Wheat germ, crude

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168892 (Cereal Grains and Pasta)

Protein /100 g23.1 g
Amino acid score115%
Limiting amino acidnone (complete)
Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)1.576.8
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.853.7
Valine Essential (BCAA)1.205.2
Lysine Essential1.476.3
Threonine Essential0.974.2
Phenylalanine Essential0.934.0
Methionine Essential0.462.0
Histidine Essential0.642.8
Tryptophan Essential0.321.4
Glutamic acid Non-essential4.0017.3
Aspartic acid Non-essential2.078.9
Proline Non-essential1.235.3
Alanine Non-essential1.486.4
Serine Non-essential1.104.8
Tyrosine Non-essential0.703.0
Arginine Non-essential1.878.1
Cysteine Non-essential0.462.0
Glycine Non-essential1.426.2
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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 168892 (Cereal Grains and Pasta). Educational reference, not medical advice.