Beef, round, eye of round, roast, lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw: amino acid profile

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 169523 (Beef Products)

Protein /100 g21.5 g
Energy /100 g166 kcal
Carbs /100 g0.0 g
Fat /100 g8.2 g
Amino acid score109%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Beef, round, eye of round, roast, lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, raw provides 21.5 g protein and 1.71 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)1.718.0
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.984.6
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.075.0
Lysine Essential1.828.5
Threonine Essential0.864.0
Phenylalanine Essential0.854.0
Methionine Essential0.562.6
Histidine Essential0.693.2
Tryptophan Essential0.140.7
Glutamic acid Non-essential3.2315.0
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.969.1
Proline Non-essential1.024.8
Alanine Non-essential1.316.1
Serine Non-essential0.853.9
Tyrosine Non-essential0.693.2
Arginine Non-essential1.396.5
Cysteine Non-essential0.281.3
Glycine Non-essential1.316.1

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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 169523 (Beef Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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