Amino Acid Protein Calculator
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  • Calories 704 35% DV
  • Protein 28g 55% DV
  • Carbs 137g 50% DV
  • Fat 6.6g 8% DV
  • Fiber 20g 70% DV
  • Sugar 6.9g 14% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 46%
  • Lysine / Arginine 0.67
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 173% RDI 497mg
  • Histidine 101% RDI 710mg
  • Isoleucine 74% RDI 1037mg
  • Leucine 74% RDI 2010mg
  • Lysine 47% RDI 994mg
  • Methionine 91% RDI 659mg
  • Phenylalanine 157% RDI 1370mg
  • Threonine 87% RDI 914mg
  • Tryptophan 103% RDI 287mg
  • Tyrosine 83% RDI 724mg
  • Valine 72% RDI 1305mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Cooked Teff
  2. Cooked Kamut
  3. Quinoa, cooked
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 252 172 185 609
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 222
(32%)		 253
(36%)		 235
(34%)		 710
(101%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 368
(26%)		 378
(27%)		 290
(21%)		 1037
(74%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 784
(29%)		 743
(27%)		 483
(18%)		 2010
(74%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 275
(13%)		 277
(13%)		 442
(21%)		 994
(47%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 315
(43%)		 167
(23%)		 178
(24%)		 659
(91%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 512
(58%)		 516
(59%)		 342
(39%)		 1370
(157%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 375
(36%)		 296
(28%)		 242
(23%)		 914
(87%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 103
(37%)		 88
(31%)		 96
(34%)		 287
(103%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 504
(28%)		 459
(25%)		 342
(19%)		 1305
(72%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 381
464
629
1474
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 174
(61%)		 206
(72%)		 117
(41%)		 497
(173%)
Glycine (mg) 350
387
400
1137
Proline (mg) 486
1065
444
1995
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 335
(38%)		 236
(27%)		 154
(18%)		 724
(83%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 549
363
339
1251
Aspartic acid (mg) 602
537
653
1792
Betaine (mg) --
--
--
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 2457
3234
1073
6764
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
--
0
Serine (mg) 456
507
326
1289
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 0.67
Data Source
Cooked Teff
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)
Cooked Kamut
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)
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.