Amaranth grain, uncooked

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 170682 (Cereal Grains and Pasta)

Protein /100 g13.6 g
Amino acid score110%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.886.5
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.584.3
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.685.0
Lysine Essential0.755.5
Threonine Essential0.564.1
Phenylalanine Essential0.544.0
Methionine Essential0.231.7
Histidine Essential0.392.9
Tryptophan Essential0.181.3
Glutamic acid Non-essential2.2616.7
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.269.3
Proline Non-essential0.705.1
Alanine Non-essential0.805.9
Serine Non-essential1.158.5
Tyrosine Non-essential0.332.4
Arginine Non-essential1.067.8
Cysteine Non-essential0.191.4
Glycine Non-essential1.6412.1
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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, FDC ID 170682 (Cereal Grains and Pasta). Educational reference, not medical advice.