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

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 172116 (Beef Products)

Protein /100 g20.7 g
Energy /100 g208 kcal
Carbs /100 g0.0 g
Fat /100 g13.3 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, raw provides 20.7 g protein and 1.83 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)1.838.9
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.984.7
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.055.1
Lysine Essential2.059.9
Threonine Essential0.994.8
Phenylalanine Essential0.844.1
Methionine Essential0.572.8
Histidine Essential0.813.9
Tryptophan Essential0.231.1
Glutamic acid Non-essential3.4616.7
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.0710.0
Proline Non-essential0.954.6
Alanine Non-essential1.306.3
Serine Non-essential0.884.2
Tyrosine Non-essential0.793.8
Arginine Non-essential1.457.0
Cysteine Non-essential0.221.0
Glycine Non-essential1.024.9

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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 172116 (Beef Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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