Amino Acid Protein Calculator
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Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, USDA select, cooked, broiled
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  • Calories 227 11% DV
  • Protein 21g 42% DV
  • Carbs 0g 0% DV
  • Fat 15g 20% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 83%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.39
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 78% RDI 224mg
  • Histidine 96% RDI 673mg
  • Isoleucine 76% RDI 1065mg
  • Leucine 67% RDI 1826mg
  • Lysine 92% RDI 1937mg
  • Methionine 81% RDI 587mg
  • Phenylalanine 102% RDI 896mg
  • Threonine 91% RDI 958mg
  • Tryptophan 80% RDI 225mg
  • Tyrosine 87% RDI 758mg
  • Valine 61% RDI 1117mg
Protein Comparison Table

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  1. Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, USDA select, cooked, broiled
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 Total
Weight (g) 85 85
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 673
(96%)		 673
(96%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1065
(76%)		 1065
(76%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1826
(67%)		 1826
(67%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1937
(92%)		 1937
(92%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 587
(81%)		 587
(81%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 896
(102%)		 896
(102%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 958
(91%)		 958
(91%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 225
(80%)		 225
(80%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1117
(61%)		 1117
(61%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 1396
1396
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 224
(78%)		 224
(78%)
Glycine (mg) 998
998
Proline (mg) 881
881
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 758
(87%)		 758
(87%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 1257
1257
Aspartic acid (mg) 2062
2062
Betaine (mg) --
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 3320
3320
Hydroxyproline (mg) 90
90
Serine (mg) 832
832
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.39
Data Source
Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, USDA select, cooked, broiled
USDA Food Data Central Standard ReleaseOmega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.