Leucine Rich Beef and red meat

Welcome to the list of the top 80 beef and red meat highest in leucine content. Where the amount of leucine ranges from 3.22 g to 2.66 g per 100g. The top beef and red meat is Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted with the highest leucine content, which in 100g contains 3.22 g of leucine.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted has a nutritional value score of 16.00 out of 100.

Other important and leucine related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted, which is the top of the beef and red meat list for leucine content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 150.00 kcal (8% RDA), the amount of Protein is 29.81 g (53% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 3.37 g (5% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 0.00 g. The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the leucine content in Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted from the list of beef and red meat.

Top Twenty List - Highest leucine Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for leucine in beef and red meat for the top 20 beef and red meat. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted 3.22g
2. Beef, round, eye of round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted 3.19g
3. Beef, loin, top sirloin filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled 3.17g
4. Beef, plate steak, boneless, inside skirt, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled 3.15g
5. Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled 3.08g
6. Beef, top loin filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled 3.07g
7. Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled 3.05g
8. Beef, round, eye of round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled 3.04g
9. Beef, loin, top loin steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled 3.04g
10. Beef, loin, top sirloin petite roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted 3.02g
11. Beef, rib, back ribs, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, braised 3.01g
12. Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled 2.98g
13. Beef, round, top round steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled 2.98g
14. Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled 2.98g
15. Beef, rib eye roast, boneless, lip-on, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, roasted 2.95g
16. Beef, plate steak, boneless, outside skirt, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, grilled 2.95g
17. Beef, top loin petite roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, roasted 2.93g
18. Beef, loin, top sirloin cap steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled 2.92g
19. Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, roasted 2.92g
20. Beef, ribeye petite roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted 2.92g

Highest Amount of leucine per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high leucine foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the leucine nutritional content.

The food with the highest leucine content per typical serving is Beef, top loin filet, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled which contains 4.14 g in 1.000 fillet (or 135.00 g). For this serving the Energy content is 248.4 kcal (12% RDA), the Protein content is 40.3 g (72% RDA), the Total Fat content is 9.61 g (15% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 0.27 g.

Grams of leucine in beef and red meat (per 100g)

The list below gives the total leucine content in the top 80 items from the general description 'beef and red meat' each of which show the leucine amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The level of leucine can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The number of food items which are cooked are 80 items. The highest amount of leucine from the 80 cooked items is in Beef, round, top round roast, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted where the amount is 3.22 g per 100g.

Nutritional Information Summary