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White Cornmeal (Grits)
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  • Calories 182 9% DV
  • Protein 4.4g 9% DV
  • Carbs 38g 14% DV
  • Fat 1.2g 2% DV
  • Fiber 2.1g 7% DV
  • Sugar 0.3g 1% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 12%
  • Lysine / Arginine 0.51
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 30% RDI 85mg
  • Histidine 18% RDI 129mg
  • Isoleucine 10% RDI 144mg
  • Leucine 20% RDI 542mg
  • Lysine 4% RDI 85mg
  • Methionine 13% RDI 95mg
  • Phenylalanine 26% RDI 231mg
  • Threonine 13% RDI 136mg
  • Tryptophan 9% RDI 26mg
  • Tyrosine 19% RDI 170mg
  • Valine 11% RDI 203mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. White Cornmeal (Grits)
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 Total
Weight (g) 257 257
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 129
(18%)		 129
(18%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 144
(10%)		 144
(10%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 542
(20%)		 542
(20%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 85
(4%)		 85
(4%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 95
(13%)		 95
(13%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 231
(26%)		 231
(26%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 136
(13%)		 136
(13%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 26
(9%)		 26
(9%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 203
(11%)		 203
(11%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 167
167
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 85
(30%)		 85
(30%)
Glycine (mg) 123
123
Proline (mg) 396
396
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 170
(19%)		 170
(19%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 326
326
Aspartic acid (mg) 252
252
Betaine (mg) 1
1
Glutamic acid (mg) 838
838
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
0
Serine (mg) 195
195
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 0.51
Data Source
White Cornmeal (Grits)
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.