Cheese, colby

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 173416 (Dairy and Egg Products)

Protein /100 g23.8 g
Amino acid score142%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)2.279.6
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)1.486.2
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.596.7
Lysine Essential1.988.3
Threonine Essential0.843.6
Phenylalanine Essential1.255.3
Methionine Essential0.622.6
Histidine Essential0.833.5
Tryptophan Essential0.301.3
Glutamic acid Non-essential5.8124.5
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.536.4
Proline Non-essential2.6811.3
Alanine Non-essential0.672.8
Serine Non-essential1.395.8
Tyrosine Non-essential1.154.8
Arginine Non-essential0.903.8
Cysteine Non-essential0.120.5
Glycine Non-essential0.411.7
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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 173416 (Dairy and Egg Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.