Sunflower seed kernels, toasted

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 170154 (Nut and Seed Products)

Protein /100 g17.2 g
Amino acid score91%
Limiting amino acidlysine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.257.3
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.865.0
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.995.8
Lysine Essential0.714.1
Threonine Essential0.704.1
Phenylalanine Essential0.885.1
Methionine Essential0.372.2
Histidine Essential0.482.8
Tryptophan Essential0.261.5
Glutamic acid Non-essential4.2224.5
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.8510.7
Proline Non-essential0.895.2
Alanine Non-essential0.844.9
Serine Non-essential0.814.7
Tyrosine Non-essential0.502.9
Arginine Non-essential1.8210.6
Cysteine Non-essential0.342.0
Glycine Non-essential1.106.4
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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 170154 (Nut and Seed Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.