Almonds, raw

raw · USDA SR Legacy, Nuts, almonds (via nutritionvalue.org)

Protein /100 g21.1 g
Amino acid score60%
Limiting amino acidlysine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.477.0
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.753.5
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.854.0
Lysine Essential0.572.7
Threonine Essential0.602.8
Phenylalanine Essential1.135.3
Methionine Essential0.160.8
Histidine Essential0.542.6
Tryptophan Essential0.211.0
Glutamic acid Non-essential6.2029.3
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.6412.5
Proline Non-essential0.974.6
Alanine Non-essential1.004.7
Serine Non-essential0.914.3
Tyrosine Non-essential0.452.1
Arginine Non-essential2.4611.6
Cysteine Non-essential0.211.0
Glycine Non-essential1.436.8
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Amino acid score compares this food's scarcest essential amino acid with the WHO/FAO/UNU 2007 adult pattern; 100%+ means every essential amino acid is carried in good proportion. Data: USDA SR Legacy, Nuts, almonds (via nutritionvalue.org). Educational reference, not medical advice.