Egg yolk, raw, fresh

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 172184 (Dairy and Egg Products)

Protein /100 g15.9 g
Amino acid score150%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.408.8
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.875.5
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.956.0
Lysine Essential1.227.7
Threonine Essential0.694.3
Phenylalanine Essential0.684.3
Methionine Essential0.382.4
Histidine Essential0.422.6
Tryptophan Essential0.181.1
Glutamic acid Non-essential1.9712.4
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.559.8
Proline Non-essential0.654.1
Alanine Non-essential0.845.3
Serine Non-essential1.338.4
Tyrosine Non-essential0.684.3
Arginine Non-essential1.106.9
Cysteine Non-essential0.261.7
Glycine Non-essential0.493.1
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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 172184 (Dairy and Egg Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.