Tamales (Navajo)

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 167636 (American Indian/Alaska Native Foods)

Protein /100 g6.3 g
Amino acid score130%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.579.0
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.274.3
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.325.1
Lysine Essential0.436.8
Threonine Essential0.243.8
Phenylalanine Essential0.284.4
Methionine Essential0.152.4
Histidine Essential0.203.1
Tryptophan Essential0.050.8
Glutamic acid Non-essential1.0316.4
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.568.9
Proline Non-essential0.386.1
Alanine Non-essential0.426.7
Serine Non-essential0.274.3
Tyrosine Non-essential0.203.2
Arginine Non-essential0.396.2
Cysteine Non-essential0.081.3
Glycine Non-essential0.386.1
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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 167636 (American Indian/Alaska Native Foods). Educational reference, not medical advice.