Lentils, pink or red, raw

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 174284 (Legumes and Legume Products)

Protein /100 g23.9 g
Amino acid score102%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.817.6
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)1.084.5
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.245.2
Lysine Essential1.747.3
Threonine Essential0.903.7
Phenylalanine Essential1.235.1
Methionine Essential0.210.9
Histidine Essential0.702.9
Tryptophan Essential0.220.9
Glutamic acid Non-essential3.8716.2
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.7611.5
Proline Non-essential1.044.4
Alanine Non-essential1.044.4
Serine Non-essential1.154.8
Tyrosine Non-essential0.672.8
Arginine Non-essential1.938.1
Cysteine Non-essential0.331.4
Glycine Non-essential1.014.2
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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 174284 (Legumes and Legume Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.