Liver cheese, pork: amino acid profile

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 173869 (Sausages and Luncheon Meats)

Protein /100 g15.2 g
Energy /100 g304 kcal
Carbs /100 g2.1 g
Fat /100 g25.6 g
Amino acid score136%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Liver cheese, pork provides 15.2 g protein and 1.33 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)1.338.8
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.634.2
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.815.3
Lysine Essential1.187.8
Threonine Essential0.654.3
Phenylalanine Essential0.724.7
Methionine Essential0.342.3
Histidine Essential0.392.6
Tryptophan Essential0.211.4
Glutamic acid Non-essential1.8312.1
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.358.9
Proline Non-essential0.724.7
Alanine Non-essential0.936.1
Serine Non-essential0.694.5
Tyrosine Non-essential0.473.1
Arginine Non-essential0.835.4
Cysteine Non-essential0.332.2
Glycine Non-essential0.946.2

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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 173869 (Sausages and Luncheon Meats). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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