Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe: amino acid profile

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 172702 (Baked Products)

Protein /100 g3.9 g
Energy /100 g356 kcal
Carbs /100 g49.2 g
Fat /100 g16.4 g
Amino acid score75%
Limiting amino acidlysine

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe provides 3.9 g protein and 0.28 g leucine. Use the listed preparation when comparing portions.

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Full amino acid table

The first column of amounts is per 100 g of food; the second compares the composition of the protein itself.

Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.287.2
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.153.9
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.174.4
Lysine Essential0.133.4
Threonine Essential0.123.2
Phenylalanine Essential0.205.0
Methionine Essential0.082.1
Histidine Essential0.092.2
Tryptophan Essential0.051.2
Glutamic acid Non-essential1.1028.1
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.225.6
Proline Non-essential0.379.5
Alanine Non-essential0.143.7
Serine Non-essential0.215.5
Tyrosine Non-essential0.133.2
Arginine Non-essential0.174.4
Cysteine Non-essential0.082.1
Glycine Non-essential0.143.5

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Logan KingDr Paul T Morgan By and , Senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition and Metabolism, Manchester Metropolitan University.

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 172702 (Baked Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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