Sunflower seed kernels, dried

dry · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 170562 (Nut and Seed Products)

Protein /100 g20.8 g
Amino acid score100%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.668.0
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)1.145.5
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.316.3
Lysine Essential0.944.5
Threonine Essential0.934.5
Phenylalanine Essential1.175.6
Methionine Essential0.492.4
Histidine Essential0.633.0
Tryptophan Essential0.351.7
Glutamic acid Non-essential5.5826.8
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.4511.8
Proline Non-essential1.185.7
Alanine Non-essential1.125.4
Serine Non-essential1.075.2
Tyrosine Non-essential0.673.2
Arginine Non-essential2.4011.6
Cysteine Non-essential0.452.2
Glycine Non-essential1.467.0
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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 170562 (Nut and Seed Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.