Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, grilled

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168618 (Beef Products)

Protein /100 g27.6 g
Amino acid score125%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)2.338.4
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)1.274.6
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.354.9
Lysine Essential2.609.4
Threonine Essential1.284.6
Phenylalanine Essential1.083.9
Methionine Essential0.722.6
Histidine Essential0.993.6
Tryptophan Essential0.311.1
Glutamic acid Non-essential4.4416.1
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.629.5
Proline Non-essential1.144.1
Alanine Non-essential1.625.9
Serine Non-essential1.104.0
Tyrosine Non-essential1.013.7
Arginine Non-essential1.826.6
Cysteine Non-essential0.271.0
Glycine Non-essential1.174.2
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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 168618 (Beef Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.