Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, grilled: amino acid profile

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 172117 (Beef Products)

Protein /100 g26.2 g
Energy /100 g263 kcal
Carbs /100 g0.0 g
Fat /100 g16.8 g
Amino acid score130%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, grilled provides 26.2 g protein and 2.32 g leucine. Use the listed preparation when comparing portions.

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Full amino acid table

The first column of amounts is per 100 g of food; the second compares the composition of the protein itself.

Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)2.328.9
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)1.244.7
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.335.1
Lysine Essential2.599.9
Threonine Essential1.264.8
Phenylalanine Essential1.074.1
Methionine Essential0.722.8
Histidine Essential1.023.9
Tryptophan Essential0.291.1
Glutamic acid Non-essential4.3816.7
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.6210.0
Proline Non-essential1.214.6
Alanine Non-essential1.656.3
Serine Non-essential1.114.2
Tyrosine Non-essential1.003.8
Arginine Non-essential1.837.0
Cysteine Non-essential0.281.0
Glycine Non-essential1.305.0

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Logan KingDr Paul T Morgan By and , Senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition and Metabolism, Manchester Metropolitan University.

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 172117 (Beef Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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