Spirulina, dried

dry · USDA SR Legacy, Seaweed, spirulina, dried (via nutritionvalue.org)

Protein /100 g57.5 g
Amino acid score117%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)4.958.6
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)3.215.6
Valine Essential (BCAA)3.516.1
Lysine Essential3.035.3
Threonine Essential2.975.2
Phenylalanine Essential2.784.8
Methionine Essential1.152.0
Histidine Essential1.091.9
Tryptophan Essential0.931.6
Glutamic acid Non-essential8.3914.6
Aspartic acid Non-essential5.7910.1
Proline Non-essential2.384.1
Alanine Non-essential4.527.9
Serine Non-essential3.005.2
Tyrosine Non-essential2.594.5
Arginine Non-essential4.157.2
Cysteine Non-essential0.661.1
Glycine Non-essential3.105.4
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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, Seaweed, spirulina, dried (via nutritionvalue.org). Educational reference, not medical advice.