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Raw Chicken Thigh
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Raw Pink Salmon
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  • Calories 534 27% DV
  • Protein 49g 99% DV
  • Carbs 0.5g 0% DV
  • Fat 36g 46% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 100%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.29
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 170% RDI 488mg
  • Histidine 194% RDI 1359mg
  • Isoleucine 159% RDI 2222mg
  • Leucine 142% RDI 3871mg
  • Lysine 204% RDI 4290mg
  • Methionine 183% RDI 1336mg
  • Phenylalanine 221% RDI 1938mg
  • Threonine 221% RDI 2325mg
  • Tryptophan 182% RDI 510mg
  • Tyrosine 200% RDI 1748mg
  • Valine 132% RDI 2410mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Raw Chicken Thigh
  2. Raw Pink Salmon
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 Total
Weight (g) 193 85 278
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 897
(128%)		 462
(66%)		 1359
(194%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1411
(101%)		 811
(58%)		 2222
(159%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 2544
(93%)		 1328
(49%)		 3871
(142%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 2795
(133%)		 1495
(71%)		 4290
(204%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 845
(116%)		 490
(67%)		 1336
(183%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1220
(139%)		 718
(82%)		 1938
(221%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1419
(135%)		 906
(86%)		 2325
(221%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 322
(115%)		 188
(67%)		 510
(182%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1475
(81%)		 935
(51%)		 2410
(132%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 2233
1094
3327
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 353
(123%)		 135
(47%)		 488
(170%)
Glycine (mg) 1940
1074
3013
Proline (mg) 1492
737
2229
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1117
(128%)		 631
(72%)		 1748
(200%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 1959
1112
3071
Aspartic acid (mg) 2999
2189
5188
Betaine (mg) 19
--
19
Glutamic acid (mg) 4962
2468
7430
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
0
Serine (mg) 1303
769
2072
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.29
Data Source
Raw Chicken Thigh
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)
Raw Pink Salmon
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.