Mung beans, mature seeds, raw

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 174256 (Legumes and Legume Products)

Protein /100 g23.9 g
Amino acid score94%
Limiting amino acidmethionine + cysteine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.857.7
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)1.014.2
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.245.2
Lysine Essential1.667.0
Threonine Essential0.783.3
Phenylalanine Essential1.446.0
Methionine Essential0.291.2
Histidine Essential0.692.9
Tryptophan Essential0.261.1
Glutamic acid Non-essential4.2617.9
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.7611.6
Proline Non-essential1.094.6
Alanine Non-essential1.054.4
Serine Non-essential1.184.9
Tyrosine Non-essential0.713.0
Arginine Non-essential1.677.0
Cysteine Non-essential0.210.9
Glycine Non-essential0.954.0
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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 174256 (Legumes and Legume Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.