Sesame butter, tahini, from unroasted kernels (non-chemically removed seed coat)

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 169406 (Nut and Seed Products)

Protein /100 g17.9 g
Amino acid score71%
Limiting amino acidlysine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.387.7
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.774.3
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.005.6
Lysine Essential0.583.2
Threonine Essential0.744.2
Phenylalanine Essential0.955.3
Methionine Essential0.593.3
Histidine Essential0.532.9
Tryptophan Essential0.392.2
Glutamic acid Non-essential4.0022.3
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.679.3
Proline Non-essential0.824.6
Alanine Non-essential0.945.2
Serine Non-essential0.985.5
Tyrosine Non-essential0.754.2
Arginine Non-essential2.6614.8
Cysteine Non-essential0.362.0
Glycine Non-essential1.236.8
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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 169406 (Nut and Seed Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.