Ham, extra lean and regular, canned, unheated

canned · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 167885 (Pork Products)

Protein /100 g18.0 g
Amino acid score115%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.407.8
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.774.3
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.814.5
Lysine Essential1.548.6
Threonine Essential0.804.5
Phenylalanine Essential0.693.9
Methionine Essential0.472.6
Histidine Essential0.714.0
Tryptophan Essential0.201.1
Glutamic acid Non-essential2.6514.8
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.669.2
Proline Non-essential0.764.3
Alanine Non-essential1.035.7
Serine Non-essential0.703.9
Tyrosine Non-essential0.593.3
Arginine Non-essential1.116.2
Cysteine Non-essential0.211.2
Glycine Non-essential0.884.9
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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 167885 (Pork Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.