Teff, uncooked

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 169747 (Cereal Grains and Pasta)

Protein /100 g13.3 g
Amino acid score63%
Limiting amino acidlysine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.078.0
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.503.8
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.695.2
Lysine Essential0.382.8
Threonine Essential0.513.8
Phenylalanine Essential0.705.2
Methionine Essential0.433.2
Histidine Essential0.302.3
Tryptophan Essential0.141.0
Glutamic acid Non-essential3.3525.2
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.826.2
Proline Non-essential0.665.0
Alanine Non-essential0.755.6
Serine Non-essential0.624.7
Tyrosine Non-essential0.463.4
Arginine Non-essential0.523.9
Cysteine Non-essential0.241.8
Glycine Non-essential0.483.6
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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 169747 (Cereal Grains and Pasta). Educational reference, not medical advice.