Pork, cured, separable fat (from ham and arm picnic), roasted: amino acid profile

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 167878 (Pork Products)

Protein /100 g7.6 g
Energy /100 g591 kcal
Carbs /100 g0.0 g
Fat /100 g61.9 g
Amino acid score55%
Limiting amino acidtryptophan

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Pork, cured, separable fat (from ham and arm picnic), roasted provides 7.6 g protein and 0.53 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)0.537.0
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.202.6
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.364.8
Lysine Essential0.638.3
Threonine Essential0.253.3
Phenylalanine Essential0.293.7
Methionine Essential0.111.5
Histidine Essential0.091.1
Tryptophan Essential0.030.3
Glutamic acid Non-essential1.0513.7
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.638.3
Proline Non-essential0.415.3
Alanine Non-essential0.435.6
Serine Non-essential0.293.8
Tyrosine Non-essential0.121.6
Arginine Non-essential0.7910.3
Cysteine Non-essential0.070.9
Glycine Non-essential0.557.1

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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 167878 (Pork Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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