Amino Acid Protein Calculator

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  • Calories 541 27% DV
  • Protein 12g 25% DV
  • Carbs 16g 6% DV
  • Fat 52g 66% DV
  • Fiber 4g 14% DV
  • Sugar 3.1g 6% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 26%
  • Lysine / Arginine 0.29
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 87% RDI 249mg
  • Histidine 47% RDI 326mg
  • Isoleucine 36% RDI 509mg
  • Leucine 36% RDI 984mg
  • Lysine 25% RDI 525mg
  • Methionine 65% RDI 471mg
  • Phenylalanine 63% RDI 555mg
  • Threonine 36% RDI 377mg
  • Tryptophan 49% RDI 136mg
  • Tyrosine 46% RDI 402mg
  • Valine 39% RDI 706mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Dry Roasted Cashews
  2. Brazilnuts
  3. Dried Pine Nuts
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 28 28 28 85
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
113
(16%)
116
(17%)
97
(14%)
326
(47%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
208
(15%)
147
(11%)
154
(11%)
509
(36%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
365
(13%)
338
(12%)
281
(10%)
984
(36%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
232
(11%)
139
(7%)
153
(7%)
525
(25%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
78
(11%)
319
(44%)
74
(10%)
471
(65%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
225
(26%)
181
(21%)
149
(17%)
555
(63%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
168
(16%)
104
(10%)
105
(10%)
377
(36%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
67
(24%)
38
(14%)
30
(11%)
136
(49%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
295
(16%)
216
(12%)
195
(11%)
706
(39%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 494
608
685
1787
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
80
(28%)
87
(30%)
82
(29%)
249
(87%)
Glycine (mg) 228
208
196
632
Proline (mg) 196
201
191
588
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
139
(16%)
118
(14%)
145
(17%)
402
(46%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 199
173
194
567
Aspartic acid (mg) 427
376
370
1174
Betaine (mg) --
0
0
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 1029
906
831
2766
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
--
0
Serine (mg) 241
192
237
670
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 0.29
Data Source
Dry Roasted Cashews
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.
Brazilnuts
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.
Dried Pine Nuts
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.