Sorghum grain

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 169716 (Cereal Grains and Pasta)

Protein /100 g10.6 g
Amino acid score48%
Limiting amino acidlysine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.4914.0
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.434.1
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.565.3
Lysine Essential0.232.2
Threonine Essential0.353.3
Phenylalanine Essential0.555.1
Methionine Essential0.171.6
Histidine Essential0.252.3
Tryptophan Essential0.121.2
Glutamic acid Non-essential2.4423.0
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.747.0
Proline Non-essential0.858.0
Alanine Non-essential1.039.7
Serine Non-essential0.464.4
Tyrosine Non-essential0.323.0
Arginine Non-essential0.353.3
Cysteine Non-essential0.131.2
Glycine Non-essential0.353.3
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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 169716 (Cereal Grains and Pasta). Educational reference, not medical advice.