Lentils, raw

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 172420 (Legumes and Legume Products)

Protein /100 g24.6 g
Amino acid score98%
Limiting amino acidmethionine + cysteine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.797.3
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)1.064.3
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.225.0
Lysine Essential1.727.0
Threonine Essential0.883.6
Phenylalanine Essential1.224.9
Methionine Essential0.210.9
Histidine Essential0.692.8
Tryptophan Essential0.220.9
Glutamic acid Non-essential3.8215.5
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.7311.1
Proline Non-essential1.034.2
Alanine Non-essential1.034.2
Serine Non-essential1.144.6
Tyrosine Non-essential0.662.7
Arginine Non-essential1.907.7
Cysteine Non-essential0.321.3
Glycine Non-essential1.004.1
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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, FDC ID 172420 (Legumes and Legume Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.