Methionine in Lamb, variety meats and by-products, tongue, cooked, braised

0.5 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 Vitamin B12 > 95% Riboflavin (B2) > 90% Saturated Fat > 86% Full food profile

All tracked nutrients in this food

Nutrient Per 100g Percentile
Macronutrients
Protein 21.6 g
> 77%
Fats
Total Fat 20.3 g
> 84%
of which Saturated Fat 7.8 g
> 86%
Vitamins
Vitamin B12 6.3 µg
> 95%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.4 mg
> 90%
Niacin (B3) 7.3 mg
> 66%
Vitamin C 7.0 mg
> 59%
Vitamin B6 0.2 mg
> 51%
Minerals
Copper 0.2 mg
> 81%
Selenium 28.0 µg
> 80%
Iron 2.6 mg
> 77%
Zinc 3.0 mg
> 74%
Amino Acids
Threonine 1.0 g
> 72%
Valine 1.0 g
> 65%
Tryptophan 0.2 g
> 64%
Phenylalanine 0.8 g
> 60%
Leucine 1.5 g
> 59%
Isoleucine 0.8 g
> 58%
Lysine 1.5 g
> 57%
Histidine 0.5 g
> 52%

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 Lamb, variety meats and by-products, tongue, cooked, braised Per 100g · USDA FoodData Central