The Claim
Pork products such as tenderloin, coppa, prosciutto, back ribs, shoulder butt, chorizo, and bratwurst have high digestible indispensable amino acid scores (DIAAS), with most exceeding 100, indicating excellent protein quality for individuals over 6 months of age; however, chorizo has a DIAAS of 99 in children under 3 years due to limiting sulfur amino acids, making it slightly less adequate for this age group.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
Most pork meats like prosciutto, ribs, and bratwurst are great sources of high-quality protein for people over 6 months old, but chorizo might not be quite enough for kids under 3 because it's low in certain important amino acids.
See the scientific wording
Pork products including tenderloin, coppa, prosciutto, back ribs, shoulder butt, chorizo, and bratwurst have high digestible indispensable amino acid scores (DIAAS), with most exceeding 100, indicating excellent protein quality for individuals over 6 months of age, except for chorizo in children under 3 years where sulfur amino acids are limiting (DIAAS = 99).
What the research says
1 studyThe study tested different pork meats and found they are all high-quality proteins, just like the claim says, except chorizo is slightly lower for young kids.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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