Foods high in valine

White button mushrooms tops the list with 10 g per 100 calories. Ranked from 4,886 everyday foods (not packaged products); dried spices, protein powders and regional specialties are left out.

  1. 1White button mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products10 g
  2. 2Crimini mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products9.8 g
  3. 3Maitake mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products9.1 g
  4. 4Portabella mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products8.3 g
  5. 5Pioppini mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products6.8 g
  6. 6Oyster mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products4.9 g
  7. 7Lion's mane mushroomVegetables and Vegetable Products4.7 g
  8. 8Shiitake mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products4.5 g
  9. 9Beech mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products3.9 g
  10. 10Enoki mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products3.7 g
  11. 11King oyster mushroomsVegetables and Vegetable Products3.4 g
  12. 12Fat-free egg substitute, liquid or frozenDairy and Egg Products1.7 g
  13. 13Egg white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products1.6 g
  14. 14Egg white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products1.6 g
  15. 15Dried egg whites, stabilized, glucose reducedDairy and Egg Products1.6 g
  16. 16Egg white, rawDairy and Egg Products1.6 g
  17. 17Egg, white, raw, frozen, pasteurizedDairy and Egg Products1.5 g
  18. 18Cracker Barrel grilled sirloin steakRestaurant Foods1.4 g
  19. 19Large egg whiteDairy and Egg Products1.4 g
  20. 20Portabella mushrooms, grilledVegetables and Vegetable Products1.4 g
  21. 21Spirulina, rawVegetables and Vegetable Products1.4 g
  22. 22Dried egg whitesDairy and Egg Products1.4 g
  23. 23Cooked haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products1.3 g
  24. 24Raw haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products1.3 g
  25. 25Watercress, rawVegetables and Vegetable Products1.2 g
  26. 26Top round roast, boneless, lean, roastedBeef Products1.2 g
  27. 27Spirulina, driedVegetables and Vegetable Products1.2 g
  28. 28Raw pollockFinfish and Shellfish Products1.2 g
  29. 29Moose, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products1.2 g
  30. 30Moose, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products1.2 g
  31. 31Select boneless top round roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 g
  32. 32Top round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 g
  33. 33Raw Atlantic and Pacific halibutFinfish and Shellfish Products1.2 g
  34. 34Select boneless eye of round roast, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 g
  35. 35Eye of round steak, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.2 g
  36. 36Cooked Atlantic and Pacific halibutFinfish and Shellfish Products1.2 g
  37. 37Veal top round cutlet, boneless, grilledLamb, Veal, and Game Products1.2 g
  38. 38Veal shank, lean, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products1.2 g
  39. 39Chobani nonfat plain Greek yogurtDairy and Egg Products1.2 g
  40. 40Eye of round steak, lean, grilledBeef Products1.2 g
  41. 41Eye of round roast, lean, roastedBeef Products1.2 g
  42. 42Laver seaweed, rawVegetables and Vegetable Products1.1 g
  43. 43Veal top round cutlet, boneless, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products1.1 g
  44. 44Canned light tuna in water, no salt, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  45. 45Ling, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  46. 46Raw northern pikeFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  47. 47Northern pike, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  48. 48Raw cuskFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  49. 49Raw lingFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  50. 50Pumpkinseed sunfish, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  51. 51Pumpkinseed sunfish, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  52. 52Raw mahimahiFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  53. 53Mahimahi, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  54. 54Smoked haddockFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  55. 55Cooked Atlantic codFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  56. 56Cooked cuskFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  57. 57Raw Atlantic codFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  58. 58Atlantic cod, canned, solids and liquidFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  59. 59Smoked mixed whitefishFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  60. 60Atlantic cod, dried and saltedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  61. 61Canned light tuna in water, drainedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  62. 62Cooked burbotFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  63. 63Fresh yellowfin tuna, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  64. 64Burbot, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  65. 65Alaska pollock, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  66. 66Fresh yellowfin tuna, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  67. 67Fresh skipjack tuna, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  68. 68Fresh skipjack tuna, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  69. 69Top sirloin petite roast, lean, select, rawBeef Products1.1 g
  70. 70Veal top round, raw, leanLamb, Veal, and Game Products1.1 g
  71. 71Raw perchFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  72. 72Water buffalo, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products1.1 g
  73. 73Perch, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  74. 74Nonfat plain Greek yogurtDairy and Egg Products1.1 g
  75. 75Alaska pollock, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  76. 76Top round steak, boneless, lean, grilledBeef Products1.1 g
  77. 77Water buffalo, roastedLamb, Veal, and Game Products1.1 g
  78. 78Atlantic pollock, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  79. 79Atlantic pollock, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  80. 80Grilled beef top sirloin, boneless, lean, selectBeef Products1.1 g
  81. 81Raw ocean poutFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  82. 82Raw grouperFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  83. 83Cooked grouperFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  84. 84New Zealand beef chuck eye roll, lean, rawBeef Products1.1 g
  85. 85Ocean pout, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  86. 86Raw lingcodFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  87. 87Lingcod, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  88. 88Lowfat cottage cheese, 1% milkfatDairy and Egg Products1.1 g
  89. 89Sheepshead, cooked, dry heatFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  90. 90Walleye pike, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  91. 91Walleye pike, rawFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  92. 92Veal loin, lean, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products1.1 g
  93. 93Fish, cod, Pacific, raw (may have been previously frozen)Finfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  94. 94Snapper, cookedFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  95. 95Skinless boneless chicken breast, braisedPoultry Products1.1 g
  96. 96Raw snapperFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  97. 97Cooked Pacific codFinfish and Shellfish Products1.1 g
  98. 98Veal shoulder arm, lean, rawLamb, Veal, and Game Products1.1 g
  99. 99White mushrooms, rawVegetables and Vegetable Products1.1 g
  100. 100Top round roast, boneless, lean, rawBeef Products1.1 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.