Turkey, dark meat, meat and skin, raw

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 171488 (Poultry Products)

Protein /100 g19.8 g
Amino acid score81%
Limiting amino acidvaline
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.326.7
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.552.8
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.623.1
Lysine Essential1.567.9
Threonine Essential0.693.5
Phenylalanine Essential0.623.1
Methionine Essential0.502.5
Histidine Essential0.512.6
Tryptophan Essential0.201.0
Glutamic acid Non-essential2.6013.1
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.547.8
Proline Non-essential1.165.9
Alanine Non-essential1.105.6
Serine Non-essential0.773.9
Tyrosine Non-essential0.562.8
Arginine Non-essential1.145.7
Cysteine Non-essential0.180.9
Glycine Non-essential1.055.3
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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 171488 (Poultry Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.