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Cooked Yam (Boiled, Drained)
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  • Calories 158 8% DV
  • Protein 2g 4% DV
  • Carbs 37g 14% DV
  • Fat 0.2g 0% DV
  • Fiber 5.3g 19% DV
  • Sugar 0.7g 1% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 6%
  • Lysine / Arginine 0.47
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 9% RDI 24mg
  • Histidine 6% RDI 45mg
  • Isoleucine 5% RDI 68mg
  • Leucine 5% RDI 128mg
  • Lysine 4% RDI 79mg
  • Methionine 4% RDI 27mg
  • Phenylalanine 11% RDI 94mg
  • Threonine 7% RDI 71mg
  • Tryptophan 6% RDI 16mg
  • Tyrosine 6% RDI 53mg
  • Valine 4% RDI 82mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Cooked Yam (Boiled, Drained)
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 Total
Weight (g) 136 136
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
45
(6%)
45
(6%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
68
(5%)
68
(5%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
128
(5%)
128
(5%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
79
(4%)
79
(4%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
27
(4%)
27
(4%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
94
(11%)
94
(11%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
71
(7%)
71
(7%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
16
(6%)
16
(6%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
82
(4%)
82
(4%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 169
169
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
24
(9%)
24
(9%)
Glycine (mg) 71
71
Proline (mg) 72
72
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
53
(6%)
53
(6%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 83
83
Aspartic acid (mg) 205
205
Betaine (mg) --
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 239
239
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
0
Serine (mg) 107
107
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.