Amino Acid Protein Calculator
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  • Calories 430 22% DV
  • Protein 5.9g 12% DV
  • Carbs 52g 19% DV
  • Fat 23g 30% DV
  • Fiber 3.9g 14% DV
  • Sugar 1g 2% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 5%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1
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Total Recommended Daily Intake

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  • Cystine 21% RDI 60mg
  • Histidine 16% RDI 110mg
  • Isoleucine 12% RDI 163mg
  • Leucine 13% RDI 368mg
  • Lysine 10% RDI 201mg
  • Methionine 11% RDI 77mg
  • Phenylalanine 22% RDI 193mg
  • Threonine 14% RDI 151mg
  • Tryptophan 17% RDI 49mg
  • Tyrosine 19% RDI 163mg
  • Valine 12% RDI 224mg
Protein Comparison Table

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  1. Snacks, tortilla chips, plain, white corn, salted
  2. Snacks, potato chips, plain, salted
  3. Snacks, tortilla chips, nacho cheese
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 28 28 28 85
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 43
(6%)		 68
(10%)		 110
(16%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 79
(6%)		 84
(6%)		 163
(12%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 117
(4%)		 250
(9%)		 368
(13%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 119
(6%)		 83
(4%)		 201
(10%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 31
(4%)		 46
(6%)		 77
(11%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 87
(10%)		 106
(12%)		 193
(22%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 71
(7%)		 80
(8%)		 151
(14%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 30
(11%)		 19
(7%)		 49
(17%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 110
(6%)		 114
(6%)		 224
(12%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) --
90
110
200
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 25
(9%)		 36
(12%)		 60
(21%)
Glycine (mg) --
58
81
139
Proline (mg) --
70
192
262
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 73
(8%)		 90
(10%)		 163
(19%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) --
60
143
203
Aspartic acid (mg) --
478
153
630
Betaine (mg) 0
0
0
1
Glutamic acid (mg) --
328
428
756
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
0
0
Serine (mg) --
85
105
190
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1
Data Source
Snacks, tortilla chips, plain, white corn, salted
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release
Snacks, potato chips, plain, salted
USDA Food Data Central Standard ReleaseIodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.
Snacks, tortilla chips, nacho cheese
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release