Amino Acid Protein Calculator
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Cooked Lean Chicken Breast
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Beef, flank, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw
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Cooked Tilapia
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  • Calories 531 27% DV
  • Protein 105g 210% DV
  • Carbs 0g 0% DV
  • Fat 12g 16% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 97%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.43
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 383% RDI 1100mg
  • Histidine 460% RDI 3218mg
  • Isoleucine 359% RDI 5022mg
  • Leucine 310% RDI 8456mg
  • Lysine 461% RDI 9686mg
  • Methionine 395% RDI 2877mg
  • Phenylalanine 483% RDI 4223mg
  • Threonine 443% RDI 4650mg
  • Tryptophan 420% RDI 1177mg
  • Tyrosine 415% RDI 3634mg
  • Valine 291% RDI 5297mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Cooked Lean Chicken Breast
  2. Beef, flank, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw
  3. Cooked Tilapia
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 170 28 170 368
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 2032
(290%)		 192
(27%)		 995
(142%)		 3218
(460%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 2674
(191%)		 274
(20%)		 2074
(148%)		 5022
(359%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 4508
(165%)		 479
(18%)		 3468
(127%)		 8456
(310%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 5241
(250%)		 509
(24%)		 3936
(187%)		 9686
(461%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1418
(195%)		 157
(22%)		 1302
(179%)		 2877
(395%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 2200
(251%)		 238
(27%)		 1785
(204%)		 4223
(483%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 2445
(233%)		 241
(23%)		 1965
(187%)		 4650
(443%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 687
(245%)		 39
(14%)		 451
(161%)		 1177
(420%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 2822
(155%)		 299
(16%)		 2176
(120%)		 5297
(291%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 3686
390
2703
6778
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 571
(199%)		 78
(27%)		 451
(157%)		 1100
(383%)
Glycine (mg) 2412
367
2074
4853
Proline (mg) 1732
287
1620
3640
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1964
(224%)		 192
(22%)		 1479
(169%)		 3634
(415%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 3182
366
2535
6083
Aspartic acid (mg) 5126
549
4777
10451
Betaine (mg) 17
4
45
65
Glutamic acid (mg) 8073
905
6664
15642
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
63
--
63
Serine (mg) 2077
237
1634
3949
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.43
Data Source
Cooked Lean Chicken Breast
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)
Beef, flank, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw
USDA Food Data Central Standard ReleaseOmega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.
Cooked Tilapia
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.