Amino Acids in Pink salmon
The chart below shows the essential and nonessential amino acids content of pink salmon.
| Amino acids | Percent Daily Value (DV) per 100 g | |
|---|---|---|
| Tryptophan | 0.265 g | 33.1% |
| Threonine | 1.278 g | 53.3% |
| Isoleucine | 1.145 g | 57.3% |
| Leucine | 1.874 g | 40.7% |
| Lysine | 2.110 g | 51.5% |
| Methionine | 0.692 g | 38.4% |
| Cystine | 0.190 g | 10.6% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.013 g | 23% |
| Tyrosine | 0.890 g | 20.2% |
| Valine | 1.319 g | 52.8% |
| Arginine | 1.543 g | 25.3% |
| Histidine | 0.651 g | 31% |
| Alanine | 1.568 g | 23.8% |
| Aspartic acid | 3.088 g | 25.3% |
| Glutamic acid | 3.482 g | 25.6% |
| Glycine | 1.514 g | 43.3% |
| Proline | 1.039 g | 23.1% |
| Serine | 1.086 g | 13.1% |
A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.874 g), isoleucine (1.145 g) and valine (1.319 g). Pink salmon contains 4.338 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.
Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (1.514 g), arginine (1.543 g) and methionine (0.692 g). Pink salmon contains 3.749 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.