Ham, water added, shank, bone-in, lean and fat, unheated

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168347 (Pork Products)

Protein /100 g16.6 g
Amino acid score129%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.327.9
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.744.5
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.845.0
Lysine Essential1.398.3
Threonine Essential0.744.4
Phenylalanine Essential0.664.0
Methionine Essential0.392.4
Histidine Essential0.734.4
Tryptophan Essential0.150.9
Glutamic acid Non-essential2.3714.2
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.458.7
Proline Non-essential0.724.3
Alanine Non-essential0.985.9
Serine Non-essential0.653.9
Tyrosine Non-essential0.533.2
Arginine Non-essential1.066.4
Cysteine Non-essential0.191.1
Glycine Non-essential0.905.4
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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 168347 (Pork Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.