Beef, top sirloin, steak, lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, grilled

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168727 (Beef Products)

Protein /100 g27.0 g
Amino acid score109%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)2.158.0
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)1.234.6
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.345.0
Lysine Essential2.288.5
Threonine Essential1.084.0
Phenylalanine Essential1.064.0
Methionine Essential0.702.6
Histidine Essential0.863.2
Tryptophan Essential0.180.7
Glutamic acid Non-essential4.0515.0
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.469.1
Proline Non-essential1.284.8
Alanine Non-essential1.646.1
Serine Non-essential1.063.9
Tyrosine Non-essential0.863.2
Arginine Non-essential1.746.5
Cysteine Non-essential0.351.3
Glycine Non-essential1.646.1
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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 168727 (Beef Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.