Beef, rib eye steak/roast, boneless, lip-on, lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw: amino acid profile

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 172156 (Beef Products)

Protein /100 g18.9 g
Energy /100 g244 kcal
Carbs /100 g0.0 g
Fat /100 g18.7 g
Amino acid score128%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Beef, rib eye steak/roast, boneless, lip-on, lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw provides 18.9 g protein and 1.63 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)1.638.6
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.884.7
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.945.0
Lysine Essential1.819.6
Threonine Essential0.894.7
Phenylalanine Essential0.764.0
Methionine Essential0.512.7
Histidine Essential0.713.8
Tryptophan Essential0.211.1
Glutamic acid Non-essential3.0816.4
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.849.7
Proline Non-essential0.854.5
Alanine Non-essential1.176.2
Serine Non-essential0.784.1
Tyrosine Non-essential0.703.7
Arginine Non-essential1.286.8
Cysteine Non-essential0.191.0
Glycine Non-essential0.934.9

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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 172156 (Beef Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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