Cheese, low-sodium, cheddar or colby

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 173440 (Dairy and Egg Products)

Protein /100 g24.4 g
Amino acid score130%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)2.158.8
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)1.395.7
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.506.1
Lysine Essential1.877.7
Threonine Essential0.803.3
Phenylalanine Essential1.184.8
Methionine Essential0.592.4
Histidine Essential0.793.2
Tryptophan Essential0.291.2
Glutamic acid Non-essential5.4822.5
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.445.9
Proline Non-essential2.5310.4
Alanine Non-essential0.632.6
Serine Non-essential1.315.4
Tyrosine Non-essential1.084.4
Arginine Non-essential0.853.5
Cysteine Non-essential0.110.5
Glycine Non-essential0.391.6
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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 173440 (Dairy and Egg Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.