Cornmeal, yellow, self-rising, bolted, with wheat flour added, enriched: amino acid profile

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168869 (Cereal Grains and Pasta)

Protein /100 g8.4 g
Energy /100 g348 kcal
Carbs /100 g73.4 g
Fat /100 g2.9 g
Amino acid score61%
Limiting amino acidlysine

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Cornmeal, yellow, self-rising, bolted, with wheat flour added, enriched provides 8.4 g protein and 0.97 g leucine. Use the listed preparation when comparing portions.

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Full amino acid table

The first column of amounts is per 100 g of food; the second compares the composition of the protein itself.

Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.9711.6
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.303.6
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.414.9
Lysine Essential0.232.7
Threonine Essential0.303.6
Phenylalanine Essential0.414.9
Methionine Essential0.172.1
Histidine Essential0.253.0
Tryptophan Essential0.070.8
Glutamic acid Non-essential1.7420.6
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.566.6
Proline Non-essential0.779.1
Alanine Non-essential0.586.9
Serine Non-essential0.404.8
Tyrosine Non-essential0.333.9
Arginine Non-essential0.414.9
Cysteine Non-essential0.151.8
Glycine Non-essential0.344.0

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Logan KingDr Paul T Morgan By and , Senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition and Metabolism, Manchester Metropolitan University.

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 168869 (Cereal Grains and Pasta). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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