Corn grits, yellow, regular and quick, unenriched, dry

dry · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 171670 (Breakfast Cereals)

Protein /100 g8.8 g
Amino acid score62%
Limiting amino acidlysine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.0812.2
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.313.6
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.445.0
Lysine Essential0.252.8
Threonine Essential0.333.8
Phenylalanine Essential0.434.9
Methionine Essential0.182.1
Histidine Essential0.273.0
Tryptophan Essential0.060.7
Glutamic acid Non-essential1.6518.7
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.616.9
Proline Non-essential0.778.7
Alanine Non-essential0.667.5
Serine Non-essential0.424.7
Tyrosine Non-essential0.364.1
Arginine Non-essential0.445.0
Cysteine Non-essential0.161.8
Glycine Non-essential0.364.1
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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 171670 (Breakfast Cereals). Educational reference, not medical advice.