Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, raw

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 173758 (Legumes and Legume Products)

Protein /100 g23.5 g
Amino acid score115%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.807.7
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.964.1
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.124.8
Lysine Essential1.596.8
Threonine Essential0.903.8
Phenylalanine Essential1.375.8
Methionine Essential0.341.4
Histidine Essential0.733.1
Tryptophan Essential0.291.2
Glutamic acid Non-essential4.4518.9
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.8412.1
Proline Non-essential1.064.5
Alanine Non-essential1.074.6
Serine Non-essential1.185.0
Tyrosine Non-essential0.763.2
Arginine Non-essential1.636.9
Cysteine Non-essential0.261.1
Glycine Non-essential0.974.1
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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 173758 (Legumes and Legume Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.