Mother's loaf, pork: amino acid profile

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 172932 (Sausages and Luncheon Meats)

Protein /100 g12.1 g
Energy /100 g282 kcal
Carbs /100 g7.5 g
Fat /100 g22.3 g
Amino acid score141%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Mother's loaf, pork provides 12.1 g protein and 1.12 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)1.129.3
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.645.3
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.675.5
Lysine Essential1.189.8
Threonine Essential0.605.0
Phenylalanine Essential0.574.7
Methionine Essential0.363.0
Histidine Essential0.534.4
Tryptophan Essential0.171.4
Glutamic acid Non-essential2.2919.0
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.2810.6
Proline Non-essential0.685.6
Alanine Non-essential0.766.3
Serine Non-essential0.574.7
Tyrosine Non-essential0.453.7
Arginine Non-essential0.917.5
Cysteine Non-essential0.201.7
Glycine Non-essential0.635.2

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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 172932 (Sausages and Luncheon Meats). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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