Shrimp (raw)

raw · USDA SR Legacy, Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, raw

Protein /100 g20.3 g
Amino acid score108%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.577.7
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.884.3
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.864.2
Lysine Essential1.778.7
Threonine Essential0.854.2
Phenylalanine Essential0.864.2
Methionine Essential0.482.4
Histidine Essential0.391.9
Tryptophan Essential0.201.0
Glutamic acid Non-essential3.3216.4
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.939.5
Proline Non-essential0.763.7
Alanine Non-essential1.155.7
Serine Non-essential0.773.8
Tyrosine Non-essential0.693.4
Arginine Non-essential1.788.7
Cysteine Non-essential0.221.1
Glycine Non-essential1.155.6
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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, Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, raw. Educational reference, not medical advice.