Foods sorted by valine content (g) divided by protein (g).
| Food |
valine (g)/protein (g) |
| Beans, black, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0524 |
| Beans, white, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0523 |
| Seeds, pumpkin and squash seed kernels, roasted, without salt |
0.0522 |
| Asparagus, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt |
0.0521 |
| Eggplant, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0518 |
| Lentils, pink or red, raw |
0.0518 |
| Lettuce, green leaf, raw |
0.0515 |
| Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0515 |
| Buckwheat flour, whole-groat |
0.0512 |
| Buckwheat |
0.0512 |
| Tofu, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari) |
0.0503 |
| Amaranth grain, uncooked |
0.0501 |
| Cauliflower, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0500 |
| Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0497 |
| Nuts, walnuts, english |
0.0494 |
| Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt |
0.0492 |
| Wheat, sprouted |
0.0482 |
| Spices, fenugreek seed |
0.0479 |
| Soybeans, mature seeds, sprouted, cooked, steamed |
0.0473 |
| Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, uncooked |
0.0472 |
| Peas, split, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt |
0.0472 |
| Pears, raw |
0.0472 |
| Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts |
0.0469 |
| Spelt, uncooked |
0.0467 |
| Triticale flour, whole-grain |
0.0467 |
