Amino Acid Protein Calculator

Enter foods to make sure you are getting all the essential amino acids.
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Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, raw
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Pork, fresh, loin, top loin (chops), boneless, raw
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Beef, ribeye cap steak, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw
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Beef, chuck, blade roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw
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Beef, ground (minced), 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw
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  • Calories 482 24% DV
  • Protein 64g 127% DV
  • Carbs 1g 0% DV
  • Fat 23g 30% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 98%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.39
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 256% RDI 736mg
  • Histidine 384% RDI 2688mg
  • Isoleucine 228% RDI 3191mg
  • Leucine 207% RDI 5661mg
  • Lysine 295% RDI 6199mg
  • Methionine 248% RDI 1805mg
  • Phenylalanine 313% RDI 2735mg
  • Threonine 286% RDI 3007mg
  • Tryptophan 246% RDI 689mg
  • Tyrosine 283% RDI 2479mg
  • Valine 187% RDI 3396mg
Protein Comparison Table

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  1. Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, raw
  2. Pork, fresh, loin, top loin (chops), boneless, raw
  3. Beef, ribeye cap steak, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw
  4. Beef, chuck, blade roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw
  5. Beef, ground (minced), 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 4 5 Total
Weight (g) 85 85 85 28 28 312
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
769
(110%)
823
(118%)
769
(110%)
169
(24%)
158
(23%)
2688
(384%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
876
(63%)
938
(67%)
940
(67%)
222
(16%)
215
(15%)
3191
(228%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
1516
(56%)
1624
(59%)
1752
(64%)
390
(14%)
380
(14%)
5661
(207%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
1652
(79%)
1767
(84%)
1966
(94%)
410
(20%)
403
(19%)
6199
(295%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
490
(67%)
524
(72%)
538
(74%)
126
(17%)
125
(17%)
1805
(248%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
749
(86%)
801
(92%)
803
(92%)
193
(22%)
190
(22%)
2735
(313%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
799
(76%)
855
(81%)
949
(90%)
216
(21%)
189
(18%)
3007
(286%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
187
(67%)
201
(72%)
222
(79%)
55
(20%)
25
(9%)
689
(246%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
931
(51%)
995
(55%)
991
(54%)
240
(13%)
239
(13%)
3396
(187%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 1185
1267
1368
312
317
4449
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
206
(72%)
220
(77%)
205
(71%)
55
(19%)
50
(17%)
736
(256%)
Glycine (mg) 802
859
872
269
331
3133
Proline (mg) 720
770
864
218
248
2820
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
677
(77%)
725
(83%)
761
(87%)
166
(19%)
150
(17%)
2479
(283%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 1046
1119
1205
298
305
3972
Aspartic acid (mg) 1742
1864
1966
451
439
6461
Betaine (mg) 3
3
--
3
2
11
Glutamic acid (mg) 2842
3041
3299
741
730
10654
Hydroxyproline (mg) 46
49
86
--
77
258
Serine (mg) 770
824
829
189
195
2806
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.39
Data Source
Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, raw
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release
Pork, fresh, loin, top loin (chops), boneless, raw
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release
Beef, ribeye cap steak, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, raw
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release
Beef, chuck, blade roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw
USDA Food Data Central Standard ReleaseOmega-3 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecatrienoic acid.Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.
Beef, ground (minced), 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw
USDA Food Data Central Standard ReleaseOmega-3 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecatrienoic acid.Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.