Cashew nuts, raw

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 170162 (Nut and Seed Products)

Protein /100 g18.2 g
Amino acid score113%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.478.1
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.794.3
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.096.0
Lysine Essential0.935.1
Threonine Essential0.693.8
Phenylalanine Essential0.955.2
Methionine Essential0.362.0
Histidine Essential0.462.5
Tryptophan Essential0.291.6
Glutamic acid Non-essential4.5124.7
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.799.9
Proline Non-essential0.814.5
Alanine Non-essential0.844.6
Serine Non-essential1.085.9
Tyrosine Non-essential0.512.8
Arginine Non-essential2.1211.7
Cysteine Non-essential0.392.2
Glycine Non-essential0.945.1
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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 170162 (Nut and Seed Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.