Pork, cured, separable fat (from ham and arm picnic), unheated

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 167877 (Pork Products)

Protein /100 g5.7 g
Amino acid score53%
Limiting amino acidtryptophan
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.407.0
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.152.6
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.274.8
Lysine Essential0.478.3
Threonine Essential0.193.3
Phenylalanine Essential0.213.7
Methionine Essential0.081.5
Histidine Essential0.061.1
Tryptophan Essential0.020.3
Glutamic acid Non-essential0.7813.7
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.478.3
Proline Non-essential0.305.3
Alanine Non-essential0.325.6
Serine Non-essential0.213.8
Tyrosine Non-essential0.091.6
Arginine Non-essential0.5910.3
Cysteine Non-essential0.050.9
Glycine Non-essential0.417.1
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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 167877 (Pork Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.