Tempeh (USDA)

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 174272 (Legumes and Legume Products)

Protein /100 g20.3 g
Amino acid score82%
Limiting amino acidmethionine + cysteine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.437.0
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.884.3
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.924.5
Lysine Essential0.914.5
Threonine Essential0.803.9
Phenylalanine Essential0.894.4
Methionine Essential0.170.9
Histidine Essential0.472.3
Tryptophan Essential0.191.0
Glutamic acid Non-essential3.2916.2
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.009.8
Proline Non-essential1.035.1
Alanine Non-essential0.964.7
Serine Non-essential1.025.0
Tyrosine Non-essential0.663.3
Arginine Non-essential1.256.2
Cysteine Non-essential0.191.0
Glycine Non-essential0.753.7
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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 174272 (Legumes and Legume Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.