Asparagus, raw

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168389 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products)

Protein /100 g2.2 g
Amino acid score99%
Limiting amino acidleucine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.135.8
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.073.4
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.125.2
Lysine Essential0.104.7
Threonine Essential0.083.8
Phenylalanine Essential0.073.4
Methionine Essential0.031.4
Histidine Essential0.052.2
Tryptophan Essential0.031.2
Glutamic acid Non-essential0.2310.6
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.5123.1
Proline Non-essential0.073.2
Alanine Non-essential0.125.2
Serine Non-essential0.114.8
Tyrosine Non-essential0.052.4
Arginine Non-essential0.094.1
Cysteine Non-essential0.031.4
Glycine Non-essential0.094.2
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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 168389 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.