Foods high in leucine

Snickers Marathon Protein Bar, Caramel Nut tops the list with 1.5 g per serving. Ranked from 4,886 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Snickers Marathon Protein Bar, Caramel NutSnacks · 1 bar (80 g)1.5 g
2. 2Snacks, trail mix, regular, with chocolate chips, salted nuts and seedsSnacks · 1 cup (146 g)1.4 g
3. 3Trail mix, chocolate chips, unsalted nutsSnacks · 1 cup (146 g)1.4 g
4. 4Trail mixSnacks · 1 cup (150 g)1.3 g
5. 5Trail mix, regular, unsaltedSnacks · 1 cup (150 g)1.3 g
6. 6Plain pork skinsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.94 g
7. 7Barbecue-flavor pork skinsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.91 g
8. 8Power Bar, chocolateSnacks · 1 bar (68 g)0.9 g
9. 9Luna Bar, Nutz Over ChocolateSnacks · 1 bar (48 g)0.79 g
10. 10Snickers Marathon Energy Bar, all flavorsSnacks · 1 bar (55 g)0.77 g
11. 11Slim-Fast Optima meal bar, milk chocolate peanutSnacks · 1 bar (55 g)0.69 g
12. 12Soy chips, saltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.61 g
13. 13Tropical trail mixSnacks · 1 cup (140 g)0.5 g
14. 14Microwave popcorn, 94% fat freeSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.42 g
15. 15Smoked beef sticksSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.42 g
16. 16Rice-based oriental mix snacksSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.35 g
17. 17Quaker Oatmeal To Go granola bars, all flavorsSnacks · 1 bar (60 g)0.29 g
18. 18Reduced fat nacho-flavor tortilla chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.28 g
19. 19Bagel chips, plainSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.26 g
20. 20Corn snacks, extruded, onion flavorSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.26 g
21. 21Taco-flavored tortilla chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.25 g
22. 22Nacho cheese tortilla chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.25 g
23. 23Nacho tortilla chips, enriched masaSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.25 g
24. 24SunChips Multigrain Snack, originalSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.25 g
25. 25Pita chips, saltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.25 g
26. 26Ranch tortilla chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.25 g
27. 27Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Nut granola bar, peanutSnacks · 1 bar (35 g)0.24 g
28. 28Milk chocolate coated soft granola bars, peanut butterSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.23 g
29. 29Plain corn chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28 g)0.22 g
30. 30Cheese corn puffs, unenrichedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.22 g
31. 31Corn snacks, extruded, cheese flavorSnacks · 1 oz crunchy (about 21 pieces) (28.4 g)0.22 g
32. 32Salted wheat-based sesame sticksSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.22 g
33. 33Wheat sesame sticks, unsaltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.22 g
34. 34Hard pretzels, saltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.21 g
35. 35Snacks, pretzels, hard, whole-wheat including both salted and unsaltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.21 g
36. 36Barbecue corn chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.21 g
37. 37Barbecue corn chips, enriched masaSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.21 g
38. 38Plain hard granola barsSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.2 g
39. 39Plain corn conesSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.2 g
40. 40Peanut butter soft granola barsSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.19 g
41. 41Hard peanut butter granola barSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.19 g
42. 42Sour cream and onion potato chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.19 g
43. 43Caramel popcorn with peanutsSnacks · 1 oz (approx 2/3 cup) (28.4 g)0.18 g
44. 44Hard pretzels, enriched flour, unsaltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.18 g
45. 45Hard pretzels, plain, unenriched flour, saltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.18 g
46. 46Hard pretzels, plain, unenriched flour, unsaltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.18 g
47. 47Peanut butter and chocolate chip soft granola barsSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.18 g
48. 48Cheese-flavored potato chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.17 g
49. 49Almond hard granola barsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.17 g
50. 50Raisin soft granola barsSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.16 g
51. 51Hard chocolate chip granola barsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.16 g
52. 52Soft nut and raisin granola barSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.15 g
53. 53Chocolate-coated hard pretzelsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.15 g
54. 54Nature Valley granola bar with yogurt coatingSnacks · 1 bar (35 g)0.15 g
55. 55Plain soft granola barsSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.15 g
56. 56Cheese-flavored dried potato chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.14 g
57. 57Nature Valley Chewy Trail Mix barSnacks · 1 bar (35 g)0.14 g
58. 58Almond crisped rice barSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.14 g
59. 59High fiber chewy bar, oats and chocolateSnacks · 1 bar (40 g)0.14 g
60. 60Sour cream and onion dried potato chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.14 g
61. 61Shrimp crackersSnacks · 1 serving (28 g)0.14 g
62. 62Banana chipsSnacks · 3 oz (85 g)0.13 g
63. 63Milk chocolate coated soft granola bars, chocolate chipSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.13 g
64. 64Soft graham marshmallow granola barSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.13 g
65. 65Reduced fat potato chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.12 g
66. 66Soft chocolate chip granola barSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.12 g
67. 67Microwave popcorn, oil-popped, regularSnacks · 1 cup (11 g)0.12 g
68. 68Oil-popped white popcorn, saltedSnacks · 1 cup (11 g)0.12 g
69. 69Plain potato chips, saltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.12 g
70. 70Plain potato chips, unsalted, hydrogenated oilSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.12 g
71. 71Plain potato chips, unsaltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.12 g
72. 72Air-popped popcornSnacks · 1 cup (8 g)0.12 g
73. 73Air-popped popcorn, unsaltedSnacks · 1 cup (8 g)0.12 g
74. 74Salted plain potato chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28 g)0.12 g
75. 75Cheese-flavored popcornSnacks · 1 cup (11 g)0.11 g
76. 76Crisped rice bar, chocolate chipSnacks · 1 bar (1 oz) (28 g)0.11 g
77. 77Plain potato chips, made from dried potatoesSnacks · 1 oz (28 g)0.11 g
78. 78Popcorn cakesSnacks · 1 cake (10 g)0.11 g
79. 79Reduced-fat dried potato chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.1 g
80. 80Quaker Dips granola barSnacks · 1 bar (31 g)0.091 g
81. 81Vegetable chips, made from garden vegetablesSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.088 g
82. 82Microwave popcorn, butter flavor, palm oilSnacks · 1 cup (7.9 g)0.084 g
83. 83Sweet potato chips, unsaltedSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.081 g
84. 84Microwave popcorn, butter flavorSnacks · 1 cup (7.9 g)0.081 g
85. 85Caramel popcorn, without peanutsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.081 g
86. 86Corn cakesSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.075 g
87. 87Corn cakes, very low sodiumSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.075 g
88. 88Chocolate coated hard pretzelsSnacks · 1 serving (28 g)0.073 g
89. 89Brown rice and corn rice cakesSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.07 g
90. 90Brown rice multigrain rice cakesSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.061 g
91. 91Brown rice multigrain cakes, unsaltedSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.061 g
92. 92Brown rice chipsSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.061 g
93. 93Brown rice cakes, unsaltedSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.061 g
94. 94Plain brown rice crackersSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.061 g
95. 95Brown rice and buckwheat rice cakesSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.057 g
96. 96Brown rice and buckwheat cakes, unsaltedSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.057 g
97. 97Brown rice cakes, sesame seedSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.056 g
98. 98Brown rice cakes, sesame seed, unsaltedSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.056 g
99. 99Brown rice and rye rice cakesSnacks · 1 cake (9 g)0.056 g
100. 100Taro chipsSnacks · 1 oz (28.4 g)0.049 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.