Amino Acid Protein Calculator

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Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled
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  • Calories 165 8% DV
  • Protein 23g 46% DV
  • Carbs 0g 0% DV
  • Fat 7.5g 10% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 88%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.39
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 89% RDI 256mg
  • Histidine 112% RDI 783mg
  • Isoleucine 73% RDI 1028mg
  • Leucine 74% RDI 2020mg
  • Lysine 102% RDI 2145mg
  • Methionine 89% RDI 649mg
  • Phenylalanine 113% RDI 991mg
  • Threonine 95% RDI 999mg
  • Tryptophan 91% RDI 256mg
  • Tyrosine 96% RDI 838mg
  • Valine 61% RDI 1112mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 Total
Weight (g) 85 85
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
783
(112%)
783
(112%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
1028
(73%)
1028
(73%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
2020
(74%)
2020
(74%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
2145
(102%)
2145
(102%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
649
(89%)
649
(89%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
991
(113%)
991
(113%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
999
(95%)
999
(95%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
256
(91%)
256
(91%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
1112
(61%)
1112
(61%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 1540
1540
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
256
(89%)
256
(89%)
Glycine (mg) 1247
1247
Proline (mg) 1009
1009
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
838
(96%)
838
(96%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 1379
1379
Aspartic acid (mg) 2088
2088
Betaine (mg) --
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 3664
3664
Hydroxyproline (mg) 105
105
Serine (mg) 874
874
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.39
Data Source
Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled
USDA Food Data Central Standard ReleaseOmega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.