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

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168726 (Beef Products)

Protein /100 g20.3 g
Amino acid score109%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.618.0
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.924.6
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.015.0
Lysine Essential1.728.5
Threonine Essential0.814.0
Phenylalanine Essential0.804.0
Methionine Essential0.532.6
Histidine Essential0.653.2
Tryptophan Essential0.130.7
Glutamic acid Non-essential3.0515.0
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.859.1
Proline Non-essential0.974.8
Alanine Non-essential1.236.1
Serine Non-essential0.803.9
Tyrosine Non-essential0.653.2
Arginine Non-essential1.316.5
Cysteine Non-essential0.261.3
Glycine Non-essential1.246.1
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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 168726 (Beef Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.