Amino Acid Protein Calculator

Enter foods to make sure you are getting all the essential amino acids.
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      Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled
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      Roasted Chicken Breast
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      Beans, pinto, canned, drained solids
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      Quick Stats
      • Calories 757 38% DV
      • Protein 83g 167% DV
      • Carbs 56g 19% DV
      • Fat 21g 32% DV
      • Fiber 15g 54% DV
      • Sugar 1g 3% DV
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      Total Recommended Daily Intake

      • Cystine 330% RDI 946mg
      • Histidine 360% RDI 2520mg
      • Isoleucine 296% RDI 4143mg
      • Leucine 238% RDI 6487mg
      • Lysine 326% RDI 6842mg
      • Methionine 277% RDI 2019mg
      • Phenylalanine 412% RDI 3607mg
      • Threonine 335% RDI 3519mg
      • Tryptophan 337% RDI 945mg
      • Tyrosine 298% RDI 2607mg
      • Valine 229% RDI 4172mg
      Protein Comparison Table

      Table Legend

      1. Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled
      2. Roasted Chicken Breast
      3. Beans, pinto, canned, drained solids
      -- = missing data
      Amino Acids
      Food # 1 2 3 Total
      Weight (g) 85 140 277 502
      Essential  
      Histidine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      665
      (95%)
      1348
      (193%)
      507
      (72%)
      2520
      (360%)
      Isoleucine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      1055
      (75%)
      2293
      (164%)
      795
      (57%)
      4143
      (296%)
      Leucine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      1807
      (66%)
      3259
      (119%)
      1421
      (52%)
      6487
      (238%)
      Lysine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      1918
      (91%)
      3689
      (176%)
      1235
      (59%)
      6842
      (326%)
      Methionine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      581
      (80%)
      1203
      (165%)
      235
      (32%)
      2019
      (277%)
      Phenylalanine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      887
      (101%)
      1723
      (197%)
      997
      (114%)
      3607
      (412%)
      Threonine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      948
      (90%)
      1834
      (175%)
      737
      (70%)
      3519
      (335%)
      Tryptophan (mg)
      (%RDI)
      222
      (79%)
      507
      (181%)
      216
      (77%)
      945
      (337%)
      Valine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      1106
      (61%)
      2155
      (118%)
      911
      (50%)
      4172
      (229%)
      Conditional  
      Arginine (mg) 1380
      2619
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      5000
      Cystine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      221
      (77%)
      556
      (194%)
      169
      (59%)
      946
      (330%)
      Glycine (mg) 985
      2134
      726
      3844
      Proline (mg) 871
      1785
      978
      3634
      Tyrosine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      751
      (86%)
      1466
      (168%)
      391
      (45%)
      2607
      (298%)
      Non-Essential  
      Alanine (mg) 1243
      2369
      795
      4406
      Aspartic acid (mg) 2040
      3870
      2066
      7976
      Betaine (mg) --
      9
      --
      9
      Glutamic acid (mg) 3284
      6503
      2759
      12546
      Hydroxyproline (mg) 90
      --
      --
      90
      Serine (mg) 823
      1494
      1066
      3383
      Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.37
      Data Source
      Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled
      USDA Food Data Central Standard ReleaseOmega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.
      Roasted Chicken Breast
      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.
      Beans, pinto, canned, drained solids
      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.