Amino Acid Protein Calculator

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  • Calories 545 27% DV
  • Protein 11g 23% DV
  • Carbs 17g 6% DV
  • Fat 52g 67% DV
  • Fiber 5.5g 20% DV
  • Sugar 3.3g 7% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 76%
  • Lysine / Arginine 0.29
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 64% RDI 183mg
  • Histidine 43% RDI 299mg
  • Isoleucine 34% RDI 481mg
  • Leucine 32% RDI 867mg
  • Lysine 21% RDI 434mg
  • Methionine 27% RDI 197mg
  • Phenylalanine 63% RDI 548mg
  • Threonine 40% RDI 424mg
  • Tryptophan 51% RDI 142mg
  • Tyrosine 36% RDI 316mg
  • Valine 34% RDI 626mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Pecans
  2. Walnuts
  3. Dry Roasted Cashews
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 28 28 28 85
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
74
(11%)
111
(16%)
113
(16%)
299
(43%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
95
(7%)
177
(13%)
208
(15%)
481
(34%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
170
(6%)
332
(12%)
365
(13%)
867
(32%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
82
(4%)
120
(6%)
232
(11%)
434
(21%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
52
(7%)
67
(9%)
78
(11%)
197
(27%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
121
(14%)
202
(23%)
225
(26%)
548
(63%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
87
(8%)
169
(16%)
168
(16%)
424
(40%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
26
(9%)
48
(17%)
67
(24%)
142
(51%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
117
(6%)
214
(12%)
295
(16%)
626
(34%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 334
647
494
1476
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
43
(15%)
59
(21%)
80
(28%)
183
(64%)
Glycine (mg) 129
232
228
588
Proline (mg) 103
201
196
500
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
61
(7%)
115
(13%)
139
(16%)
316
(36%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 113
198
199
510
Aspartic acid (mg) 264
519
427
1211
Betaine (mg) 0
0
--
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 519
800
1029
2348
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
--
0
Serine (mg) 135
265
241
641
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 0.29
Data Source
Pecans
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)
Walnuts
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.
Dry Roasted Cashews
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.