Methionine in Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat only, cooked, roasted

0.9 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 Isoleucine > 98% Niacin (B3) > 98% Protein > 97% Full food profile

All tracked nutrients in this food

Nutrient Per 100g Percentile
Macronutrients
Protein 30.9 g
> 97%
Vitamins
Niacin (B3) 18.4 mg
> 98%
Vitamin B6 0.6 mg
> 90%
Pantothenic Acid (B5) 1.0 mg
> 85%
Choline 84.0 mg
> 82%
Minerals
Selenium 24.4 µg
> 73%
Phosphorus 216.0 mg
> 72%
Magnesium 27.0 mg
> 69%
Zinc 1.2 mg
> 53%
Potassium 247.0 mg
> 51%
Sodium 77.0 mg
> 51%
Amino Acids
Isoleucine 1.6 g
> 98%
Tryptophan 0.4 g
> 96%
Lysine 2.6 g
> 94%
Valine 1.5 g
> 94%
Phenylalanine 1.2 g
> 93%
Threonine 1.3 g
> 93%
Leucine 2.3 g
> 90%
Histidine 1.0 g
> 89%

Top sources of Methionine

Egg, white, dried, powder, stabilized, glucose reduced 3.2 g Egg, white, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced 3.0 g Egg, white, dried, flakes, stabilized, glucose reduced 3.0 g Egg, white, dried 2.8 g Fish, cod, Atlantic, dried and salted 1.9 g Fish, whitefish, dried (Alaska Native) 1.7 g Seal, bearded (Oogruk), meat, dried (Alaska Native) 1.7 g Seeds, sesame flour, low-fat 1.7 g Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced 1.6 g Egg, whole, dried 1.5 g
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Methionine in foods Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat only, cooked, roasted Per 100g · USDA FoodData Central