Foods high in Valine

Top food sources of the amino acid Valine, ranked per 100 g and per serving.

Showing top 50 foods

Per 100 g: g

Rank	Food	Per 100 g	Per serving	% DV	Category
#1	Egg, white, dried	6.17 g	6.6 g(107 g serving)	—	Dairy and Egg Products
#2	Egg, white, dried	5.76 g	1.63 g(28 g serving)	—	Dairy and Egg Products
#3	Egg, white, dried	5.73 g	6.13 g(107 g serving)	—	Dairy and Egg Products
#4	Egg, white, dried	5.16 g	1.45 g(28 g serving)	—	Dairy and Egg Products
#5	Soy protein isolate	4.1 g	1.16 g(28 g serving)	—	Legumes and Legume Products
#6	Soy protein isolate, potassium type	4.1 g	1.16 g(28 g serving)	—	Legumes and Legume Products
#7	Seaweed, spirulina, dried	3.51 g	3.93 g(112 g serving)	—	Vegetables and Vegetable Products
#8	Egg, whole, dried	3.47 g	2.95 g(85 g serving)	—	Dairy and Egg Products
#9	Fish, cod, dried and salted	3.24 g	0.92 g(28 g serving)	—	Finfish and Shellfish Products
#10	Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native)	3.23 g	—	—	American Indian / Alaska Native Foods
#11	Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction	3.06 g	0.87 g(28 g serving)	—	Legumes and Legume Products
#12	Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash	3.06 g	0.87 g(28 g serving)	—	Legumes and Legume Products
#13	Egg, whole, dried	2.99 g	2.54 g(85 g serving)	—	Dairy and Egg Products
#14	CRACKER BARREL, grilled sirloin steak	2.89 g	4.36 g(151 g serving)	—	Restaurant Foods
#15	Cheese, parmesan	2.85 g	0.14 g(5 g serving)	—	Dairy and Egg Products
#16	Beverages, Protein powder soy based	2.83 g	1.27 g(45 g serving)	—	Beverages
#17	Whale, beluga, meat, dried (Alaska Native)	2.81 g	1.27 g(45 g serving)	—	American Indian / Alaska Native Foods
#18	Seeds, sesame flour	2.8 g	0.79 g(28 g serving)	—	Nut and Seed Products
#19	Seeds, sunflower seed flour	2.78 g	1.78 g(64 g serving)	—	Nut and Seed Products
#20	Smelt, dried (Alaska Native)	2.66 g	—	—	American Indian / Alaska Native Foods
#21	Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native)	2.61 g	—	—	American Indian / Alaska Native Foods
#22	Seeds, cottonseed flour	2.56 g	0.73 g(28 g serving)	—	Nut and Seed Products
#23	Seeds, cottonseed meal	2.52 g	0.71 g(28 g serving)	—	Nut and Seed Products
#24	Cheese, parmesan	2.45 g	0.7 g(28 g serving)	—	Dairy and Egg Products
#25	Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat	2.44 g	—	—	American Indian / Alaska Native Foods
#26	Snacks, pork skins	2.42 g	0.69 g(28 g serving)	—	Snacks
#27	Milk, dry	2.42 g	0.73 g(30 g serving)	—	Dairy and Egg Products
#28	Milk, dry	2.42 g	0.73 g(30 g serving)	—	Dairy and Egg Products
#29	Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu)	2.42 g	0.41 g(17 g serving)	—	Legumes and Legume Products
#30	Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu)	2.42 g	0.41 g(17 g serving)	—	Legumes and Legume Products
#31	Milk, dry	2.38 g	0.67 g(28 g serving)	—	Dairy and Egg Products
#32	Elk, free range, eye of round, cooked (Shoshone Bannock)	2.37 g	—	—	American Indian / Alaska Native Foods
#33	Milk, dry	2.35 g	1.6 g(68 g serving)	—	Dairy and Egg Products
#34	Milk, dry	2.35 g	1.6 g(68 g serving)	—	Dairy and Egg Products
#35	Soy flour, defatted	2.35 g	2.46 g(105 g serving)	—	Legumes and Legume Products
#36	Snacks, pork skins	2.33 g	0.66 g(28 g serving)	—	Snacks
#37	Flour, soy	2.31 g	—	—	Legumes and Legume Products
#38	Leavening agents, yeast	2.31 g	0.09 g(4 g serving)	—	Baked Products
#39	Milk, buttermilk, dried	2.3 g	0.69 g(30 g serving)	—	Dairy and Egg Products
#40	Seeds, safflower seed meal	2.26 g	0.64 g(28 g serving)	—	Nut and Seed Products
#41	Seeds, sesame flour	2.25 g	0.64 g(28 g serving)	—	Nut and Seed Products
#42	Cheese, gruyere	2.24 g	0.64 g(28 g serving)	—	Dairy and Egg Products
#43	Soy meal, defatted, raw	2.24 g	2.74 g(122 g serving)	—	Legumes and Legume Products
#44	Peanut flour, defatted	2.19 g	1.31 g(60 g serving)	—	Legumes and Legume Products
#45	Cheese, romano	2.18 g	0.62 g(28 g serving)	—	Dairy and Egg Products
#46	Cheese, swiss	2.14 g	2.82 g(132 g serving)	—	Dairy and Egg Products
#47	Meat extender	2.12 g	1.86 g(88 g serving)	—	Legumes and Legume Products
#48	Seeds, cottonseed flour	2.1 g	1.98 g(94 g serving)	—	Nut and Seed Products
#49	Cheese, goat	2.1 g	0.6 g(28 g serving)	—	Dairy and Egg Products
#50	Gelatins, dry powder	2.08 g	0.15 g(7 g serving)	—	Sweets

Why Valine matters

Valine is an essential amino acid. It appears naturally in a range of whole foods and is catalogued by USDA FoodData Central with per-100 g values for thousands of ingredients. The ranked list above surfaces the highest-density food sources in the USDA dataset.

Daily intake reference

Adult Daily Value (DV)	1.8 g per day

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Showing top 50 foods

Egg, white, dried

Egg, white, dried

Egg, white, dried

Egg, white, dried

Soy protein isolate

Soy protein isolate, potassium type

Seaweed, spirulina, dried

Egg, whole, dried

Fish, cod, dried and salted

Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native)

Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction

Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash

Egg, whole, dried

CRACKER BARREL, grilled sirloin steak

Cheese, parmesan

Beverages, Protein powder soy based

Whale, beluga, meat, dried (Alaska Native)

Seeds, sesame flour

Seeds, sunflower seed flour

Smelt, dried (Alaska Native)

Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native)

Seeds, cottonseed flour

Seeds, cottonseed meal

Cheese, parmesan

Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat

Snacks, pork skins

Milk, dry

Milk, dry

Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu)

Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu)

Milk, dry

Elk, free range, eye of round, cooked (Shoshone Bannock)

Milk, dry

Milk, dry

Soy flour, defatted

Snacks, pork skins

Flour, soy

Leavening agents, yeast

Milk, buttermilk, dried

Seeds, safflower seed meal

Seeds, sesame flour

Cheese, gruyere

Soy meal, defatted, raw

Peanut flour, defatted

Cheese, romano

Cheese, swiss

Meat extender

Seeds, cottonseed flour

Cheese, goat

Gelatins, dry powder

Why Valine matters

Daily intake reference

Best for these diets

Explore other nutrients

Build a plan that hits your Valine target