Leeks, (bulb and lower-leaf portion), freeze-dried

dry · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 170485 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products)

Protein /100 g15.2 g
Amino acid score96%
Limiting amino acidvaline
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.976.4
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.533.5
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.573.8
Lysine Essential0.795.2
Threonine Essential0.644.2
Phenylalanine Essential0.563.7
Methionine Essential0.181.2
Histidine Essential0.251.7
Tryptophan Essential0.120.8
Glutamic acid Non-essential2.2915.1
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.429.3
Proline Non-essential0.674.4
Alanine Non-essential0.754.9
Serine Non-essential0.946.2
Tyrosine Non-essential0.412.7
Arginine Non-essential0.795.2
Cysteine Non-essential0.251.7
Glycine Non-essential0.704.6
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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 170485 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.