Leucine in Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw

2.3 g

80% of the RDA for adult men (2.94 g)

Also high in Vitamin B6 > 95% Lysine > 94% Histidine > 92% Full food profile

All tracked nutrients in this food

Nutrient Per 100g Percentile
Macronutrients
Protein 22.7 g
> 80%
Fats
Total Fat 5.3 g
> 50%
of which Saturated Fat 2.1 g
> 53%
Vitamins
Vitamin B6 0.8 mg
> 95%
Niacin (B3) 10.3 mg
> 83%
Vitamin B12 2.0 µg
> 69%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.2 mg
> 68%
Minerals
Zinc 3.5 mg
> 79%
Iron 2.3 mg
> 71%
Selenium 21.4 µg
> 67%
Phosphorus 200.0 mg
> 65%
Potassium 266.0 mg
> 56%
Amino Acids
Lysine 2.6 g
> 94%
Histidine 1.0 g
> 92%
Threonine 1.3 g
> 92%
Isoleucine 1.3 g
> 86%
Tryptophan 0.3 g
> 86%
Methionine 0.7 g
> 85%
Valine 1.3 g
> 83%
Phenylalanine 1.1 g
> 82%

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Leucine in foods Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw Per 100g · USDA FoodData Central