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  • Calories 433 22% DV
  • Protein 40g 81% DV
  • Carbs 15g 6% DV
  • Fat 23g 29% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0.7g 1% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 45%
  • Lysine / Arginine 2.12
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Total Recommended Daily Intake

2 foods are missing amino acid data, the total amino acids could be higher than shown. Please set filters and search for other foods.
  • Cystine 43% RDI 124mg
  • Histidine 82% RDI 575mg
  • Isoleucine 53% RDI 739mg
  • Leucine 56% RDI 1531mg
  • Lysine 80% RDI 1678mg
  • Methionine 48% RDI 352mg
  • Phenylalanine 80% RDI 697mg
  • Threonine 62% RDI 649mg
  • Tryptophan 56% RDI 157mg
  • Tyrosine 84% RDI 739mg
  • Valine 48% RDI 868mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Ricotta Cheese
  2. Lowfat Ricotta
  3. Turtle, green, raw
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 124 124 85 333
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 575
(82%)		 --
(--%)		 575
(82%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 739
(53%)		 --
(--%)		 739
(53%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 1531
(56%)		 --
(--%)		 1531
(56%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 1678
(80%)		 --
(--%)		 1678
(80%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 352
(48%)		 --
(--%)		 352
(48%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 697
(80%)		 --
(--%)		 697
(80%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 649
(62%)		 --
(--%)		 649
(62%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 157
(56%)		 --
(--%)		 157
(56%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 868
(48%)		 --
(--%)		 868
(48%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) --
792
--
792
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 124
(43%)		 --
(--%)		 124
(43%)
Glycine (mg) --
370
--
370
Proline (mg) --
1337
--
1337
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 739
(84%)		 --
(--%)		 739
(84%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) --
626
--
626
Aspartic acid (mg) --
1249
--
1249
Betaine (mg) --
--
--
0
Glutamic acid (mg) --
3068
--
3068
Hydroxyproline (mg) 0
--
--
0
Serine (mg) --
722
--
722
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 2.12
Data Source
Ricotta Cheese
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.
Lowfat Ricotta
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.
Turtle, green, raw
USDA Food Data Central Standard ReleaseOmega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.