Parmesan cheese

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC 170848 (Cheese, parmesan, hard)

Protein /100 g35.8 g
Amino acid score152%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)3.459.7
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)1.895.3
Valine Essential (BCAA)2.466.9
Lysine Essential3.319.2
Threonine Essential1.323.7
Phenylalanine Essential1.925.4
Methionine Essential0.962.7
Histidine Essential1.383.9
Tryptophan Essential0.481.4
Glutamic acid Non-essential8.2122.9
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.246.3
Proline Non-essential4.1811.7
Alanine Non-essential1.052.9
Serine Non-essential2.075.8
Tyrosine Non-essential2.005.6
Arginine Non-essential1.323.7
Cysteine Non-essential0.240.7
Glycine Non-essential0.621.7
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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 170848 (Cheese, parmesan, hard). Educational reference, not medical advice.