Amino Acid Protein Calculator
Enter foods to make sure you are getting all the essential amino acids.
instructions
Save Share
Scan Bar Code
Raw Onions
×
Cheddar Cheese
×
Hotdog With Chili
×
Clear Save
Number of Servings:
Note: Nutrient values are divided into 1 servings.
Edit Share Save
  • Calories 475 24% DV
  • Protein 22g 44% DV
  • Carbs 47g 17% DV
  • Fat 23g 30% DV
  • Fiber 2.7g 10% DV
  • Sugar 6.9g 14% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 36%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.02
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 77% RDI 220mg
  • Histidine 78% RDI 549mg
  • Isoleucine 67% RDI 931mg
  • Leucine 57% RDI 1563mg
  • Lysine 56% RDI 1185mg
  • Methionine 57% RDI 412mg
  • Phenylalanine 100% RDI 873mg
  • Threonine 76% RDI 795mg
  • Tryptophan 109% RDI 307mg
  • Tyrosine 80% RDI 696mg
  • Valine 57% RDI 1041mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Raw Onions
  2. Cheddar Cheese
  3. Hotdog With Chili
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 160 28 114 302
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 22
(3%)		 155
(22%)		 372
(53%)		 549
(78%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 22
(2%)		 343
(24%)		 567
(40%)		 931
(67%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 40
(1%)		 551
(20%)		 972
(36%)		 1563
(57%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 62
(3%)		 291
(14%)		 831
(40%)		 1185
(56%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 3
(0%)		 155
(21%)		 253
(35%)		 412
(57%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 40
(5%)		 305
(35%)		 528
(60%)		 873
(100%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 34
(3%)		 296
(28%)		 465
(44%)		 795
(76%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 22
(8%)		 155
(55%)		 129
(46%)		 307
(109%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 34
(2%)		 399
(22%)		 609
(33%)		 1041
(57%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 166
155
836
1157
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 6
(2%)		 35
(12%)		 179
(62%)		 220
(77%)
Glycine (mg) 40
155
808
1004
Proline (mg) 19
709
909
1637
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 22
(3%)		 315
(36%)		 359
(41%)		 696
(80%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 34
213
749
996
Aspartic acid (mg) 146
492
1134
1772
Betaine (mg) 0
0
--
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 413
1345
2898
4655
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
--
0
Serine (mg) 34
222
599
854
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.02
Data Source
Raw Onions
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.
Cheddar Cheese
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.
Hotdog With Chili
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.