Pork, cured, ham and water product, whole, boneless, lean only, unheated

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168328 (Pork Products)

Protein /100 g14.1 g
Amino acid score130%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.138.0
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.644.5
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.715.1
Lysine Essential1.198.5
Threonine Essential0.634.5
Phenylalanine Essential0.564.0
Methionine Essential0.342.4
Histidine Essential0.614.4
Tryptophan Essential0.130.9
Glutamic acid Non-essential2.0114.3
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.238.7
Proline Non-essential0.604.3
Alanine Non-essential0.835.9
Serine Non-essential0.553.9
Tyrosine Non-essential0.463.2
Arginine Non-essential0.906.4
Cysteine Non-essential0.161.1
Glycine Non-essential0.735.2
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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 168328 (Pork Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.