Sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 170563 (Nut and Seed Products)

Protein /100 g19.3 g
Amino acid score91%
Limiting amino acidlysine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.417.3
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.975.0
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.125.8
Lysine Essential0.804.1
Threonine Essential0.794.1
Phenylalanine Essential0.995.1
Methionine Essential0.422.2
Histidine Essential0.542.8
Tryptophan Essential0.291.5
Glutamic acid Non-essential4.7424.5
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.0810.7
Proline Non-essential1.005.2
Alanine Non-essential0.954.9
Serine Non-essential0.914.7
Tyrosine Non-essential0.562.9
Arginine Non-essential2.0410.5
Cysteine Non-essential0.382.0
Glycine Non-essential1.246.4
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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 170563 (Nut and Seed Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.