Foods Highest in Leucine

Top 50 Australian foods ranked by leucine content per 100g, sourced from the AFCD.

Amino AcidsUnit: mg per 100g

#	Food	Group	mg/100g
1	Milk, cow, powder, skim	Milk products and dishes	3,419
2	Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	3,326
3	Gelatine, all types	Miscellaneous	3,283
4	Goat, meat, all cuts, untrimmed, casseroled, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	2,803
5	Bean, soya (soy), dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	2,740
6	Goat, leg, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	2,693
7	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2,610
8	Goat, forequarter, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	2,519
9	Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	2,394
10	Venison, mince, premium, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	2,385
11	Venison, leg medallion, lean, baked, roasted, fried, stir-fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	2,296
12	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2,269
13	Lentil, French, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	2,173
14	Cheese, cheddar, natural, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	2,170
15	Snapper, fillet, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2,150
16	Snapper, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2,150
17	Shark, fillet, without skin, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	2,042
18	Chicken, thigh, lean flesh, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	2,037
19	Goat, loin, lean, baked, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,970
20	Lentil, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1,961
21	Lentil, green, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1,943
22	Tuna, yellowfin, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,906
23	Seed, sunflower	Seed and nut products and dishes	1,901
24	Venison, leg medallion, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,882
25	Flathead, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,824
26	Seed, sesame, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	1,814
27	Bean, lima, dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1,804
28	Goat, forequarter, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,785
29	Lentil, red, hulled, dry	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1,766
30	Whiting, King George, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,765
31	Rabbit, farmed, whole, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,759
32	Goat, loin, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,744
33	Tuna, unflavoured, canned in water, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,737
34	Tuna, canned in brine, drained	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,737
35	Nut, peanut, with skin, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	1,735
36	Bream, fillet, baked, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,724
37	Bean, mung, whole, dried, uncooked	Vegetable products and dishes	1,717
38	Bacon, middle rasher, untrimmed, baked, roasted, fried, grilled or BBQ'd, no added fat	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,707
39	Morwong, fillet, grilled, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,707
40	Spread, yeast, vegemite	Miscellaneous	1,700
41	Goat, meat, all cuts, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,680
42	Venison, mince, premium, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,680
43	Shark, fillet, without skin, steamed, no added fat	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,675
44	Turkey, breast, lean flesh, skin & fat, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,610
45	Bean, broad, dried	Vegetable products and dishes	1,575
46	Goat, meat, all cuts, untrimmed, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,570
47	Snapper, fillet, raw	Fish and seafood products and dishes	1,570
48	Nut, almond meal	Seed and nut products and dishes	1,521
49	Nut, almond, with skin, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	1,521
50	Goat, leg, lean, raw	Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	1,509

Top Foods by Nutrient

Highest in Calcium Highest in Iron Highest in Protein Highest in Vitamin C Highest in Fibre Highest in Potassium Highest in Zinc Highest in Magnesium Highest in Sodium Highest in Folate Highest in Cholesterol Highest in Sugar

Source: Australian Food Composition Database (AFCD) Release 3, FSANZ. All values per 100g of edible portion. Rankings exclude foods where leucine value is zero or not measured.