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  • Calories 176 9% DV
  • Protein 6g 12% DV
  • Carbs 37g 13% DV
  • Fat 0.3g 0% DV
  • Fiber 2.2g 8% DV
  • Sugar 0.2g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 12%
  • Lysine / Arginine 0.52
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 59% RDI 168mg
  • Histidine 17% RDI 121mg
  • Isoleucine 16% RDI 231mg
  • Leucine 15% RDI 407mg
  • Lysine 5% RDI 115mg
  • Methionine 13% RDI 93mg
  • Phenylalanine 33% RDI 289mg
  • Threonine 15% RDI 157mg
  • Tryptophan 27% RDI 77mg
  • Tyrosine 18% RDI 157mg
  • Valine 14% RDI 254mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Couscous, cooked
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 Total
Weight (g) 157 157
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 121
(17%)		 121
(17%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 231
(16%)		 231
(16%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 407
(15%)		 407
(15%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 115
(5%)		 115
(5%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 93
(13%)		 93
(13%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 289
(33%)		 289
(33%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 157
(15%)		 157
(15%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 77
(27%)		 77
(27%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 254
(14%)		 254
(14%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 220
220
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 168
(59%)		 168
(59%)
Glycine (mg) 188
188
Proline (mg) 655
655
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 157
(18%)		 157
(18%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 174
174
Aspartic acid (mg) 243
243
Betaine (mg) --
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 2146
2146
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
0
Serine (mg) 281
281
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 0.52
Data Source
Couscous, cooked
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.