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  • Calories 33 2% DV
  • Protein 1.6g 3% DV
  • Carbs 7.5g 3% DV
  • Fat 0.4g 1% DV
  • Fiber 1.8g 6% DV
  • Sugar 3.9g 8% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 3%
  • Lysine / Arginine 0.72
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 5% RDI 15mg
  • Histidine 2% RDI 16mg
  • Isoleucine 3% RDI 44mg
  • Leucine 3% RDI 73mg
  • Lysine 3% RDI 73mg
  • Methionine 3% RDI 24mg
  • Phenylalanine 8% RDI 67mg
  • Threonine 4% RDI 42mg
  • Tryptophan 6% RDI 16mg
  • Tyrosine 2% RDI 18mg
  • Valine 3% RDI 46mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Dill Pickles
  2. Cucumber
  3. Cucumber, peeled, raw
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 35 104 133 272
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
3
(0%)
10
(1%)
3
(0%)
16
(2%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
7
(0%)
22
(2%)
16
(1%)
44
(3%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
9
(0%)
30
(1%)
33
(1%)
73
(3%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
9
(0%)
30
(1%)
33
(2%)
73
(3%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
2
(0%)
6
(1%)
16
(2%)
24
(3%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
6
(1%)
20
(2%)
41
(5%)
67
(8%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
6
(1%)
20
(2%)
16
(2%)
42
(4%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
2
(1%)
5
(2%)
9
(3%)
16
(6%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
7
(0%)
23
(1%)
16
(1%)
46
(3%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 14
46
41
101
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
1
(0%)
4
(1%)
9
(3%)
15
(5%)
Glycine (mg) 8
25
33
66
Proline (mg) 5
16
16
36
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
4
(0%)
11
(1%)
3
(0%)
18
(2%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 7
25
41
74
Aspartic acid (mg) 13
43
49
105
Betaine (mg) 0
0
0
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 62
204
271
537
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
--
0
Serine (mg) 6
21
33
60
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 0.72
Data Source
Dill Pickles
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.
Cucumber
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.
Cucumber, peeled, raw
USDA Food Data Central Standard ReleaseOmega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.