Foods high in Valine
Top food sources of the amino acid Valine, ranked per 100 g and per serving.
Showing top 20 foods
Per 100 g: g
- 1
Egg, white, dried
6,17 g/ 100 g6,6 g (107 g serving) - 2
Egg, white, dried
5,76 g/ 100 g1,63 g (28 g serving) - 3
Egg, white, dried
5,73 g/ 100 g6,13 g (107 g serving) - 4
Egg, white, dried
5,16 g/ 100 g1,45 g (28 g serving) - 5
Soy protein isolate
4,1 g/ 100 g1,16 g (28 g serving) - 6
Soy protein isolate, potassium type
4,1 g/ 100 g1,16 g (28 g serving) - 7
Seaweed, spirulina, dried
3,51 g/ 100 g3,93 g (112 g serving) - 8
Egg, whole, dried
3,47 g/ 100 g2,95 g (85 g serving) - 9
Fish, cod, dried and salted
3,24 g/ 100 g0,92 g (28 g serving) - 10
Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native)
3,23 g/ 100 g - 11
Soy protein concentrate, produced by alcohol extraction
3,06 g/ 100 g0,87 g (28 g serving) - 12
Soy protein concentrate, produced by acid wash
3,06 g/ 100 g0,87 g (28 g serving) - 13
Egg, whole, dried
2,99 g/ 100 g2,54 g (85 g serving) - 14
CRACKER BARREL, grilled sirloin steak
2,89 g/ 100 g4,36 g (151 g serving) - 15
Cheese, parmesan
2,85 g/ 100 g0,14 g (5 g serving) - 16
Beverages, Protein powder soy based
2,83 g/ 100 g1,27 g (45 g serving) - 17
Whale, beluga, meat, dried (Alaska Native)
2,81 g/ 100 g1,27 g (45 g serving) - 18
Seeds, sesame flour
2,8 g/ 100 g0,79 g (28 g serving) - 19
Seeds, sunflower seed flour
2,78 g/ 100 g1,78 g (64 g serving) - 20
Smelt, dried (Alaska Native)
2,66 g/ 100 g
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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Best for these diets
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