Corn flour, masa, enriched, white

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 169694 (Cereal Grains and Pasta)

Protein /100 g8.5 g
Amino acid score58%
Limiting amino acidlysine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.0212.1
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.283.3
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.384.5
Lysine Essential0.222.6
Threonine Essential0.242.9
Phenylalanine Essential0.414.9
Methionine Essential0.172.0
Histidine Essential0.263.1
Tryptophan Essential0.060.7
Glutamic acid Non-essential1.5818.6
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.556.5
Proline Non-essential0.688.0
Alanine Non-essential0.647.5
Serine Non-essential0.424.9
Tyrosine Non-essential0.232.7
Arginine Non-essential0.384.4
Cysteine Non-essential0.182.2
Glycine Non-essential0.313.7
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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 169694 (Cereal Grains and Pasta). Educational reference, not medical advice.