Amino Acid Protein Calculator
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Quinoa, cooked
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  • Calories 594 30% DV
  • Protein 21g 43% DV
  • Carbs 114g 42% DV
  • Fat 5g 6% DV
  • Fiber 9.6g 34% DV
  • Sugar 2.5g 5% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 65%
  • Lysine / Arginine 0.65
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 148% RDI 425mg
  • Histidine 74% RDI 520mg
  • Isoleucine 57% RDI 804mg
  • Leucine 53% RDI 1435mg
  • Lysine 34% RDI 722mg
  • Methionine 48% RDI 351mg
  • Phenylalanine 114% RDI 999mg
  • Threonine 62% RDI 655mg
  • Tryptophan 99% RDI 276mg
  • Tyrosine 51% RDI 444mg
  • Valine 51% RDI 921mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Quinoa, cooked
  2. Cooked Pasta (Unenriched)
  3. Couscous, cooked
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 185 124 157 466
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 235
(34%)		 164
(23%)		 121
(17%)		 520
(74%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 290
(21%)		 283
(20%)		 231
(16%)		 804
(57%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 483
(18%)		 546
(20%)		 407
(15%)		 1435
(53%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 442
(21%)		 165
(8%)		 115
(5%)		 722
(34%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 178
(24%)		 81
(11%)		 93
(13%)		 351
(48%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 342
(39%)		 368
(42%)		 289
(33%)		 999
(114%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 242
(23%)		 255
(24%)		 157
(15%)		 655
(62%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 96
(34%)		 103
(37%)		 77
(27%)		 276
(99%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 342
(19%)		 325
(18%)		 254
(14%)		 921
(51%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 629
262
220
1110
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 117
(41%)		 140
(49%)		 168
(59%)		 425
(148%)
Glycine (mg) 400
243
188
831
Proline (mg) 444
866
655
1964
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 154
(18%)		 134
(15%)		 157
(18%)		 444
(51%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 339
242
174
755
Aspartic acid (mg) 653
345
243
1241
Betaine (mg) --
84
--
84
Glutamic acid (mg) 1073
2537
2146
5756
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
0
--
0
Serine (mg) 326
341
281
948
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 0.65
Data Source
Quinoa, cooked
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.
Cooked Pasta (Unenriched)
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.
Couscous, cooked
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.