Beef, ground, 97% lean meat /3% fat, patty, pan-fried: amino acid profile

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 173113 (Beef Products)

Protein /100 g26.0 g
Energy /100 g144 kcal
Carbs /100 g0.0 g
Fat /100 g3.6 g
Amino acid score85%
Limiting amino acidtryptophan

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Beef, ground, 97% lean meat /3% fat, patty, pan-fried provides 26.0 g protein and 2.03 g leucine. Use the listed preparation when comparing portions.

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Full amino acid table

The first column of amounts is per 100 g of food; the second compares the composition of the protein itself.

Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)2.037.8
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)1.154.4
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.284.9
Lysine Essential2.168.3
Threonine Essential1.013.9
Phenylalanine Essential1.023.9
Methionine Essential0.672.6
Histidine Essential0.853.3
Tryptophan Essential0.130.5
Glutamic acid Non-essential3.9115.0
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.359.0
Proline Non-essential1.335.1
Alanine Non-essential1.636.3
Serine Non-essential1.044.0
Tyrosine Non-essential0.803.1
Arginine Non-essential1.706.5
Cysteine Non-essential0.271.0
Glycine Non-essential1.776.8

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Logan KingDr Paul T Morgan By and , Senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition and Metabolism, Manchester Metropolitan University.

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 173113 (Beef Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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