Sesame seed kernels, dried (decorticated)

dry · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 169412 (Nut and Seed Products)

Protein /100 g20.4 g
Amino acid score71%
Limiting amino acidlysine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.507.3
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.753.7
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.984.8
Lysine Essential0.653.2
Threonine Essential0.733.6
Phenylalanine Essential0.944.6
Methionine Essential0.884.3
Histidine Essential0.552.7
Tryptophan Essential0.331.6
Glutamic acid Non-essential4.6022.5
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.0710.1
Proline Non-essential1.045.1
Alanine Non-essential0.994.8
Serine Non-essential1.205.9
Tyrosine Non-essential0.793.9
Arginine Non-essential3.2515.9
Cysteine Non-essential0.442.2
Glycine Non-essential1.095.3
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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 169412 (Nut and Seed Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.