Winged bean tuber, raw: amino acid profile

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 170070 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products)

Protein /100 g11.6 g
Energy /100 g148 kcal
Carbs /100 g28.1 g
Fat /100 g0.9 g
Amino acid score94%
Limiting amino acidleucine

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Winged bean tuber, raw provides 11.6 g protein and 0.64 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)0.645.5
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.423.7
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.605.2
Lysine Essential0.595.1
Threonine Essential0.453.9
Phenylalanine Essential0.453.9
Methionine Essential0.141.2
Histidine Essential0.242.1
Tryptophan Essential0.252.2
Glutamic acid Non-essential0.806.9
Aspartic acid Non-essential1.7415.0
Proline Non-essential0.685.9
Alanine Non-essential0.403.4
Serine Non-essential0.464.0
Tyrosine Non-essential0.353.0
Arginine Non-essential0.413.6
Cysteine Non-essential0.201.7
Glycine Non-essential0.393.4

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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 170070 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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