Catfish, channel, farmed, cooked: amino acid profile

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 175166 (Finfish and Shellfish Products)

Protein /100 g18.4 g
Energy /100 g144 kcal
Carbs /100 g0.0 g
Fat /100 g7.2 g
Amino acid score124%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Catfish, channel, farmed, cooked provides 18.4 g protein and 1.40 g leucine. Use the listed preparation when comparing portions.

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Full amino acid table

The first column of amounts is per 100 g of food; the second compares the composition of the protein itself.

Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.407.6
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.824.4
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.894.8
Lysine Essential1.689.1
Threonine Essential0.834.5
Phenylalanine Essential0.734.0
Methionine Essential0.542.9
Histidine Essential0.402.2
Tryptophan Essential0.221.2
Glutamic acid Non-essential2.6214.2
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.809.8
Proline Non-essential0.693.7
Alanine Non-essential1.045.6
Serine Non-essential0.703.8
Tyrosine Non-essential0.613.3
Arginine Non-essential1.156.2
Cysteine Non-essential0.201.1
Glycine Non-essential0.935.0

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Logan KingDr Paul T Morgan By and , Senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition and Metabolism, Manchester Metropolitan University.

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 175166 (Finfish and Shellfish Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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