Pork, cured, ham and water product, shank, bone-in, unheated, lean only

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 169154 (Pork Products)

Protein /100 g17.5 g
Amino acid score130%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.418.0
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.794.5
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.895.1
Lysine Essential1.488.4
Threonine Essential0.784.5
Phenylalanine Essential0.704.0
Methionine Essential0.422.4
Histidine Essential0.764.4
Tryptophan Essential0.170.9
Glutamic acid Non-essential2.5114.3
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.538.7
Proline Non-essential0.754.3
Alanine Non-essential1.035.9
Serine Non-essential0.693.9
Tyrosine Non-essential0.573.2
Arginine Non-essential1.126.4
Cysteine Non-essential0.201.1
Glycine Non-essential0.925.2
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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 169154 (Pork Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.