Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, canned

canned · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 173754 (Legumes and Legume Products)

Protein /100 g5.5 g
Amino acid score96%
Limiting amino acidmethionine + cysteine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.417.5
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.224.0
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.244.4
Lysine Essential0.356.4
Threonine Essential0.193.5
Phenylalanine Essential0.234.2
Methionine Essential0.040.8
Histidine Essential0.142.5
Tryptophan Essential0.051.0
Glutamic acid Non-essential0.9317.0
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.6111.2
Proline Non-essential0.234.2
Alanine Non-essential0.224.1
Serine Non-essential0.254.6
Tyrosine Non-essential0.173.2
Arginine Non-essential0.519.2
Cysteine Non-essential0.071.3
Glycine Non-essential0.234.2
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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 173754 (Legumes and Legume Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.