Ammino Content Red Meat vs. Chicken?

**Sholiz** · 05-11-2005, 10:38 PM

Say it's the off-season, and you're ready to go to the grocery store. steak or chicken?

I know red meat has 3x the ammino content of chicken, but is it actually worth buying red meat vs. chicken?

The little fat red meat adds is not a worry.

**johnsbod** · 05-12-2005, 03:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by In-Human

Red meat actually has up to 500,000 amino acid chains long and chicken and turkey have around 180,000, this is why red meat is so good for building muscle, I know all animal proteins are complete proteins but red meat has the edge over all other meats due to these very long chains...

That's good to know, and I feel better about eating my Texas style beef brisquit now.

I try to mix it up and eat both though, but red meat has always been a staple in my diet.

**warriors** · 05-12-2005, 03:37 AM

I'lll take a big, juicy steak over a chicken breast anyday

The Doc · 05-12-2005, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sholiz

Say it's the off-season, and you're ready to go to the grocery store. steak or chicken?

I know red meat has 3x the ammino content of chicken, but is it actually worth buying red meat vs. chicken?
The little fat red meat adds is not a worry.

Here's the Protein BV /PCDAAS for different sources

Whey Concentrate and Isolates 104-159/ 1.00
Whole Egg 100/ 1.00
Milk 91 /1.00
Egg White 88 /1.00
Cottage Cheese 84 /1.00
Tuna 83/ 96
Fish 82 /96
Beef 80 /.92
Chicken 79/ 1.0
Soy 74 /.91
Casein 71 /1.00
Peanuts 68/ .52
Yogurt 68 /?
Oatmeal 58 /.57
Wheat 54 /.42
Here's the Amino Acids, vitamins and minerals for 100 g of chicken and beef.
You can compare them and decide which has more of what you're looking for.

Beef Protein 27.6g--------Chicken Protein 31.

Tryptophan 181 mg------Tryptophan 362 mg
Threonine 1100 mg------Threonine 1310 mg
Isoleucine 1253 mg------Isoleucine 1638 mg
Leucine 2191 mg--------Leucine 2328 mg
Lysine 2328 mg ---------Lysine 2635 mg
Methionine 717 mg ------Methionine 859 mg
Cystine 355 mg ------ --Cystine 397 mg
Phenylalanine 1088 mg --Phenyalanine 1231 mg
Tyrosine 878 mg --------Tyrosine 1047 mg
Valine 1367 mg ---------Valine 1539 mg
Arginine 1781 mg--------Arginine 1871 mg
Histidine 879 mg --------Histidine 963 mg
Alanine 1675 mg---------Alanine 1692 mg
Aspartic acid 2509 mg----Aspartic acid 2764 mg
Glutamic acid 4136 mg-----Glutamic acid 4646 mg
Glycine 1677 mg---------Glycine 1524 mg
Proline 1313 mg----------Proline 1275 mg
Serine 1085 mg ----------Serine 1067 mg
Hydroxyproline 289 mg----Hydroxyproline -----

Vitamin E 0. 4mg----------Vitamin E 0.3 mg
Thiamin 0.1 mg-----------Thiamin 0.1 mg
Riboflavin 0.1 mg-----------Riboflavin 0.1 mg
Niacin 7.5 mg --------------Niacin 13.7 mg
Vitamin B6 0.5 mg ----------Vitamin B6 0.6mg
Folate 9.0 mcg--------------Folate 4.0 mcg
Food Folate 9.0 mcg-------Food Folate 4.0 mcg
Dietary Folate 9.0 mcg-----Dietary Folate 4.0 mcg
Vitamin B12 1.8 mcg --------Vitamin B12 0.3 mcg
Pantothenic Acid 0.5 mg-----Pantothenic Acid 1.0 mg
Vitamin K 1.4 mcg------------Vitamin K 0.3 mcg
-----------------------------Vitamin A 20.0 IU
-----------------------------Retinol 6.0 mcg
-----------------------------Retinol Activity Equivalent 6.0 mcg

Calcium 18.0 mg-------------Calcium 21.0 mg
Iron 1.8 mg-------------------Iron 1.5 mg
Magnesium 22.0 mg----------Magnesium 40.6 mg
Phosphorus 201 mg----------Phosphorus 319mg
Potassium 326 mg------------Potassium 358 mg
Sodium 53.0 mg--------------Sodium 104 mg
Zinc 4.8 mg------------------Zinc 1.4mg
Copper 0.1 mg---------------Copper 0.1 mg
Manganese 0 mg-------------Manganese 0 mg
Selenium 28.9 mcg-----------Selenium 38.6 mcg

The Doc

**Sholiz** · 05-12-2005, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by In-Human

Red meat actually has up to 500,000 amino acid chains long and chicken and turkey have around 180,000, this is why red meat is so good for building muscle, I know all animal proteins are complete proteins but red meat has the edge over all other meats due to these very long chains...

I figured lean red meat was better over chicken, I need to start including more in my diet -- even though I am losing Bf, but still adding muscle. Figure this might give me a much needed kick in the ass.

The Doc, what's that mean? lol.

genepool · 05-23-2005, 11:42 PM

plus i believe red meat has more creatine in it than chicken. and it has a few more minerals if memory serves me right. the hardest part of the red meat is the fat content. and lean cuts can really run ya unless u got a good butcher

I just had me a seriously delish plate of some beef tenderloins, i'll take that anyday over chicken.

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genepool Amateur Join Date: May 2005 Location: nj Posts: 35 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0	plus i believe red meat has more creatine in it than chicken. and it has a few more minerals if memory serves me right. the hardest part of the red meat is the fat content. and lean cuts can really run ya unless u got a good butcher I just had me a seriously delish plate of some beef tenderloins, i'll take that anyday over chicken. __________________ O&A party rock!!! 6'0" 240lbs 15%bf of pissed off white boy!!!! and to quote another member "Beware the battle cry of the gym p*ssy, 'i dont wanna get big, i just wanna get toned'"

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