Amino Acids in Beef liver
The chart below shows the essential and nonessential amino acids content of beef liver.
| Amino acids | Percent Daily Value (DV) per 100 g | |
|---|---|---|
| Tryptophan | 0.368 g | 46% |
| Threonine | 1.215 g | 50.6% |
| Isoleucine | 1.352 g | 67.6% |
| Leucine | 2.670 g | 58% |
| Lysine | 2.247 g | 54.8% |
| Methionine | 0.759 g | 42.2% |
| Cystine | 0.526 g | 29.2% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.515 g | 34.4% |
| Tyrosine | 1.128 g | 25.6% |
| Valine | 1.761 g | 70.4% |
| Arginine | 1.735 g | 28.4% |
| Histidine | 0.879 g | 41.9% |
| Alanine | 1.627 g | 24.7% |
| Aspartic acid | 2.694 g | 22.1% |
| Glutamic acid | 3.652 g | 26.9% |
| Glycine | 1.627 g | 46.5% |
| Proline | 1.343 g | 29.8% |
| Serine | 1.265 g | 15.2% |
A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (2.670 g), isoleucine (1.352 g) and valine (1.761 g). Beef liver contains 5.783 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.
Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (1.627 g), arginine (1.735 g) and methionine (0.759 g). Beef liver contains 4.121 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.