Chicken, skin (drumsticks and thighs), with added solution, braised

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 174501 (Poultry Products)

Protein /100 g12.3 g
Amino acid score83%
Limiting amino acidtryptophan
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.685.5
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.352.8
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.443.6
Lysine Essential0.705.7
Threonine Essential0.393.2
Phenylalanine Essential0.373.0
Methionine Essential0.211.7
Histidine Essential0.252.1
Tryptophan Essential0.060.5
Glutamic acid Non-essential1.4511.9
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.927.5
Proline Non-essential0.937.6
Alanine Non-essential0.846.9
Serine Non-essential0.453.6
Tyrosine Non-essential0.292.4
Arginine Non-essential0.877.1
Cysteine Non-essential0.100.8
Glycine Non-essential1.5812.9
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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 174501 (Poultry Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.