Chicken (stewing hen), meat and skin, raw: amino acid profile

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 172400 (Poultry Products)

Protein /100 g17.6 g
Energy /100 g258 kcal
Carbs /100 g0.0 g
Fat /100 g20.3 g
Amino acid score123%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Chicken (stewing hen), meat and skin, raw provides 17.6 g protein and 1.28 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)1.287.3
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.885.0
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.854.9
Lysine Essential1.438.2
Threonine Essential0.734.1
Phenylalanine Essential0.683.9
Methionine Essential0.472.7
Histidine Essential0.522.9
Tryptophan Essential0.201.1
Glutamic acid Non-essential2.5714.6
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.568.9
Proline Non-essential0.854.8
Alanine Non-essential1.025.8
Serine Non-essential0.623.5
Tyrosine Non-essential0.573.2
Arginine Non-essential1.106.3
Cysteine Non-essential0.231.3
Glycine Non-essential1.136.4

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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 172400 (Poultry Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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