Sunflower seed flour, partially defatted

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 170156 (Nut and Seed Products)

Protein /100 g48.1 g
Amino acid score91%
Limiting amino acidlysine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)3.507.3
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)2.405.0
Valine Essential (BCAA)2.775.8
Lysine Essential1.984.1
Threonine Essential1.964.1
Phenylalanine Essential2.475.1
Methionine Essential1.042.2
Histidine Essential1.332.8
Tryptophan Essential0.731.5
Glutamic acid Non-essential11.7724.5
Aspartic acid Non-essential5.1610.7
Proline Non-essential2.495.2
Alanine Non-essential2.364.9
Serine Non-essential2.274.7
Tyrosine Non-essential1.412.9
Arginine Non-essential5.0710.5
Cysteine Non-essential0.952.0
Glycine Non-essential3.086.4
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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, FDC ID 170156 (Nut and Seed Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.