Flaxseed

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 169414 (Nut and Seed Products)

Protein /100 g18.3 g
Amino acid score105%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.246.8
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.904.9
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.075.9
Lysine Essential0.864.7
Threonine Essential0.774.2
Phenylalanine Essential0.965.2
Methionine Essential0.372.0
Histidine Essential0.472.6
Tryptophan Essential0.301.6
Glutamic acid Non-essential4.0422.1
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.0511.2
Proline Non-essential0.814.4
Alanine Non-essential0.935.1
Serine Non-essential0.975.3
Tyrosine Non-essential0.492.7
Arginine Non-essential1.9310.5
Cysteine Non-essential0.341.9
Glycine Non-essential1.256.8
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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 169414 (Nut and Seed Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.