Foods sorted by leucine content (g) divided by protein (g).
Food |
leucine (g)/protein (g) |
Tofu, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari) |
0.0805 |
Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, without salt |
0.0800 |
Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0799 |
Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried |
0.0798 |
Spices, mustard seed, ground |
0.0798 |
Beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0798 |
Nuts, pistachio nuts, dry roasted, without salt added |
0.0796 |
Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked |
0.0781 |
Natto |
0.0778 |
Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0778 |
Nuts, walnuts, english |
0.0768 |
Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried |
0.0766 |
Seeds, sesame butter, tahini, from roasted and toasted kernels (most common type) |
0.0766 |
Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, uncooked |
0.0765 |
Spices, fenugreek seed |
0.0764 |
Oats |
0.0760 |
Nuts, macadamia nuts, dry roasted, without salt added |
0.0760 |
Lupins, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0759 |
Pasta, dry, unenriched |
0.0758 |
Lentils, pink or red, raw |
0.0757 |
Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0753 |
Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0744 |
Nuts, coconut meat, raw |
0.0742 |
Spelt, uncooked |
0.0734 |
Spices, poppy seed |
0.0734 |