Mountain yam, hawaii, cooked, steamed, without salt: amino acid profile

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168433 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products)

Protein /100 g1.7 g
Energy /100 g82 kcal
Carbs /100 g20.0 g
Fat /100 g0.1 g
Amino acid score86%
Limiting amino acidlysine

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Mountain yam, hawaii, cooked, steamed, without salt provides 1.7 g protein and 0.11 g leucine. Use the listed preparation when comparing portions.

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Full amino acid table

The first column of amounts is per 100 g of food; the second compares the composition of the protein itself.

Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.116.3
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.063.4
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.074.0
Lysine Essential0.073.9
Threonine Essential0.063.5
Phenylalanine Essential0.084.6
Methionine Essential0.021.3
Histidine Essential0.042.2
Tryptophan Essential0.010.8
Glutamic acid Non-essential0.2011.8
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.1710.1
Proline Non-essential0.063.5
Alanine Non-essential0.074.1
Serine Non-essential0.095.3
Tyrosine Non-essential0.052.7
Arginine Non-essential0.148.3
Cysteine Non-essential0.021.2
Glycine Non-essential0.063.5

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Logan KingDr Paul T Morgan By and , Senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition and Metabolism, Manchester Metropolitan University.

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 168433 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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