Corn grain, yellow

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 170288 (Cereal Grains and Pasta)

Protein /100 g9.4 g
Amino acid score63%
Limiting amino acidlysine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.1612.3
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.343.6
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.485.1
Lysine Essential0.272.8
Threonine Essential0.353.8
Phenylalanine Essential0.464.9
Methionine Essential0.202.1
Histidine Essential0.293.0
Tryptophan Essential0.070.7
Glutamic acid Non-essential1.7718.8
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.667.0
Proline Non-essential0.828.7
Alanine Non-essential0.707.5
Serine Non-essential0.454.7
Tyrosine Non-essential0.384.1
Arginine Non-essential0.475.0
Cysteine Non-essential0.171.8
Glycine Non-essential0.394.1
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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 170288 (Cereal Grains and Pasta). Educational reference, not medical advice.