Quinoa, uncooked

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168874 (Cereal Grains and Pasta)

Protein /100 g14.1 g
Amino acid score101%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.845.9
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.503.6
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.594.2
Lysine Essential0.775.4
Threonine Essential0.423.0
Phenylalanine Essential0.594.2
Methionine Essential0.312.2
Histidine Essential0.412.9
Tryptophan Essential0.171.2
Glutamic acid Non-essential1.8613.2
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.138.0
Proline Non-essential0.775.5
Alanine Non-essential0.594.2
Serine Non-essential0.574.0
Tyrosine Non-essential0.271.9
Arginine Non-essential1.097.7
Cysteine Non-essential0.201.4
Glycine Non-essential0.694.9
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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 168874 (Cereal Grains and Pasta). Educational reference, not medical advice.