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Foods High in Valine

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Key takeaways

  • Egg Stabilized has the most valine per 100 g among whole foods, at 3.47 g.
  • Per 100 calories, Mushrooms White Button ranks first at 7.95 g.

Top sources per 100 grams

The most concentrated sources by weight. Fortified products, supplements, and spices are excluded so the ranking reflects commonly eaten foods.

  1. 1Egg Stabilized3.47 g / 100 g
  2. 2Mushroom Maitake2.82 g / 100 g
  3. 3Seeds Sunflower Seed Flour2.78 g / 100 g
  4. 4Seeds Cottonseed Meal2.52 g / 100 g
  5. 5Mushrooms White Button2.48 g / 100 g
  6. 6Soy Flour Defatted2.35 g / 100 g
  7. 7Seeds Cottonseed Flour2.33 g / 100 g
  8. 8Mushroom Crimini2.32 g / 100 g
  9. 9Seeds Safflower Seed Meal2.26 g / 100 g
  10. 10Seeds Sesame Flour2.26 g / 100 g
  11. 11Cheese Gruyere2.24 g / 100 g
  12. 12Peanut Flour Defatted2.19 g / 100 g
  13. 13Cheese Romano2.18 g / 100 g
  14. 14Cheese Parmesan2.17 g / 100 g
  15. 15Mushroom Portabella2.16 g / 100 g
  16. 16Cheese Swiss2.14 g / 100 g
  17. 17Mushroom Pioppini2.14 g / 100 g
  18. 18Flour Soy2.03 g / 100 g
  19. 19Cheese Fontina1.93 g / 100 g
  20. 20Cheese Gouda1.81 g / 100 g
  21. 21Cheese Edam1.81 g / 100 g
  22. 22Seeds Hemp Seed1.78 g / 100 g
  23. 23Milk With Added Vitamin D1.76 g / 100 g
  24. 24Milk Without Added Vitamin D1.76 g / 100 g
  25. 25Cheese Tilsit1.75 g / 100 g

Top sources per 100 calories

The same catalog ranked by nutrient density per calorie, which is useful when working within a calorie budget.

  1. 1Mushrooms White Button7.95 g / 100 kcal
  2. 2Mushroom Crimini7.68 g / 100 kcal
  3. 3Mushroom Maitake7.5 g / 100 kcal
  4. 4Mushroom Portabella6.67 g / 100 kcal
  5. 5Mushroom Pioppini5.46 g / 100 kcal
  6. 6Mushroom Oyster4.02 g / 100 kcal
  7. 7Mushroom Lion's Mane3.84 g / 100 kcal
  8. 8Mushroom Beech3.24 g / 100 kcal
  9. 9Mushroom Enoki3.04 g / 100 kcal
  10. 10Mushroom King Oyster2.87 g / 100 kcal
  11. 11Egg Substitute Or1.65 g / 100 kcal
  12. 12Egg White1.56 g / 100 kcal
  13. 13Seaweed Spirulina1.39 g / 100 kcal
  14. 14Fish Haddock1.32 g / 100 kcal
  15. 15Elk Free Range1.31 g / 100 kcal
  16. 16Watercress1.25 g / 100 kcal
  17. 17Game Meat Moose1.19 g / 100 kcal
  18. 18Seaweed Laver1.15 g / 100 kcal
  19. 19Veal Leg1.14 g / 100 kcal
  20. 20Fish Cod1.14 g / 100 kcal
  21. 21Fish Cusk1.13 g / 100 kcal
  22. 22Fish Ling1.12 g / 100 kcal
  23. 23Fish Sunfish1.12 g / 100 kcal
  24. 24Fish Mahimahi1.12 g / 100 kcal
  25. 25Fish Burbot1.11 g / 100 kcal

Food values compiled from public nutrition databases and published research. Rankings exclude fortified products and supplements to reflect whole foods.