Amaranth leaves, raw

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168385 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products)

Protein /100 g2.5 g
Amino acid score115%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.207.9
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.124.8
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.145.6
Lysine Essential0.135.2
Threonine Essential0.104.0
Phenylalanine Essential0.135.4
Methionine Essential0.041.5
Histidine Essential0.052.1
Tryptophan Essential0.031.3
Glutamic acid Non-essential0.2911.9
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.239.3
Proline Non-essential0.124.9
Alanine Non-essential0.145.7
Serine Non-essential0.114.5
Tyrosine Non-essential0.083.3
Arginine Non-essential0.124.9
Cysteine Non-essential0.031.2
Glycine Non-essential0.135.4
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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 168385 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.