Egg, poached

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 172186 (Dairy and Egg Products)

Protein /100 g12.5 g
Amino acid score147%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.088.6
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.675.3
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.856.8
Lysine Essential0.917.3
Threonine Essential0.554.4
Phenylalanine Essential0.685.4
Methionine Essential0.383.0
Histidine Essential0.312.5
Tryptophan Essential0.171.3
Glutamic acid Non-essential1.6713.3
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.3210.6
Proline Non-essential0.514.1
Alanine Non-essential0.735.9
Serine Non-essential0.977.7
Tyrosine Non-essential0.504.0
Arginine Non-essential0.826.5
Cysteine Non-essential0.272.2
Glycine Non-essential0.433.4
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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 172186 (Dairy and Egg Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.