Cornmeal, degermed, unenriched, yellow

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168929 (Cereal Grains and Pasta)

Protein /100 g7.1 g
Amino acid score33%
Limiting amino acidlysine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.0114.1
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.243.4
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.344.7
Lysine Essential0.101.5
Threonine Essential0.172.4
Phenylalanine Essential0.375.1
Methionine Essential0.162.3
Histidine Essential0.172.4
Tryptophan Essential0.040.5
Glutamic acid Non-essential1.4620.5
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.476.5
Proline Non-essential0.7510.5
Alanine Non-essential0.567.9
Serine Non-essential0.344.8
Tyrosine Non-essential0.192.6
Arginine Non-essential0.243.4
Cysteine Non-essential0.162.2
Glycine Non-essential0.223.1
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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 168929 (Cereal Grains and Pasta). Educational reference, not medical advice.