Snacks, tortilla chips, nacho-flavor, made with enriched masa flour

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 170256 (Snacks)

Protein /100 g7.8 g
Amino acid score83%
Limiting amino acidlysine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.8811.3
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.303.8
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.405.2
Lysine Essential0.293.7
Threonine Essential0.283.6
Phenylalanine Essential0.374.8
Methionine Essential0.162.1
Histidine Essential0.243.1
Tryptophan Essential0.070.8
Glutamic acid Non-essential1.5119.3
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.546.9
Proline Non-essential0.688.7
Alanine Non-essential0.506.4
Serine Non-essential0.374.7
Tyrosine Non-essential0.324.1
Arginine Non-essential0.395.0
Cysteine Non-essential0.131.6
Glycine Non-essential0.293.7
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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 170256 (Snacks). Educational reference, not medical advice.