Spearmint, dried

dry · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 172239 (Spices and Herbs)

Protein /100 g19.9 g
Amino acid score96%
Limiting amino acidlysine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.507.5
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.824.1
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.995.0
Lysine Essential0.864.3
Threonine Essential0.824.1
Phenylalanine Essential1.025.1
Methionine Essential0.281.4
Histidine Essential0.402.0
Tryptophan Essential0.311.5
Glutamic acid Non-essential2.1710.9
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.3511.8
Proline Non-essential0.824.1
Alanine Non-essential1.045.2
Serine Non-essential0.783.9
Tyrosine Non-essential0.603.0
Arginine Non-essential0.924.6
Cysteine Non-essential0.221.1
Glycine Non-essential0.964.8
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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 172239 (Spices and Herbs). Educational reference, not medical advice.