Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached: amino acid profile

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168894 (Cereal Grains and Pasta)

Protein /100 g10.3 g
Energy /100 g364 kcal
Carbs /100 g76.3 g
Fat /100 g1.0 g
Amino acid score49%
Limiting amino acidlysine

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached provides 10.3 g protein and 0.71 g leucine. Use the listed preparation when comparing portions.

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Full amino acid table

The first column of amounts is per 100 g of food; the second compares the composition of the protein itself.

Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.716.9
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.363.5
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.414.0
Lysine Essential0.232.2
Threonine Essential0.282.7
Phenylalanine Essential0.525.0
Methionine Essential0.181.8
Histidine Essential0.232.2
Tryptophan Essential0.131.2
Glutamic acid Non-essential3.4833.7
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.434.2
Proline Non-essential1.2011.6
Alanine Non-essential0.333.2
Serine Non-essential0.525.0
Tyrosine Non-essential0.313.0
Arginine Non-essential0.424.0
Cysteine Non-essential0.222.1
Glycine Non-essential0.373.6

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Logan KingDr Paul T Morgan By and , Senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition and Metabolism, Manchester Metropolitan University.

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 168894 (Cereal Grains and Pasta). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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