Beef, shank crosscuts, lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 169441 (Beef Products)

Protein /100 g21.8 g
Amino acid score125%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.727.9
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.984.5
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.064.9
Lysine Essential1.818.3
Threonine Essential0.954.4
Phenylalanine Essential0.853.9
Methionine Essential0.562.6
Histidine Essential0.743.4
Tryptophan Essential0.241.1
Glutamic acid Non-essential3.2715.0
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.999.1
Proline Non-essential0.964.4
Alanine Non-essential1.316.0
Serine Non-essential0.833.8
Tyrosine Non-essential0.733.4
Arginine Non-essential1.386.3
Cysteine Non-essential0.241.1
Glycine Non-essential1.195.5
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Amino acid score compares this food's scarcest essential amino acid with the WHO/FAO/UNU 2007 adult pattern; 100%+ means every essential amino acid is carried in good proportion. Data: USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 169441 (Beef Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.