Foods high in valine

Crude wheat germ tops the list with 1.2 g per 100 g. Ranked from 4,886 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

Per 100 gPer servingPer 100 calories
All foodsBakedBeefBeveragesBreakfast CerealsCereal Grains & PastaDairy & EggFast FoodsFats & OilsFinfish & ShellfishFruits & Fruit JuicesLamb, Veal, & GameLegumes & LegumeMeals, Entrees, & Side DishesNut & SeedPorkPoultryRestaurant FoodsSausages & Luncheon MeatsSnacksSoups, Sauces, & GraviesSweetsVegetables & Vegetable
  1. 1Crude wheat germCereal Grains and Pasta1.2 g
  2. 2Raw oat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.96 g
  3. 3OatsCereal Grains and Pasta0.94 g
  4. 4Crude rice branCereal Grains and Pasta0.88 g
  5. 5Protein-fortified spaghetti, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.87 g
  6. 6Raw wild riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.86 g
  7. 7Crude wheat branCereal Grains and Pasta0.73 g
  8. 8Dry Japanese soba noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.71 g
  9. 9Dry enriched spinach egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.71 g
  10. 10Uncooked khorasan wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.69 g
  11. 11Dry enriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.69 g
  12. 12Dry unenriched egg noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.69 g
  13. 13Uncooked teffCereal Grains and Pasta0.69 g
  14. 14Uncooked speltCereal Grains and Pasta0.68 g
  15. 15Amaranth grain, uncookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.68 g
  16. 16Hard red spring wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.68 g
  17. 17BuckwheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.68 g
  18. 18Whole-groat buckwheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.65 g
  19. 19Whole-grain triticale flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.61 g
  20. 20Hulled barleyCereal Grains and Pasta0.61 g
  21. 21TriticaleCereal Grains and Pasta0.61 g
  22. 22Roasted buckwheat groats, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.6 g
  23. 23Uncooked quinoaCereal Grains and Pasta0.59 g
  24. 24Durum wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.59 g
  25. 25Dry enriched pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.59 g
  26. 26Unenriched pasta, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.59 g
  27. 27Millet flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.58 g
  28. 28Raw milletCereal Grains and Pasta0.58 g
  29. 29Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.57 g
  30. 30Bleached white wheat flour, 15% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.57 g
  31. 31Dry spinach spaghettiCereal Grains and Pasta0.57 g
  32. 32Whole-grain wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.56 g
  33. 33Dry enriched vegetable macaroniCereal Grains and Pasta0.56 g
  34. 34Sorghum grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.56 g
  35. 35Hard red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.56 g
  36. 36Bulgur, dryCereal Grains and Pasta0.55 g
  37. 37Dry couscousCereal Grains and Pasta0.54 g
  38. 38Fresh spinach pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.54 g
  39. 39Enriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.54 g
  40. 40Unenriched semolinaCereal Grains and Pasta0.54 g
  41. 41Barley flour or mealCereal Grains and Pasta0.52 g
  42. 42Barley malt flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.5 g
  43. 43Enriched white bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.5 g
  44. 44Unenriched bread flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.5 g
  45. 45White industrial flour, 13% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.5 g
  46. 46Bleached white wheat flour, 13% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.5 g
  47. 47Dark rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.5 g
  48. 48Soft red winter wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.5 g
  49. 49Dry enriched instant white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.5 g
  50. 50Pearled barley, rawCereal Grains and Pasta0.49 g
  51. 51Dry Japanese somen noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.48 g
  52. 52White corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.48 g
  53. 53Yellow corn grainCereal Grains and Pasta0.48 g
  54. 54White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.48 g
  55. 55White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.48 g
  56. 56White industrial flour, 11.5% protein, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.48 g
  57. 57Fresh plain pasta, as purchasedCereal Grains and Pasta0.48 g
  58. 58Dry enriched parboiled white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  59. 59Dry unenriched parboiled long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  60. 60Raw brown long-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.47 g
  61. 61Raw brown medium-grain riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.44 g
  62. 62Raw enriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.43 g
  63. 63Raw unenriched long-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.43 g
  64. 64Brown rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.42 g
  65. 65White self-rising cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.42 g
  66. 66Yellow self-rising bolted plain enriched cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.42 g
  67. 67Uncooked unenriched glutinous white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.42 g
  68. 68White self-rising cornmeal with wheat, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  69. 69Yellow self-rising bolted enriched cornmeal, with wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  70. 70Bleached enriched all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  71. 71Enriched all-purpose white flour, calcium-fortifiedCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  72. 72All-purpose flour, enriched, unbleachedCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  73. 73Unenriched all-purpose white flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  74. 74White whole-grain cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  75. 75Whole-grain yellow cornmealCereal Grains and Pasta0.41 g
  76. 76Raw enriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.4 g
  77. 77Raw unenriched medium-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.4 g
  78. 78Uncooked enriched short-grain white riceCereal Grains and Pasta0.4 g
  79. 79White short-grain rice, raw, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.4 g
  80. 80Enriched self-rising all-purpose white wheat flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.4 g
  81. 81Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.39 g
  82. 82Bleached white wheat flour, 10% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.39 g
  83. 83White industrial flour, 10% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.39 g
  84. 84Enriched white tortilla flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.39 g
  85. 85Whole grain sorghum flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.39 g
  86. 86Enriched white masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.38 g
  87. 87White masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.38 g
  88. 88Enriched yellow masa corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.38 g
  89. 89Dry gluten-free corn pastaCereal Grains and Pasta0.38 g
  90. 90Bleached white wheat flour, 9% protein, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  91. 91Bleached white wheat flour, 9% protein, unenrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  92. 92Sprouted wheatCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  93. 93Enriched white cake flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.36 g
  94. 94Protein-fortified spaghetti, cookedCereal Grains and Pasta0.35 g
  95. 95White whole-grain corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.35 g
  96. 96Whole-grain yellow corn flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.35 g
  97. 97Unenriched white rice flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.35 g
  98. 98Dry rice noodlesCereal Grains and Pasta0.35 g
  99. 99Medium rye flourCereal Grains and Pasta0.35 g
  100. 100White degermed cornmeal, enrichedCereal Grains and Pasta0.34 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.