Lentils, cooked

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled (via nutritionvalue.org)

Protein /100 g9.0 g
Amino acid score98%
Limiting amino acidmethionine + cysteine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.657.3
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.394.3
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.455.0
Lysine Essential0.637.0
Threonine Essential0.323.6
Phenylalanine Essential0.454.9
Methionine Essential0.080.9
Histidine Essential0.252.8
Tryptophan Essential0.080.9
Glutamic acid Non-essential1.4015.5
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.0011.1
Proline Non-essential0.384.2
Alanine Non-essential0.384.2
Serine Non-essential0.424.6
Tyrosine Non-essential0.242.7
Arginine Non-essential0.707.7
Cysteine Non-essential0.121.3
Glycine Non-essential0.374.1
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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, Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled (via nutritionvalue.org). Educational reference, not medical advice.