Pork sausage, reduced sodium, cooked: amino acid profile
cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 173882 (Sausages and Luncheon Meats)
How much protein and leucine does it contain?
Per 100 g, Pork sausage, reduced sodium, cooked provides 9.4 g protein and 0.87 g leucine. Use the listed preparation when comparing portions.
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The first column of amounts is per 100 g of food; the second compares the composition of the protein itself.
| Amino acid | g / 100 g | g / 100 g protein |
|---|---|---|
| Leucine Essential (BCAA) | 0.87 | 9.2 |
| Isoleucine Essential (BCAA) | 0.51 | 5.4 |
| Valine Essential (BCAA) | 0.58 | 6.1 |
| Lysine Essential | 0.97 | 10.3 |
| Threonine Essential | 0.49 | 5.2 |
| Phenylalanine Essential | 0.43 | 4.6 |
| Methionine Essential | 0.29 | 3.0 |
| Histidine Essential | 0.43 | 4.6 |
| Tryptophan Essential | 0.14 | 1.4 |
| Glutamic acid Non-essential | 1.68 | 17.8 |
| Aspartic acid Non-essential | 1.00 | 10.6 |
| Proline Non-essential | 0.43 | 4.6 |
| Alanine Non-essential | 0.63 | 6.7 |
| Serine Non-essential | 0.45 | 4.7 |
| Tyrosine Non-essential | 0.39 | 4.1 |
| Arginine Non-essential | 0.68 | 7.2 |
| Cysteine Non-essential | 0.13 | 1.4 |
| Glycine Non-essential | 0.51 | 5.4 |
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By Logan King and Dr Paul T Morgan, 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 173882 (Sausages and Luncheon Meats). Educational reference, not medical advice.