Sorghum flour, whole-grain

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168943 (Cereal Grains and Pasta)

Protein /100 g8.4 g
Amino acid score46%
Limiting amino acidlysine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.0812.9
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.313.7
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.394.6
Lysine Essential0.172.1
Threonine Essential0.313.7
Phenylalanine Essential0.445.2
Methionine Essential0.141.7
Histidine Essential0.172.0
Tryptophan Essential0.111.3
Glutamic acid Non-essential1.7420.7
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.566.6
Proline Non-essential0.657.7
Alanine Non-essential0.769.0
Serine Non-essential0.414.9
Tyrosine Non-essential0.232.7
Arginine Non-essential0.333.9
Cysteine Non-essential0.172.0
Glycine Non-essential0.313.7
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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 168943 (Cereal Grains and Pasta). Educational reference, not medical advice.