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Cooked Spaghetti Squash (Boiled, Drained)
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  • Calories 412 21% DV
  • Protein 15g 30% DV
  • Carbs 84g 30% DV
  • Fat 3.6g 5% DV
  • Fiber 9g 32% DV
  • Sugar 5.5g 11% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 46%
  • Lysine / Arginine 0.63
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 102% RDI 293mg
  • Histidine 49% RDI 343mg
  • Isoleucine 42% RDI 586mg
  • Leucine 39% RDI 1069mg
  • Lysine 17% RDI 352mg
  • Methionine 28% RDI 204mg
  • Phenylalanine 86% RDI 749mg
  • Threonine 45% RDI 468mg
  • Tryptophan 73% RDI 204mg
  • Tyrosine 40% RDI 346mg
  • Valine 36% RDI 663mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Cooked Spaghetti Squash (Boiled, Drained)
  2. Pasta, cooked, enriched, without added salt
  3. Cooked Whole Wheat Pasta
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 155 124 117 396
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 17
(2%)		 162
(23%)		 164
(23%)		 343
(49%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 37
(3%)		 278
(20%)		 271
(19%)		 586
(42%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 53
(2%)		 538
(20%)		 479
(18%)		 1069
(39%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 34
(2%)		 162
(8%)		 156
(7%)		 352
(17%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 11
(1%)		 79
(11%)		 113
(16%)		 204
(28%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 37
(4%)		 363
(42%)		 349
(40%)		 749
(86%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 28
(3%)		 252
(24%)		 188
(18%)		 468
(45%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 14
(5%)		 100
(36%)		 90
(32%)		 204
(73%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 40
(2%)		 320
(18%)		 303
(17%)		 663
(36%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 51
258
247
556
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 8
(3%)		 139
(48%)		 146
(51%)		 293
(102%)
Glycine (mg) 34
241
254
529
Proline (mg) 33
854
746
1633
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 31
(4%)		 133
(15%)		 183
(21%)		 346
(40%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 39
238
218
494
Aspartic acid (mg) 99
340
316
755
Betaine (mg) --
84
--
84
Glutamic acid (mg) 163
2502
2427
5092
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
0
--
0
Serine (mg) 37
336
342
715
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 0.63
Data Source
Cooked Spaghetti Squash (Boiled, Drained)
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.
Pasta, cooked, enriched, without added salt
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.
Cooked Whole Wheat Pasta
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.