Methionine in Turkey, retail parts, thigh, meat only, raw

0.6 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 Pantothenic Acid (B5) > 93% Niacin (B3) > 84% Vitamin B6 > 84% Full food profile

All tracked nutrients in this food

Nutrient Per 100g Percentile
Macronutrients
Protein 20.6 g
> 74%
Vitamins
Pantothenic Acid (B5) 1.3 mg
> 93%
Niacin (B3) 10.4 mg
> 84%
Vitamin B6 0.5 mg
> 84%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.3 mg
> 81%
Choline 75.9 mg
> 77%
Vitamin B12 2.2 µg
> 71%
Vitamin D 0.5 µg
> 55%
Minerals
Zinc 3.0 mg
> 74%
Selenium 21.5 µg
> 67%
Phosphorus 177.0 mg
> 56%
Potassium 269.0 mg
> 56%
Iron 1.4 mg
> 52%
Amino Acids
Lysine 2.1 g
> 77%
Tryptophan 0.3 g
> 74%
Leucine 1.7 g
> 67%
Threonine 0.9 g
> 66%
Histidine 0.6 g
> 63%
Phenylalanine 0.7 g
> 55%
Isoleucine 0.7 g
> 52%
Valine 0.8 g
> 50%

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 Turkey, retail parts, thigh, meat only, raw Per 100g · USDA FoodData Central