Pork, cured, ham and water product, shank, bone-in, lean and fat, unheated: amino acid profile

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 169162 (Pork Products)

Protein /100 g14.3 g
Energy /100 g243 kcal
Carbs /100 g1.4 g
Fat /100 g20.0 g
Amino acid score128%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Pork, cured, ham and water product, shank, bone-in, lean and fat, unheated provides 14.3 g protein and 1.12 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)1.127.9
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.634.4
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.715.0
Lysine Essential1.188.2
Threonine Essential0.634.4
Phenylalanine Essential0.563.9
Methionine Essential0.332.3
Histidine Essential0.624.4
Tryptophan Essential0.130.9
Glutamic acid Non-essential2.0214.1
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.248.7
Proline Non-essential0.634.4
Alanine Non-essential0.855.9
Serine Non-essential0.563.9
Tyrosine Non-essential0.453.2
Arginine Non-essential0.916.3
Cysteine Non-essential0.161.1
Glycine Non-essential0.815.6

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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 169162 (Pork Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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