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

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 169443 (Beef Products)

Protein /100 g22.1 g
Amino acid score121%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.818.2
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.994.5
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.054.7
Lysine Essential2.029.1
Threonine Essential0.994.5
Phenylalanine Essential0.843.8
Methionine Essential0.562.5
Histidine Essential0.783.5
Tryptophan Essential0.241.1
Glutamic acid Non-essential3.4515.6
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.049.2
Proline Non-essential0.884.0
Alanine Non-essential1.265.7
Serine Non-essential0.863.9
Tyrosine Non-essential0.793.6
Arginine Non-essential1.416.4
Cysteine Non-essential0.211.0
Glycine Non-essential0.914.1
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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 169443 (Beef Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.