Foods high in leucine

Crimini mushrooms tops the list with 8.4 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,886 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

1. 1Crimini mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products8.4 g
2. 2Maitake mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products8.1 g
3. 3White button mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products7.6 g
4. 4Pioppini mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products6.4 g
5. 5Portabella mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products6.3 g
6. 6Oyster mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products4.5 g
7. 7Lion's mane mushroomVegetables and Vegetable Products3.8 g
8. 8Shiitake mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products3.6 g
9. 9Beech mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products3.3 g
10. 10King oyster mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products3.1 g
11. 11Enoki mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products2.9 g
12. 12Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products2.1 g
13. 13Select boneless top round roast, lean, rawBeef Products2.1 g
14. 14Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products2.1 g
15. 15Cooked haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products2.1 g
16. 16Raw haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products2.1 g
17. 17Select boneless eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products2.1 g
18. 18Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products2.1 g
19. 19Dried egg whites, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products2.1 g
20. 20Eye of round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products2 g
21. 21Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products2 g
22. 22Fat-free egg substitute, liquid or frozenDairy and Egg Products2 g
23. 23Spirulina, rawVegetables and Vegetable Products2 g
24. 24Egg white, rawDairy and Egg Products2 g
25. 25Egg, white, raw, frozen, pasteurizedDairy and Egg Products1.9 g
26. 26Top sirloin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products1.9 g
27. 27Moose, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products1.9 g
28. 28Moose, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products1.9 g
29. 29Grilled beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products1.9 g
30. 30Egg white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products1.9 g
31. 31Egg white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products1.9 g
32. 32Top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products1.9 g
33. 33Raw pollockFinfish and Shellfish Products1.9 g
34. 34Raw Atlantic and Pacific halibutFinfish and Shellfish Products1.9 g
35. 35Large egg whiteDairy and Egg Products1.9 g
36. 36Cooked Atlantic and Pacific halibutFinfish and Shellfish Products1.9 g
37. 37New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, lean, rawBeef Products1.8 g
38. 38Top round roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.8 g
39. 39Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.8 g
40. 40Roasted beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products1.8 g
41. 41Eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.8 g
42. 42Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.8 g
43. 43Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products1.8 g
44. 44Top round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products1.8 g
45. 45Ribeye petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products1.8 g
46. 46Beef top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products1.8 g
47. 47Roasted turkey breast, meat onlyPoultry Products1.8 g
48. 48Dried egg whitesDairy and Egg Products1.8 g
49. 49Canned light tuna in water, no salt, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
50. 50Ling, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
51. 51Rotisserie chicken breast, meat only, cookedPoultry Products1.8 g
52. 52Roasted beef ribeye, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products1.8 g
53. 53Raw northern pikeFinfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
54. 54Northern pike, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
55. 55Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products1.8 g
56. 56Top loin steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.8 g
57. 57Raw cuskFinfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
58. 58Top round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products1.8 g
59. 59Boneless top round steak, grilledBeef Products1.8 g
60. 60Pumpkinseed sunfish, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
61. 61Raw lingFinfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
62. 62Water buffalo, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products1.8 g
63. 63Pumpkinseed sunfish, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
64. 64Lowfat cottage cheese, 1% milkfatDairy and Egg Products1.8 g
65. 65Raw mahimahiFinfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
66. 66Mahimahi, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
67. 67Cooked Atlantic codFinfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
68. 68Smoked haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
69. 69Cooked cuskFinfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
70. 70Raw Atlantic codFinfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
71. 71Water buffalo, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products1.8 g
72. 72Atlantic cod, canned, solids and liquidFinfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
73. 73Smoked mixed whitefishFinfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
74. 74Atlantic cod, dried and saltedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
75. 75Canned light tuna in water, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
76. 76Chobani nonfat plain Greek yogurtDairy and Egg Products1.8 g
77. 77Fish, cod, Pacific, raw (may have been previously frozen)Finfish and Shellfish Products1.8 g
78. 78Alaska pollock, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products1.7 g
79. 79Cooked burbotFinfish and Shellfish Products1.7 g
80. 80Cooked Pacific codFinfish and Shellfish Products1.7 g
81. 81Top round roast, lean and fat, roastedBeef Products1.7 g
82. 82Fresh yellowfin tuna, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.7 g
83. 83Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products1.7 g
84. 84Burbot, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products1.7 g
85. 85Elk, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products1.7 g
86. 86Elk, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products1.7 g
87. 87Fresh yellowfin tuna, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products1.7 g
88. 88Roasted turkey breast, meat only, with added solutionPoultry Products1.7 g
89. 89Fresh skipjack tuna, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.7 g
90. 90Fresh skipjack tuna, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products1.7 g
91. 91Ground turkey, fat free, broiledPoultry Products1.7 g
92. 92Beef top round steak, lean and fat, select, rawBeef Products1.7 g
93. 93Top loin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products1.7 g
94. 94Raw perchFinfish and Shellfish Products1.7 g
95. 95Ground turkey, fat free, rawPoultry Products1.7 g
96. 96Ground turkey, fat free, pan-broiledPoultry Products1.7 g
97. 97Alaska king crab, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products1.7 g
98. 98Perch, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.7 g
99. 99Top sirloin cap steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.7 g
100. 100Beef eye of round steak, lean and fat, select, rawBeef Products1.7 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.