Foods by leucine content
Foods sorted by leucine content (g) divided by protein (g).
| Food |
leucine (g)/protein (g) |
| Sorghum grain |
0.1404 |
| Millet, cooked |
0.1271 |
| Cranberries, raw |
0.1152 |
| Carrots, raw |
0.1097 |
| Cheese, ricotta, whole milk |
0.1084 |
| Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.1050 |
| Cheese, roquefort |
0.0981 |
| Cheese, parmesan, hard |
0.0966 |
| Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D |
0.0949 |
| Cheese, camembert |
0.0929 |
| Rice, white long-grain, parboiled, enriched, cooked |
0.0873 |
| Egg, whole, raw, fresh |
0.0865 |
| Seaweed, spirulina, dried |
0.0861 |
| Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, canned |
0.0852 |
| Beans, pinto, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0849 |
| Mushrooms, shiitake, raw |
0.0844 |
| Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0840 |
| Nuts, cashew nuts, dry roasted, without salt added |
0.0839 |
| Spices, turmeric, ground |
0.0837 |
| Mungo beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0829 |
| Seeds, chia seeds, dried |
0.0829 |
| Rice, white short-grain, enriched, uncooked |
0.0828 |
| Rice, white glutinous, unenriched, cooked |
0.0827 |
| Cheese, mozzarella, whole milk |
0.0824 |
| Rice flour, white, unenriched |
0.0820 |
