Pork, composite of trimmed retail cuts (loin and shoulder blade), lean and fat, raw

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168316 (Pork Products)

Protein /100 g20.1 g
Amino acid score135%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.698.4
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.974.9
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.065.3
Lysine Essential1.859.2
Threonine Essential0.904.5
Phenylalanine Essential0.834.2
Methionine Essential0.552.7
Histidine Essential0.854.2
Tryptophan Essential0.221.1
Glutamic acid Non-essential3.1915.9
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.949.7
Proline Non-essential0.824.1
Alanine Non-essential1.185.9
Serine Non-essential0.864.3
Tyrosine Non-essential0.753.7
Arginine Non-essential1.326.6
Cysteine Non-essential0.241.2
Glycine Non-essential0.934.6
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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 168316 (Pork Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.