Turkey wing, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  78. 78Roasted turkey thigh, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  79. 79Rotisserie chicken back, meat only, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  80. 80Turkey wing, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  81. 81Roasted capon, wholePoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  82. 82Turkey, ground, 85% lean, 15% fat, pan-broiled crumblesPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  83. 83Rotisserie chicken drumstick, meat and skin, cookedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  84. 84Chicken drumstick, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  85. 85Chicken drumstick, meat only, stewedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  86. 86Pheasant breast, raw, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.8 g
  87. 87Chicken dark meat, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.7 g
  88. 88White Pekin duck breast, boneless, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.7 g
  89. 89Stewed chicken, meat onlyPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.7 g
  90. 90Simmered stewing chicken gibletsPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.7 g
  91. 91Chicken drumstick, meat only, braisedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.7 g
  92. 92Stewed chicken wing meatPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.7 g
  93. 93Roasted roasting chicken light meatPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.7 g
  94. 94Flour-fried chicken back, meat and skinPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.7 g
  95. 95Chicken leg, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.7 g
  96. 96Turkey back, meat and skin, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.7 g
  97. 97Chicken thigh, roasted, meat only, added solutionPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.7 g
  98. 98Chicken breast, meat and skin, stewedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.7 g
  99. 99Chicken neck, meat only, friedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.7 g
  100. 100Turkey, whole, meat only, roastedPoultry Products · 3 oz (85 g)1.7 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.