Methionine in Turkey, thigh, from whole bird, 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) > 84% Vitamin B6 > 81% Niacin (B3) > 79% Full food profile

All tracked nutrients in this food

Nutrient Per 100g Percentile
Macronutrients
Protein 21.3 g
> 76%
Vitamins
Pantothenic Acid (B5) 0.9 mg
> 84%
Vitamin B6 0.4 mg
> 81%
Niacin (B3) 9.5 mg
> 79%
Choline 69.6 mg
> 73%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.3 mg
> 73%
Vitamin B12 2.0 µg
> 70%
Minerals
Zinc 2.6 mg
> 71%
Selenium 22.4 µg
> 69%
Magnesium 25.0 mg
> 63%
Sodium 124.0 mg
> 60%
Phosphorus 176.0 mg
> 56%
Copper 0.1 mg
> 50%
Amino Acids
Tryptophan 0.2 g
> 67%
Lysine 1.8 g
> 64%
Histidine 0.6 g
> 59%
Threonine 0.8 g
> 57%
Leucine 1.5 g
> 56%
Phenylalanine 0.7 g
> 51%

Top sources of Methionine

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Methionine in foods Turkey, thigh, from whole bird, meat only, raw Per 100g · USDA FoodData Central