Highest Leucine in Legumes

Legumes tend to have lower leucine density compared to foods overall, but top sources in this category still provide meaningful amounts.

All foods Dairy and Eggs Fish & Shellfish Legumes Meats Nuts & Seeds
#1 6.8 g
Soy protein isolate
Full nutrient profile
#2 6.8 g
Soy protein isolate, potassium type
Full nutrient profile
#3 4.9 g
Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction
Full nutrient profile
# Food g / 100g
4 Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash
4.9
5 Flour, soy, defatted
4.1
6 Soy flour, defatted
3.8
7 Soy meal, defatted, raw
3.7
8 Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu)
3.6
9 Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu), prepared with calcium sulfate
3.6
10 Peanut flour, defatted
3.4
11 Soybeans, mature seeds, raw
3.3
12 Meat extender
3.3
13 Soybeans, mature seeds, dry roasted
3.2
14 Flour, soy, full-fat
3.1
15 Soybeans, mature seeds, roasted, salted
2.9
16 Soybeans, mature seeds, roasted, no salt added
2.9
17 Soy flour, full-fat, roasted
2.8
18 Soy flour, full-fat, raw
2.8
19 Lupins, mature seeds, raw
2.7
20 Winged beans, mature seeds, raw
2.5
21 Peanut flour, low fat
2.2
22 Papad
2.1
23 Mungo beans, mature seeds, raw
2.1
24 Hyacinth beans, mature seeds, raw
2.0
25 Beans, kidney, royal red, mature seeds, raw
2.0
26 Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, raw
2.0
27 Beans, kidney, california red, mature seeds, raw
1.9
28 Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, raw
1.9
29 Peanut butter, creamy
1.9
30 Beans, white, mature seeds, raw
1.9
31 Yardlong beans, mature seeds, raw
1.9
32 Lima beans, large, mature seeds, raw
1.9
33 Mung beans, mature seeds, raw
1.8
34 Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, raw
1.8
35 Cowpeas, catjang, mature seeds, raw
1.8
36 Peanuts, spanish, oil-roasted, with salt
1.8
37 Peanuts, spanish, oil-roasted, without salt
1.8
38 Peanuts, all types, oil-roasted, with salt
1.8
39 Peanuts, all types, oil-roasted, without salt
1.8
40 Lentils, pink or red, raw
1.8
41 Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, raw
1.8
42 Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, raw
1.8
43 Lentils, raw
1.8
44 Lima beans, thin seeded (baby), mature seeds, raw
1.8
45 Beans, yellow, mature seeds, raw
1.8
46 Peanuts, valencia, oil-roasted, with salt
1.8
47 Peanuts, valencia, oil-roasted, without salt
1.8
48 Beans, great northern, mature seeds, raw (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)
1.7
49 Beans, black, mature seeds, raw
1.7
50 Beans, navy, mature seeds, raw
1.7
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