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Grains and Pasta Highest in Leucine

32 results
Name
Leucine
Data source
1
Uncooked Oats (Oats (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) 1 cup
2003mg (73% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
2
Uncooked Buckwheat (Buckwheat) 1 cup
1414mg (52% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
3
Whole Grain Sorghum Flour (Sorghum flour, whole-grain) 1 cup
1313mg (48% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
4
Raw Oat Bran (Oat bran, raw) 1 cup
1292mg (47% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
5
Uncooked Whole-Grain Cornmeal (Cornmeal, whole-grain, white) 1 cup
1215mg (45% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
6
Uncooked Yellow Cornmeal (Cornmeal, whole-grain, yellow) 1 cup
1215mg (45% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
7
Cooked Teff (Teff, cooked) 1 cup
784mg (29% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
8
Cooked Millet (Millet, cooked) 1 cup
776mg (28% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
9
Cooked Kamut (Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, cooked) 1 cup
743mg (27% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
10
Cooked Egg Noodles (Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked) 1 cup
584mg (21% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
11
Cooked Spinach Egg Noodles (Noodles, egg, spinach, enriched, cooked) 1 cup
582mg (21% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
12
Cooked Pasta (Unenriched) (Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt) 1 cup spaghetti not packed
546mg (20% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
13
Cooked Oat Bran (Oat bran, cooked) 1 cup
515mg (19% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
14
Cooked Oatmeal (Cereals, oats, regular and quick, unenriched, cooked with water (includes boiling and microwaving), without salt) 1 cup
505mg (19% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
15
Quinoa, cooked 1 cup
483mg (18% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
16
Cooked Japanese Somen Noodles (Noodles, japanese, somen, cooked) 1 cup
482mg (18% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
17
Whole Wheat Pasta (Pasta, whole-wheat, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) 1 cup spaghetti not packed
479mg (18% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
18
Cooked Wild Rice (Wild rice, cooked) 1 cup
453mg (17% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
19
Cooked Gluten Free Corn Noodles (Pasta, gluten-free, corn, cooked) 1 cup
451mg (17% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
20
Cooked Long Grain Brown Rice (Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) 1 cup
432mg (16% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
21
Yellow Cornmeal (Grits) (Cereals, corn grits, yellow, regular and quick, enriched, cooked with water, without salt) 1 cup
408mg (15% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
22
Couscous, cooked 1 cup, cooked
407mg (15% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
23
Cooked Bulgur (Bulgur, cooked) 1 cup
379mg (14% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
24
Cooked Japanese Soba Noodles (Buckwheat) (Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked) 1 cup
376mg (14% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
25
Cooked Brown Rice (Rice, brown, medium-grain, cooked (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) 1 cup
372mg (14% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
26
Cooked Medium Grain White Rice (Rice, white, medium-grain, enriched, cooked) 1 cup
366mg (13% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
27
Cooked Roasted Buckwheat Groats (Kasha) (Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked) 1 cup
356mg (13% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
28
Cooked White Rice (Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked) 1 cup
351mg (13% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
29
Hominy, canned, white 1 cup
333mg (12% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
30
Rice Noodles (Cooked) (Rice noodles, cooked) 1 cup
259mg (9% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
31
Cooked Pearled Barley (Barley, pearled, cooked) 1 cup
242mg (9% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)
32
Rice Bran (Rice bran, crude) 1 tablespoon
76mg (3% RDI)
Standard Release (Common)