Spinach, raw

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168462 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products)

Protein /100 g2.9 g
Amino acid score132%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.227.8
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.155.1
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.165.6
Lysine Essential0.176.1
Threonine Essential0.124.3
Phenylalanine Essential0.134.5
Methionine Essential0.051.9
Histidine Essential0.062.2
Tryptophan Essential0.041.4
Glutamic acid Non-essential0.3412.0
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.248.4
Proline Non-essential0.113.9
Alanine Non-essential0.145.0
Serine Non-essential0.103.6
Tyrosine Non-essential0.113.8
Arginine Non-essential0.165.7
Cysteine Non-essential0.041.2
Glycine Non-essential0.134.7
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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 168462 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.