Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, raw

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 172436 (Legumes and Legume Products)

Protein /100 g21.7 g
Amino acid score103%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.557.1
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.793.6
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.944.3
Lysine Essential1.527.0
Threonine Essential0.773.5
Phenylalanine Essential1.868.6
Methionine Essential0.241.1
Histidine Essential0.773.6
Tryptophan Essential0.211.0
Glutamic acid Non-essential5.0323.2
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.159.9
Proline Non-essential0.954.4
Alanine Non-essential0.974.5
Serine Non-essential1.034.7
Tyrosine Non-essential0.542.5
Arginine Non-essential1.306.0
Cysteine Non-essential0.251.2
Glycine Non-essential0.803.7
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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 ID 172436 (Legumes and Legume Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.