Watercress, raw

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 170068 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products)

Protein /100 g2.3 g
Amino acid score53%
Limiting amino acidmethionine + cysteine
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.177.2
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.094.0
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.146.0
Lysine Essential0.135.8
Threonine Essential0.135.8
Phenylalanine Essential0.115.0
Methionine Essential0.020.9
Histidine Essential0.041.7
Tryptophan Essential0.031.3
Glutamic acid Non-essential0.198.3
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.198.1
Proline Non-essential0.104.2
Alanine Non-essential0.146.0
Serine Non-essential0.062.6
Tyrosine Non-essential0.062.7
Arginine Non-essential0.156.5
Cysteine Non-essential0.010.3
Glycine Non-essential0.114.9
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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 170068 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.