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Food rich in isoleucine
LIST OF FOODS WITH A LOT OF ISOLEUCINE
Foods that contain a lot of isoleucine are the following:
* Meat products rich in isoleucine
- Milk and dairy products, especially cheese and protein supplements made from milk powder (whey protein)
- Eggs, meat (chicken, pork, beef, etc)
- Fish (salmon, halibut, sardines, mackerel, etc.)
* Plant foods rich in isoleucine
Sunflower seeds contain a lot of isoleucine
In general, plant foods do not contain so much isoleucine as foods rich in animal protein. Among the richest plant sources of isoleucine, we can include:
- Nuts and seeds: Sunflower seeds contain a lot of isoleucine.
- Legumes (soy and soy products: tofu, tempeh, soymilk,…, lupins, peas, beans, chickpeas, lentils, peanuts, etc), peanut butter is specially rich in isoleucine
- Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
- Spinach
- Cereals: wheat, barley, oats, rice, etc and cereal products (such as bread, flour, and especially seitan)
- Quihuicha or amaranth
- Seaweeds
* Related information:
– How to combine vegetable proteins
List of amino acids in food | |
Essential amino acids | Nonessential amino acids |
Phenylalanine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Valine | Aspartic acid, Glutaminic acid, Alanine, Arginine, Cysteine, Cystine, Glycine, Hydroxyproline, Proline, Serine, Tyrosine |
More information on amino acids.
This article was endorsed by Elisenda Carballido - Dietitian nutritionist. Postgraduate in Phytotherapy and master in Nutrition and Metabolism.
