QUAKER, corn grits, instant, plain, prepared (microwaved or boiling water added)

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 173897 (Breakfast Cereals)

Protein /100 g1.6 g
Amino acid score44%
Limiting amino acidlysine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.2314.4
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.063.7
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.084.9
Lysine Essential0.032.0
Threonine Essential0.053.3
Phenylalanine Essential0.095.5
Methionine Essential0.031.8
Histidine Essential0.053.0
Tryptophan Essential0.010.7
Glutamic acid Non-essential0.3421.3
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.106.1
Proline Non-essential0.1811.3
Alanine Non-essential0.138.3
Serine Non-essential0.074.4
Tyrosine Non-essential0.053.4
Arginine Non-essential0.063.8
Cysteine Non-essential0.032.2
Glycine Non-essential0.053.3
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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 173897 (Breakfast Cereals). Educational reference, not medical advice.