Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 169246 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products)

Protein /100 g1.5 g
Amino acid score96%
Limiting amino acidvaline
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.106.4
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.053.5
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.063.7
Lysine Essential0.085.2
Threonine Essential0.064.2
Phenylalanine Essential0.063.7
Methionine Essential0.021.2
Histidine Essential0.031.7
Tryptophan Essential0.010.8
Glutamic acid Non-essential0.2315.1
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.149.3
Proline Non-essential0.074.4
Alanine Non-essential0.074.9
Serine Non-essential0.096.1
Tyrosine Non-essential0.042.7
Arginine Non-essential0.085.2
Cysteine Non-essential0.031.7
Glycine Non-essential0.074.6
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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 169246 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.