Foods by leucine content
Foods sorted by leucine content (g) divided by protein (g).
| Food |
leucine (g)/protein (g) |
| Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0725 |
| Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry |
0.0722 |
| Watercress, raw |
0.0722 |
| Peas, split, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0717 |
| Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed |
0.0717 |
| Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned, solids and liquids |
0.0715 |
| Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties |
0.0715 |
| Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0714 |
| Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts |
0.0711 |
| Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0700 |
| Nuts, walnuts, black, dried |
0.0700 |
| Triticale flour, whole-grain |
0.0698 |
| Nuts, almonds |
0.0696 |
| Tofu, soft, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari) |
0.0695 |
| Bread, pumpernickel |
0.0692 |
| Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached |
0.0687 |
| Seeds, hemp seed, hulled |
0.0685 |
| Bread, pita, whole-wheat |
0.0685 |
| Semolina, unenriched |
0.0684 |
| Pasta, whole-wheat, cooked |
0.0683 |
| Bread, rye |
0.0681 |
| Wheat, sprouted |
0.0677 |
| Bulgur, dry |
0.0675 |
| Seeds, flaxseed |
0.0675 |
| Nuts, pecans |
0.0652 |
