Amino Acid Protein Calculator

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  • Calories 210 10% DV
  • Protein 37g 73% DV
  • Carbs 0g 0% DV
  • Fat 6g 8% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 96%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.4
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 117% RDI 336mg
  • Histidine 168% RDI 1175mg
  • Isoleucine 125% RDI 1749mg
  • Leucine 107% RDI 2910mg
  • Lysine 159% RDI 3334mg
  • Methionine 136% RDI 988mg
  • Phenylalanine 170% RDI 1490mg
  • Threonine 168% RDI 1764mg
  • Tryptophan 153% RDI 428mg
  • Tyrosine 151% RDI 1319mg
  • Valine 106% RDI 1925mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Raw Chicken Breast
  2. Raw Pink Salmon
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 Total
Weight (g) 85 85 170
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
713
(102%)
462
(66%)
1175
(168%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
938
(67%)
811
(58%)
1749
(125%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
1582
(58%)
1328
(49%)
2910
(107%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
1839
(88%)
1495
(71%)
3334
(159%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
497
(68%)
490
(67%)
988
(136%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
772
(88%)
718
(82%)
1490
(170%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
858
(82%)
906
(86%)
1764
(168%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
241
(86%)
188
(67%)
428
(153%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
990
(54%)
935
(51%)
1925
(106%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 1293
1094
2387
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
201
(70%)
135
(47%)
336
(117%)
Glycine (mg) 847
1074
1920
Proline (mg) 608
737
1345
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
689
(79%)
631
(72%)
1319
(151%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 1116
1112
2228
Aspartic acid (mg) 1799
2189
3987
Betaine (mg) 6
--
6
Glutamic acid (mg) 2833
2468
5301
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
0
Serine (mg) 729
769
1499
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.4
Data Source
Raw Chicken Breast
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)
Raw Pink Salmon
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.