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Cooked Yam (Boiled, Drained)
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  • Calories 116 6% DV
  • Protein 1.5g 3% DV
  • Carbs 28g 10% DV
  • Fat 0.1g 0% DV
  • Fiber 3.9g 14% DV
  • Sugar 0.5g 1% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 4%
  • Lysine / Arginine 0.47
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 6% RDI 18mg
  • Histidine 5% RDI 33mg
  • Isoleucine 4% RDI 50mg
  • Leucine 3% RDI 94mg
  • Lysine 3% RDI 58mg
  • Methionine 3% RDI 20mg
  • Phenylalanine 8% RDI 69mg
  • Threonine 5% RDI 52mg
  • Tryptophan 4% RDI 12mg
  • Tyrosine 4% RDI 39mg
  • Valine 3% RDI 60mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Cooked Yam (Boiled, Drained)
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 Total
Weight (g) 100 100
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
33
(5%)
33
(5%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
50
(4%)
50
(4%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
94
(3%)
94
(3%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
58
(3%)
58
(3%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
20
(3%)
20
(3%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
69
(8%)
69
(8%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
52
(5%)
52
(5%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
12
(4%)
12
(4%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
60
(3%)
60
(3%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 124
124
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
18
(6%)
18
(6%)
Glycine (mg) 52
52
Proline (mg) 53
53
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
39
(4%)
39
(4%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 61
61
Aspartic acid (mg) 151
151
Betaine (mg) --
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 176
176
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
0
Serine (mg) 79
79
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 0.47
Data Source
Cooked Yam (Boiled, Drained)
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.