Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 169247 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products)

Protein /100 g1.2 g
Amino acid score78%
Limiting amino acidmethionine + cysteine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.086.2
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.043.7
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.064.5
Lysine Essential0.065.2
Threonine Essential0.043.5
Phenylalanine Essential0.075.3
Methionine Essential0.011.2
Histidine Essential0.021.7
Tryptophan Essential0.010.8
Glutamic acid Non-essential0.1814.5
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.1411.3
Proline Non-essential0.043.7
Alanine Non-essential0.064.6
Serine Non-essential0.054.1
Tyrosine Non-essential0.032.0
Arginine Non-essential0.054.4
Cysteine Non-essential0.010.5
Glycine Non-essential0.054.0
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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 169247 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.