Amino Acid Protein Calculator
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Steamed Scallops
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Cooked Wild Eastern Oysters
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Cooked Clams
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  • Calories 263 13% DV
  • Protein 44g 88% DV
  • Carbs 11g 4% DV
  • Fat 3.8g 5% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0.5g 1% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 91%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.06
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 176% RDI 504mg
  • Histidine 111% RDI 776mg
  • Isoleucine 123% RDI 1726mg
  • Leucine 105% RDI 2871mg
  • Lysine 143% RDI 3012mg
  • Methionine 139% RDI 1011mg
  • Phenylalanine 167% RDI 1459mg
  • Threonine 142% RDI 1488mg
  • Tryptophan 160% RDI 448mg
  • Tyrosine 148% RDI 1292mg
  • Valine 94% RDI 1717mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Steamed Scallops
  2. Cooked Wild Eastern Oysters
  3. Cooked Clams
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 85 42 85 212
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 267
(38%)		 92
(13%)		 417
(60%)		 776
(111%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 588
(42%)		 193
(14%)		 945
(68%)		 1726
(123%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1042
(38%)		 301
(11%)		 1528
(56%)		 2871
(105%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1069
(51%)		 320
(15%)		 1623
(77%)		 3012
(143%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 414
(57%)		 108
(15%)		 490
(67%)		 1011
(139%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 507
(58%)		 173
(20%)		 778
(89%)		 1459
(167%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 535
(51%)		 19
(2%)		 934
(89%)		 1488
(142%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 147
(53%)		 58
(21%)		 243
(87%)		 448
(160%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 548
(30%)		 220
(12%)		 949
(52%)		 1717
(94%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 936
312
1584
2833
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 173
(60%)		 46
(16%)		 285
(99%)		 504
(176%)
Glycine (mg) 1497
231
1358
3087
Proline (mg) 414
189
886
1489
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 428
(49%)		 170
(19%)		 694
(79%)		 1292
(148%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 775
228
1313
2316
Aspartic acid (mg) 1336
412
2094
3843
Betaine (mg) --
--
--
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 2032
567
2953
5551
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
--
0
Serine (mg) 521
189
972
1682
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.06
Data Source
Steamed Scallops
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)
Cooked Wild Eastern Oysters
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.
Cooked Clams
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.