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Cooked Long Grain Brown Rice
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Cooked Medium Grain White Rice
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  • Calories 712 36% DV
  • Protein 18g 36% DV
  • Carbs 144g 52% DV
  • Fat 5.9g 8% DV
  • Fiber 9g 32% DV
  • Sugar 2.1g 4% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 50%
  • Lysine / Arginine 0.58
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 94% RDI 270mg
  • Histidine 67% RDI 472mg
  • Isoleucine 50% RDI 702mg
  • Leucine 47% RDI 1282mg
  • Lysine 38% RDI 802mg
  • Methionine 55% RDI 399mg
  • Phenylalanine 97% RDI 847mg
  • Threonine 56% RDI 592mg
  • Tryptophan 77% RDI 215mg
  • Tyrosine 57% RDI 498mg
  • Valine 50% RDI 917mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Cooked Long Grain Brown Rice
  2. Cooked Medium Grain White Rice
  3. Quinoa, cooked
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 202 186 185 573
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 133
(19%)		 104
(15%)		 235
(34%)		 472
(67%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 220
(16%)		 192
(14%)		 290
(21%)		 702
(50%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 432
(16%)		 366
(13%)		 483
(18%)		 1282
(47%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 200
(10%)		 160
(8%)		 442
(21%)		 802
(38%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 117
(16%)		 104
(14%)		 178
(24%)		 399
(55%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 269
(31%)		 236
(27%)		 342
(39%)		 847
(97%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 192
(18%)		 158
(15%)		 242
(23%)		 592
(56%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 67
(24%)		 52
(19%)		 96
(34%)		 215
(77%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 305
(17%)		 270
(15%)		 342
(19%)		 917
(50%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 396
368
629
1393
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 63
(22%)		 91
(32%)		 117
(41%)		 270
(94%)
Glycine (mg) 257
201
400
857
Proline (mg) 244
208
444
897
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 196
(22%)		 149
(17%)		 154
(18%)		 498
(57%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 305
257
339
900
Aspartic acid (mg) 489
417
653
1559
Betaine (mg) 1
--
--
1
Glutamic acid (mg) 1063
863
1073
2999
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
--
0
Serine (mg) 271
233
326
829
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 0.58
Data Source
Cooked Long Grain Brown Rice
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)
Cooked Medium Grain White Rice
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-3 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecatrienoic acid.Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.
Quinoa, cooked
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-3 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecatrienoic acid.Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.