Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 169462 (Beef Products)

Protein /100 g22.3 g
Amino acid score132%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)2.009.0
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)1.084.9
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.155.1
Lysine Essential2.2410.0
Threonine Essential1.094.9
Phenylalanine Essential0.934.2
Methionine Essential0.622.8
Histidine Essential0.863.9
Tryptophan Essential0.261.2
Glutamic acid Non-essential3.7917.0
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.2510.1
Proline Non-essential0.984.4
Alanine Non-essential1.396.2
Serine Non-essential0.944.2
Tyrosine Non-essential0.873.9
Arginine Non-essential1.567.0
Cysteine Non-essential0.231.0
Glycine Non-essential1.004.5
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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 169462 (Beef Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.