Foods high in leucine

Plain pork skins tops the list with 0.61 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,886 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Plain pork skinsSnacks0.61 g
2. 2Barbecue-flavor pork skinsSnacks0.6 g
3. 3Soy chips, saltedSnacks0.56 g
4. 4Snickers Marathon Protein Bar, Caramel NutSnacks0.47 g
5. 5Luna Bar, Nutz Over ChocolateSnacks0.41 g
6. 6Air-popped popcorn, unsaltedSnacks0.39 g
7. 7Air-popped popcornSnacks0.38 g
8. 8Microwave popcorn, 94% fat freeSnacks0.37 g
9. 9Power Bar, chocolateSnacks0.37 g
10. 10Snickers Marathon Energy Bar, all flavorsSnacks0.36 g
11. 11Slim-Fast Optima meal bar, milk chocolate peanutSnacks0.32 g
12. 12Popcorn cakesSnacks0.27 g
13. 13Smoked beef sticksSnacks0.27 g
14. 14Rice-based oriental mix snacksSnacks0.25 g
15. 15Reduced fat nacho-flavor tortilla chipsSnacks0.22 g
16. 16Oil-popped white popcorn, saltedSnacks0.22 g
17. 17Corn cakesSnacks0.22 g
18. 18Corn cakes, very low sodiumSnacks0.22 g
19. 19Snacks, pretzels, hard, whole-wheat including both salted and unsaltedSnacks0.21 g
20. 20Bagel chips, plainSnacks0.2 g
21. 21Brown rice and corn rice cakesSnacks0.2 g
22. 22Microwave popcorn, butter flavor, palm oilSnacks0.2 g
23. 23Snacks, trail mix, regular, with chocolate chips, salted nuts and seedsSnacks0.2 g
24. 24Trail mix, chocolate chips, unsalted nutsSnacks0.2 g
25. 25Hard pretzels, saltedSnacks0.2 g
26. 26Cheese-flavored popcornSnacks0.19 g
27. 27Trail mixSnacks0.19 g
28. 28Trail mix, regular, unsaltedSnacks0.19 g
29. 29Pita chips, saltedSnacks0.19 g
30. 30Microwave popcorn, oil-popped, regularSnacks0.19 g
31. 31Taco-flavored tortilla chipsSnacks0.19 g
32. 32Microwave popcorn, butter flavorSnacks0.18 g
33. 33Corn snacks, extruded, onion flavorSnacks0.18 g
34. 34SunChips Multigrain Snack, originalSnacks0.18 g
35. 35Brown rice multigrain rice cakesSnacks0.18 g
36. 36Brown rice multigrain cakes, unsaltedSnacks0.18 g
37. 37Brown rice chipsSnacks0.18 g
38. 38Brown rice cakes, unsaltedSnacks0.17 g
39. 39Plain brown rice crackersSnacks0.17 g
40. 40Ranch tortilla chipsSnacks0.17 g
41. 41Nacho tortilla chips, enriched masaSnacks0.17 g
42. 42Nacho cheese tortilla chipsSnacks0.17 g
43. 43Brown rice and buckwheat rice cakesSnacks0.17 g
44. 44Brown rice and buckwheat cakes, unsaltedSnacks0.17 g
45. 45Hard pretzels, enriched flour, unsaltedSnacks0.17 g
46. 46Hard pretzels, plain, unenriched flour, saltedSnacks0.17 g
47. 47Hard pretzels, plain, unenriched flour, unsaltedSnacks0.17 g
48. 48Peanut butter soft granola barsSnacks0.16 g
49. 49Brown rice and rye rice cakesSnacks0.16 g
50. 50Caramel popcorn with peanutsSnacks0.16 g
51. 51Brown rice cakes, sesame seedSnacks0.16 g
52. 52Brown rice cakes, sesame seed, unsaltedSnacks0.16 g
53. 53Milk chocolate coated soft granola bars, peanut butterSnacks0.16 g
54. 54Plain hard granola barsSnacks0.15 g
55. 55Plain corn chipsSnacks0.15 g
56. 56Peanut butter and chocolate chip soft granola barsSnacks0.15 g
57. 57Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Nut granola bar, peanutSnacks0.14 g
58. 58Barbecue corn chipsSnacks0.14 g
59. 59Barbecue corn chips, enriched masaSnacks0.14 g
60. 60Salted wheat-based sesame sticksSnacks0.14 g
61. 61Wheat sesame sticks, unsaltedSnacks0.14 g
62. 62Hard peanut butter granola barSnacks0.14 g
63. 63Cheese corn puffs, unenrichedSnacks0.14 g
64. 64Plain corn conesSnacks0.14 g
65. 65Corn snacks, extruded, cheese flavorSnacks0.14 g
66. 66Raisin soft granola barsSnacks0.13 g
67. 67Hard chocolate chip granola barsSnacks0.13 g
68. 68Quaker Oatmeal To Go granola bars, all flavorsSnacks0.12 g
69. 69Sour cream and onion potato chipsSnacks0.12 g
70. 70Plain soft granola barsSnacks0.12 g
71. 71Cheese-flavored potato chipsSnacks0.12 g
72. 72Soft nut and raisin granola barSnacks0.12 g
73. 73Almond hard granola barsSnacks0.12 g
74. 74Chocolate-coated hard pretzelsSnacks0.12 g
75. 75Shrimp crackersSnacks0.11 g
76. 76Almond crisped rice barSnacks0.11 g
77. 77Soft graham marshmallow granola barSnacks0.11 g
78. 78Soft chocolate chip granola barSnacks0.1 g
79. 79Milk chocolate coated soft granola bars, chocolate chipSnacks0.1 g
80. 80Nature Valley granola bar with yogurt coatingSnacks0.1 g
81. 81Nature Valley Chewy Trail Mix barSnacks0.099 g
82. 82Crisped rice bar, chocolate chipSnacks0.097 g
83. 83Cheese-flavored dried potato chipsSnacks0.092 g
84. 84Reduced fat potato chipsSnacks0.091 g
85. 85High fiber chewy bar, oats and chocolateSnacks0.09 g
86. 86Sour cream and onion dried potato chipsSnacks0.089 g
87. 87Tropical trail mixSnacks0.081 g
88. 88Salted plain potato chipsSnacks0.079 g
89. 89Plain potato chips, saltedSnacks0.078 g
90. 90Plain potato chips, unsalted, hydrogenated oilSnacks0.078 g
91. 91Plain potato chips, unsaltedSnacks0.078 g
92. 92Reduced-fat dried potato chipsSnacks0.074 g
93. 93Plain potato chips, made from dried potatoesSnacks0.071 g
94. 94Caramel popcorn, without peanutsSnacks0.066 g
95. 95Vegetable chips, made from garden vegetablesSnacks0.065 g
96. 96Quaker Dips granola barSnacks0.061 g
97. 97Chocolate coated hard pretzelsSnacks0.056 g
98. 98Sweet potato chips, unsaltedSnacks0.054 g
99. 99Taro chipsSnacks0.035 g
100. 100Banana chipsSnacks0.03 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.