Amino Acid Protein Calculator

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Cooked Lean Chicken Breast
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Steamed Scallops
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  • Calories 400 20% DV
  • Protein 78g 156% DV
  • Carbs 9.7g 4% DV
  • Fat 5.6g 7% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 100%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.31
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 277% RDI 796mg
  • Histidine 298% RDI 2088mg
  • Isoleucine 232% RDI 3251mg
  • Leucine 205% RDI 5587mg
  • Lysine 295% RDI 6194mg
  • Methionine 266% RDI 1940mg
  • Phenylalanine 311% RDI 2724mg
  • Threonine 282% RDI 2965mg
  • Tryptophan 295% RDI 826mg
  • Tyrosine 272% RDI 2378mg
  • Valine 180% RDI 3277mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Cooked Lean Chicken Breast
  2. Steamed Scallops
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 Total
Weight (g) 127 180 308
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
1522
(217%)
566
(81%)
2088
(298%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
2004
(143%)
1247
(89%)
3251
(232%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
3378
(124%)
2209
(81%)
5587
(205%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
3927
(187%)
2267
(108%)
6194
(295%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
1062
(146%)
877
(121%)
1940
(266%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
1648
(188%)
1076
(123%)
2724
(311%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
1832
(174%)
1133
(108%)
2965
(282%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
515
(184%)
312
(111%)
826
(295%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
2115
(116%)
1162
(64%)
3277
(180%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 2762
1984
4746
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
428
(149%)
368
(128%)
796
(277%)
Glycine (mg) 1808
3173
4981
Proline (mg) 1298
877
2176
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
1471
(168%)
906
(104%)
2378
(272%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 2385
1643
4028
Aspartic acid (mg) 3841
2832
6673
Betaine (mg) 13
--
13
Glutamic acid (mg) 6050
4306
10356
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
0
Serine (mg) 1557
1105
2661
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.31
Data Source
Cooked Lean Chicken Breast
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)
Steamed Scallops
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)