Methionine in Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

0.4 g

RDA: 1.33 g/day. Source RDA is for methionine + cysteine combined (the sulfur-containing amino acids). USDA reports each separately, so this percentage is suppressed. See methodology #amino-acid-combined-rda.

Also high in Saturated Fat > 84% Total Fat > 84% Zinc > 81% Full food profile

All tracked nutrients in this food

Nutrient Per 100g Percentile
Macronutrients
Protein 17.5 g
> 66%
Fats
Total Fat 19.4 g
> 84%
of which Saturated Fat 6.8 g
> 84%
Vitamins
Vitamin B12 2.1 µg
> 71%
Vitamin B6 0.3 mg
> 69%
Choline 56.4 mg
> 65%
Niacin (B3) 5.7 mg
> 58%
Pantothenic Acid (B5) 0.5 mg
> 54%
Minerals
Zinc 3.8 mg
> 81%
Iron 2.0 mg
> 65%
Potassium 273.3 mg
> 57%
Selenium 15.0 µg
> 55%
Amino Acids
Histidine 0.6 g
> 57%
Lysine 1.4 g
> 54%
Isoleucine 0.8 g
> 53%
Leucine 1.3 g
> 52%
Valine 0.8 g
> 52%
Phenylalanine 0.7 g
> 50%
Threonine 0.7 g
> 50%

Top sources of Methionine

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Methionine in foods Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw Per 100g · USDA FoodData Central