Foods sorted by leucine content (g) divided by energy (kcal).
| Food |
leucine (g)/energy (kcal) |
| Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0054 |
| Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0053 |
| Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, canned |
0.0053 |
| Lettuce, green leaf, raw |
0.0053 |
| Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened |
0.0052 |
| Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0052 |
| Mushrooms, portabella, grilled |
0.0052 |
| Peas, split, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0051 |
| Lentils, pink or red, raw |
0.0051 |
| Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0049 |
| Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D |
0.0049 |
| Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0048 |
| Cauliflower, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0047 |
| Sorghum grain |
0.0045 |
| Broccoli, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0042 |
| Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw |
0.0042 |
| Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, without salt |
0.0042 |
| Miso |
0.0041 |
| Spices, mustard seed, ground |
0.0041 |
| Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned, solids and liquids |
0.0040 |
| Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0040 |
| Seeds, hemp seed, hulled |
0.0039 |
| Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0038 |
| Millet, cooked |
0.0037 |
| Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0037 |
