Barley, hulled

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 170283 (Cereal Grains and Pasta)

Protein /100 g12.5 g
Amino acid score83%
Limiting amino acidlysine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.856.8
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.463.7
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.614.9
Lysine Essential0.473.7
Threonine Essential0.423.4
Phenylalanine Essential0.705.6
Methionine Essential0.241.9
Histidine Essential0.282.3
Tryptophan Essential0.211.7
Glutamic acid Non-essential3.2626.1
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.786.2
Proline Non-essential1.4811.9
Alanine Non-essential0.493.9
Serine Non-essential0.534.2
Tyrosine Non-essential0.362.9
Arginine Non-essential0.635.0
Cysteine Non-essential0.282.2
Glycine Non-essential0.453.6
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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 170283 (Cereal Grains and Pasta). Educational reference, not medical advice.