Turkey, whole, dark meat, meat and skin, roasted

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 171489 (Poultry Products)

Protein /100 g27.3 g
Amino acid score81%
Limiting amino acidvaline
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.836.7
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.762.8
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.863.1
Lysine Essential2.167.9
Threonine Essential0.953.5
Phenylalanine Essential0.863.1
Methionine Essential0.692.5
Histidine Essential0.712.6
Tryptophan Essential0.281.0
Glutamic acid Non-essential3.6013.2
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.137.8
Proline Non-essential1.585.8
Alanine Non-essential1.515.5
Serine Non-essential1.063.9
Tyrosine Non-essential0.782.8
Arginine Non-essential1.565.7
Cysteine Non-essential0.250.9
Glycine Non-essential1.415.2
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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 171489 (Poultry Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.