Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat only, roasted: amino acid profile

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 172872 (Poultry Products)

Protein /100 g30.2 g
Energy /100 g170 kcal
Carbs /100 g0.0 g
Fat /100 g5.5 g
Amino acid score97%
Limiting amino acidvaline

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat only, roasted provides 30.2 g protein and 2.50 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)2.508.3
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)1.083.6
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.143.8
Lysine Essential3.1110.3
Threonine Essential1.314.4
Phenylalanine Essential1.093.6
Methionine Essential0.842.8
Histidine Essential0.933.1
Tryptophan Essential0.371.2
Glutamic acid Non-essential4.6315.3
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.859.4
Proline Non-essential1.464.8
Alanine Non-essential1.826.0
Serine Non-essential1.284.2
Tyrosine Non-essential1.043.4
Arginine Non-essential1.926.4
Cysteine Non-essential0.291.0
Glycine Non-essential1.414.7

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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 172872 (Poultry Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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