Foods high in Valine
Every food and ingredient below is ranked by measured Valine content per 100 g, drawn live from 71 USDA FoodData Central measurements. Values are laboratory-analysed or survey-derived, not estimated.
Top 25 foods highest in Valine
Ranked by Valine per 100g, across Foundation Foods and FNDDS ingredients.
| # | Food or ingredient | Source | Per 100g (G) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mushroom, maitake | Foundation Food | 2.82 |
| 2 | Mushrooms, white button | Foundation Food | 2.48 |
| 3 | Mushroom, crimini | Foundation Food | 2.32 |
| 4 | Flour, soy, defatted | Foundation Food | 2.31 |
| 5 | Mushroom, portabella | Foundation Food | 2.16 |
| 6 | Mushroom, pioppini | Foundation Food | 2.14 |
| 7 | Flour, soy, full-fat | Foundation Food | 1.74 |
| 8 | Mushroom, oyster | Foundation Food | 1.65 |
| 9 | Mushrooms, shiitake | Foundation Food | 1.64 |
| 10 | Mushroom, lion's mane | Foundation Food | 1.64 |
| 11 | Cheese, dry white, queso seco | Foundation Food | 1.48 |
| 12 | Mushroom, enoki | Foundation Food | 1.35 |
| 13 | Mushroom, king oyster | Foundation Food | 1.33 |
| 14 | Mushroom, beech | Foundation Food | 1.29 |
| 15 | Flaxseed, ground | Foundation Food | 1.14 |
| 16 | Peanut butter, creamy | Foundation Food | 1.12 |
| 17 | Sesame butter, creamy | Foundation Food | 1.1 |
| 18 | Almond butter, creamy | Foundation Food | 1.09 |
| 19 | Nuts, almonds, whole, raw | Foundation Food | 0.916 |
| 20 | Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg yolk | Foundation Food | 0.846 |
| 21 | Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg white | Foundation Food | 0.779 |
| 22 | Nuts, pine nuts, raw | Foundation Food | 0.737 |
| 23 | Eggs, Grade A, Large, egg whole | Foundation Food | 0.734 |
| 24 | Fish, pollock, raw | Foundation Food | 0.67 |
| 25 | Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat | Foundation Food | 0.667 |
Lowest in Valine
For contrast — the 10 lowest non-zero values on record, per 100g.
| # | Food or ingredient | Source | Per 100g (G) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Nectarines, raw | Foundation Food | 0.012 |
| 63 | Almond milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated | Foundation Food | 0.018 |
| 64 | Pears, raw, bartlett | Foundation Food | 0.019 |
| 65 | Pears, raw, bartlett (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) | Foundation Food | 0.019 |
| 66 | Peaches, yellow, raw | Foundation Food | 0.021 |
| 67 | Oranges, raw, navels | Foundation Food | 0.022 |
| 68 | Oranges, raw, navels (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) | Foundation Food | 0.022 |
| 69 | Melons, cantaloupe, raw | Foundation Food | 0.027 |
| 70 | Butter, stick, salted | Foundation Food | 0.03 |
| 71 | Oat milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated | Foundation Food | 0.033 |
More on Valine
What Valine is, how it is measured, and where these values come from.
Valine nutrient reference →Sourced from USDA FoodData Central — Foundation Foods; not yet through an editorial verification pass.
USDA release 2026-04-30. All values are per 100 g unless stated otherwise.