Amount of Meats to Reach Leucine Threshold

All weights are of raw meat

Chicken breast (no skin no bone)

6.6oz ~ 3.2g leucine

9oz ~ 4.4g leucine

.485g leucine/oz

Turkey Breast (no skin no bone)

 5.8oz ~ 3.2g leucine

8oz ~ 4.4g leucine

.549g leucine/oz

Beef Sirloin fat trimmed

7oz ~ 3.2g leucine

9.7g ~ 4.4g leucine

.452g leucine/oz

Ground beef 90%

7.3oz ~ 3.2g leucine

10oz ~ 4.4g leucine

.437g leucine/oz

Ground beef 80%

8.5oz ~ 3.2g leucine

11.75 ~ 4.4g leucine

.375g leucine/oz

Ground Lamb

9oz ~ 3.2g leucine

12oz ~ 4.4g leucine

.361g leucine/oz

Lamb Chops lean

7oz ~ 3.2g leucine

10oz ~ 4.4g leucine

.445g leucine/oz

Ground Bison

6.5oz ~ 3.2g leucine

9oz ~ 4.4g Leucine

.486g leucine/oz

whole eggs

Jumbo ~ .685g leucine (5-7 eggs)

Ex Lg ~ .609g leucine (5-8 eggs)

Lg ~ .544g leucine (6-9 eggs)

medium ~ .479g leucine (7-10 eggs)

small ~ .413g leucine (8-11 eggs)

Egg whites12oz ~ 3.2g leucine

16oz ~ 4.4g leucine

.284g/oz

Shrimp (wild caught)

7oz ~ 3.2g leucine

9.75oz ~ 4.4g leucine

.451g leucine/oz

Salmon (wild caught)

7oz ~ 3.2g leucine

9.75oz ~ 4.4g leucine

.452g leucine/oz

Cod (wild caught)

8oz ~ 3.2g leucine

11oz ~ 4.4g leucine

.405g leucine/oz

Tilapia

7oz ~ 3.2g leucine

9.75oz ~ 4.4g Leucine

.449g leucine/oz

Halibut

6.75oz ~ 3.2g leucine

9.25oz ~ 4.4g leucine

.474g leucine/oz

Pork Sirloin

7oz ~ 3.2g leucine

9.5oz ~ 4.4g leucine

.461g leucine/oz

Ham

5.25oz ~ 3.2g leucine

7.25oz ~ 4.4g leucine

.618g leucine/oz

Lobster

7.75oz ~ 3.2g leucine

10.5oz ~ 4.4g leucine

.418g leucine/oz

Crab

8oz ~ 3.2g leucine

11oz ~ 4.4g leucine

.407g leucine/oz

Tune Fresh (wild caught)

6oz ~ 3.2g leucine

8oz ~ 4.4g leucine

.537g leucine/oz

Tuna canned in water

5.5g leucine ~ 3.2g leucine

7.5g ~ 4.4g leucine

.580g leucine/oz

Cat Fish (wild caught)

8.5oz ~ 3.2g leucine

11.75oz ~ 4.4g leucine

.373g leucine/oz

All nutrition data gathered from:

http://nutritiondata.self.com/

http://www.simplyshredded.com/the-truth-about-protein.html