Ham, whole, lean and fat, unheated

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 167875 (Pork Products)

Protein /100 g18.5 g
Amino acid score112%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.467.9
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.794.3
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.814.4
Lysine Essential1.568.5
Threonine Essential0.814.4
Phenylalanine Essential0.794.3
Methionine Essential0.472.6
Histidine Essential0.633.4
Tryptophan Essential0.211.1
Glutamic acid Non-essential2.8015.1
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.638.8
Proline Non-essential0.734.0
Alanine Non-essential1.015.5
Serine Non-essential0.703.8
Tyrosine Non-essential0.583.2
Arginine Non-essential1.256.8
Cysteine Non-essential0.271.5
Glycine Non-essential0.894.8
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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 167875 (Pork Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.