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- PRODUCTS WITH A HIGH CONTENT OF THE AMINO ACID LEUCINE:
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- The content of leucine in dairy products and egg products:
- Leucine content in the meat, fish and seafood:
- Leucine content in cereals, cereal products and pulses:
- The content of leucine in nuts and seeds:
- Leucine content in fruits, vegetables, dried fruits:
- Leucine content in mushrooms:
These tables are adopted by the average daily need for leucine 5,000 mg (5 grams). This is the average figure for the average person. For athletes, this rate of the essential amino acids can reach from 6 to 15 grams per day. The column “Percent of daily requirement” shows what percentage of 100 grams of the product satisfy the daily human need for this amino acid.
PRODUCTS WITH A HIGH CONTENT OF THE AMINO ACID LEUCINE:
| Product name | The content of leucine in 100g | The percentage of daily requirement |
| Egg powder | 3770 mg | 75% |
| Parmesan Cheese | 3450 mg | 69% |
| Caviar red caviar | 3060 mg | 61% |
| Soybean (grain) | 2750 mg | 55% |
| Milk powder 25% | 2445 mg | 49% |
| Cheese “Poshehonsky” 45% | 1960 mg | 39% |
| Squid | 1920 mg | 38% |
| Lentils (grain) | 1890 mg | 38% |
| Cheese Cheddar 50% | 1850 mg | 37% |
| Curd | 1850 mg | 37% |
| Cheese Swiss 50% | 1840 mg | 37% |
| Peanuts | 1763 mg | 35% |
| Beans (grain) | 1740 mg | 35% |
| Salmon | 1710 mg | 34% |
| Peas (shelled) | 1650 mg | 33% |
| Grouper | 1600 mg | 32% |
| Herring lean | 1600 mg | 32% |
| Mackerel | 1600 mg | 32% |
| Meat (Turkey) | 1590 mg | 32% |
| Pistachios | 1542 mg | 31% |
| Mackerel | 1540 mg | 31% |
| Groats hulled millet (polished) | 1530 mg | 31% |
| Cheese “Roquefort” 50% | 1520 mg | 30% |
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| Meat (beef) | 1480 mg | 30% |
| Cashews | 1472 mg | 29% |
| Meat (chicken) | 1410 mg | 28% |
| Sudak | 1400 mg | 28% |
| Pike | 1400 mg | 28% |
| Feta Cheese | 1395 mg | 28% |
| Egg yolk | 1380 mg | 28% |
| Sunflower seeds (sunflower seeds) | 1343 mg | 27% |
| Meat (broiler chickens) | 1340 mg | 27% |
| Sesame | 1338 mg | 27% |
| Cheese (from cow’s milk) | 1300 mg | 26% |
| Pollock | 1300 mg | 26% |
| Cod | 1300 mg | 26% |
| Cheese 18% (bold) | 1282 mg | 26% |
| Almonds | 1280 mg | 26% |
| Chum | 1200 mg | 24% |
| Walnut | 1170 mg | 23% |
| Meat (lamb) | 1120 mg | 22% |
| Corn grits | 1100 mg | 22% |
| Chicken egg | 1080 mg | 22% |
| Meat (pork meat) | 1070 mg | 21% |
| Hazelnuts | 1050 mg | 21% |
| Quail egg | 1030 mg | 21% |
| Pine nuts | 991 mg | 20% |
| Wheat (grain, hard grade) | 970 mg | 19% |
| Meat (pork fat) | 950 mg | 19% |
| Egg protein | 920 mg | 18% |
| Pasta from flour V/s | 820 mg | 16% |
| Semolina | 810 mg | 16% |
| Wheat (grain, soft variety) | 810 mg | 16% |
| Flour Wallpaper | 800 mg | 16% |
| Buckwheat flour | 792 mg | 16% |
| Eyeglasses | 780 mg | 16% |
| Wheat groats | 770 mg | 15% |
| Buckwheat (unground) | 750 mg | 15% |
| Barley (grain) | 740 mg | 15% |
| Oats (grain) | 720 mg | 14% |
| Oat flakes “Hercules” | 710 mg | 14% |
| Buckwheat (grain) | 690 mg | 14% |
| Rye flour wholemeal | 690 mg | 14% |
| Rice (grain) | 690 mg | 14% |
| Acorns, dried | 644 mg | 13% |
| Rice | 620 mg | 12% |
| Rye (grain) | 620 mg | 12% |
| Flour rye | 580 mg | 12% |
| Barley groats | 510 mg | 10% |
| Pearl barley | 490 mg | 10% |
| Yogurt 3,2% | 450 mg | 9% |
The content of leucine in dairy products and egg products:
| Product name | The content of leucine in 100g | The percentage of daily requirement |
| Egg protein | 920 mg | 18% |
| Cheese (from cow’s milk) | 1300 mg | 26% |
| Egg yolk | 1380 mg | 28% |
| Yogurt 3,2% | 450 mg | 9% |
| Kefir 3.2% | 277 mg | 6% |
| Milk 3,5% | 276 mg | 6% |
| Milk powder 25% | 2445 mg | 49% |
| Ice cream sundae | 321 mg | 6% |
| Cream 10% | 267 mg | 5% |
| Cream 20% | 241 mg | 5% |
| Parmesan Cheese | 3450 mg | 69% |
| Cheese “Poshehonsky” 45% | 1960 mg | 39% |
| Cheese “Roquefort” 50% | 1520 mg | 30% |
| Feta Cheese | 1395 mg | 28% |
| Cheese Cheddar 50% | 1850 mg | 37% |
| Cheese Swiss 50% | 1840 mg | 37% |
| Cheese 18% (bold) | 1282 mg | 26% |
| Curd | 1850 mg | 37% |
| Egg powder | 3770 mg | 75% |
| Chicken egg | 1080 mg | 22% |
| Quail egg | 1030 mg | 21% |
Leucine content in the meat, fish and seafood:
| Product name | The content of leucine in 100g | The percentage of daily requirement |
| Salmon | 1710 mg | 34% |
| Caviar red caviar | 3060 mg | 61% |
| Squid | 1920 mg | 38% |
| Chum | 1200 mg | 24% |
| Pollock | 1300 mg | 26% |
| Meat (lamb) | 1120 mg | 22% |
| Meat (beef) | 1480 mg | 30% |
| Meat (Turkey) | 1590 mg | 32% |
| Meat (chicken) | 1410 mg | 28% |
| Meat (pork fat) | 950 mg | 19% |
| Meat (pork meat) | 1070 mg | 21% |
| Meat (broiler chickens) | 1340 mg | 27% |
| Grouper | 1600 mg | 32% |
| Herring lean | 1600 mg | 32% |
| Mackerel | 1600 mg | 32% |
| Mackerel | 1540 mg | 31% |
| Sudak | 1400 mg | 28% |
| Cod | 1300 mg | 26% |
| Pike | 1400 mg | 28% |
Leucine content in cereals, cereal products and pulses:
| Product name | The content of leucine in 100g | The percentage of daily requirement |
| Peas (shelled) | 1650 mg | 33% |
| Buckwheat (grain) | 690 mg | 14% |
| Buckwheat (unground) | 750 mg | 15% |
| Corn grits | 1100 mg | 22% |
| Semolina | 810 mg | 16% |
| Eyeglasses | 780 mg | 16% |
| Pearl barley | 490 mg | 10% |
| Wheat groats | 770 mg | 15% |
| Groats hulled millet (polished) | 1530 mg | 31% |
| Rice | 620 mg | 12% |
| Barley groats | 510 mg | 10% |
| Pasta from flour V/s | 820 mg | 16% |
| Buckwheat flour | 792 mg | 16% |
| Flour Wallpaper | 800 mg | 16% |
| Flour rye | 580 mg | 12% |
| Rye flour wholemeal | 690 mg | 14% |
| Oats (grain) | 720 mg | 14% |
| Wheat (grain, soft variety) | 810 mg | 16% |
| Wheat (grain, hard grade) | 970 mg | 19% |
| Rice (grain) | 690 mg | 14% |
| Rye (grain) | 620 mg | 12% |
| Soybean (grain) | 2750 mg | 55% |
| Beans (grain) | 1740 mg | 35% |
| Oat flakes “Hercules” | 710 mg | 14% |
| Lentils (grain) | 1890 mg | 38% |
| Barley (grain) | 740 mg | 15% |
The content of leucine in nuts and seeds:
| Product name | The content of leucine in 100g | The percentage of daily requirement |
| Peanuts | 1763 mg | 35% |
| Walnut | 1170 mg | 23% |
| Acorns, dried | 644 mg | 13% |
| Pine nuts | 991 mg | 20% |
| Cashews | 1472 mg | 29% |
| Sesame | 1338 mg | 27% |
| Almonds | 1280 mg | 26% |
| Sunflower seeds (sunflower seeds) | 1343 mg | 27% |
| Pistachios | 1542 mg | 31% |
| Hazelnuts | 1050 mg | 21% |
Leucine content in fruits, vegetables, dried fruits:
| Product name | The content of leucine in 100g | The percentage of daily requirement |
| Basil (green) | 191 mg | 4% |
| Eggplant | 50 mg | 1% |
| Banana | 59 mg | 1% |
| Rutabaga | 38 mg | 1% |
| Cabbage | 64 mg | 1% |
| Cauliflower | 172 mg | 3% |
| Potatoes | 128 mg | 3% |
| Onion | 50 mg | 1% |
| Carrots | 102 mg | 2% |
| Cucumber | 30 mg | 1% |
| Sweet pepper (Bulgarian) | 42 mg | 1% |
Leucine content in mushrooms:
| Product name | The content of leucine in 100g | The percentage of daily requirement |
| Oyster mushrooms | 168 mg | 3% |
| White mushrooms | 120 mg | 2% |
| Shiitake mushrooms | 189 mg | 4% |