Scallop, (bay and sea), steamed

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 167742 (Finfish and Shellfish Products)

Protein /100 g20.5 g
Amino acid score81%
Limiting amino acidvaline
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.236.0
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.693.4
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.653.1
Lysine Essential1.266.1
Threonine Essential0.633.1
Phenylalanine Essential0.602.9
Methionine Essential0.492.4
Histidine Essential0.311.5
Tryptophan Essential0.170.8
Glutamic acid Non-essential2.3911.6
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.577.7
Proline Non-essential0.492.4
Alanine Non-essential0.914.4
Serine Non-essential0.613.0
Tyrosine Non-essential0.502.4
Arginine Non-essential1.105.4
Cysteine Non-essential0.201.0
Glycine Non-essential1.768.6
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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 167742 (Finfish and Shellfish Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.