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Quinoa, cooked
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  • Calories 222 11% DV
  • Protein 8.1g 16% DV
  • Carbs 39g 14% DV
  • Fat 3.6g 5% DV
  • Fiber 5.2g 19% DV
  • Sugar 1.6g 3% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 26%
  • Lysine / Arginine 0.7
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 41% RDI 117mg
  • Histidine 34% RDI 235mg
  • Isoleucine 21% RDI 290mg
  • Leucine 18% RDI 483mg
  • Lysine 21% RDI 442mg
  • Methionine 24% RDI 178mg
  • Phenylalanine 39% RDI 342mg
  • Threonine 23% RDI 242mg
  • Tryptophan 34% RDI 96mg
  • Tyrosine 18% RDI 154mg
  • Valine 19% RDI 342mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Quinoa, cooked
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 Total
Weight (g) 185 185
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 235
(34%)		 235
(34%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 290
(21%)		 290
(21%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 483
(18%)		 483
(18%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 442
(21%)		 442
(21%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 178
(24%)		 178
(24%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 342
(39%)		 342
(39%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 242
(23%)		 242
(23%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 96
(34%)		 96
(34%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 342
(19%)		 342
(19%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 629
629
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 117
(41%)		 117
(41%)
Glycine (mg) 400
400
Proline (mg) 444
444
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 154
(18%)		 154
(18%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 339
339
Aspartic acid (mg) 653
653
Betaine (mg) --
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 1073
1073
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
0
Serine (mg) 326
326
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 0.7
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.