Broadbeans (fava beans), mature seeds, raw

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 175205 (Legumes and Legume Products)

Protein /100 g26.1 g
Amino acid score95%
Limiting amino acidmethionine + cysteine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.967.5
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)1.054.0
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.164.4
Lysine Essential1.676.4
Threonine Essential0.933.6
Phenylalanine Essential1.104.2
Methionine Essential0.210.8
Histidine Essential0.662.5
Tryptophan Essential0.250.9
Glutamic acid Non-essential4.4417.0
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.9211.2
Proline Non-essential1.104.2
Alanine Non-essential1.074.1
Serine Non-essential1.204.6
Tyrosine Non-essential0.833.2
Arginine Non-essential2.419.2
Cysteine Non-essential0.331.3
Glycine Non-essential1.094.2
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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 175205 (Legumes and Legume Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.