Safflower seed kernels, dried

dry · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 170558 (Nut and Seed Products)

Protein /100 g16.2 g
Amino acid score73%
Limiting amino acidlysine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.157.1
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.724.4
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.026.3
Lysine Essential0.533.3
Threonine Essential0.593.6
Phenylalanine Essential0.815.0
Methionine Essential0.281.8
Histidine Essential0.452.8
Tryptophan Essential0.181.1
Glutamic acid Non-essential3.7022.9
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.8111.2
Proline Non-essential0.734.5
Alanine Non-essential0.774.8
Serine Non-essential0.815.0
Tyrosine Non-essential0.533.3
Arginine Non-essential1.7510.8
Cysteine Non-essential0.311.9
Glycine Non-essential1.016.2
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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 170558 (Nut and Seed Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.