Amino Acid Protein Calculator
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Cereals, corn grits, yellow, regular, quick, enriched, cooked with water, with salt
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  • Calories 151 8% DV
  • Protein 2.9g 6% DV
  • Carbs 32g 12% DV
  • Fat 0.9g 1% DV
  • Fiber 1.6g 6% DV
  • Sugar 0.2g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 7%
  • Lysine / Arginine 0.56
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 21% RDI 61mg
  • Histidine 15% RDI 103mg
  • Isoleucine 8% RDI 119mg
  • Leucine 15% RDI 408mg
  • Lysine 4% RDI 93mg
  • Methionine 10% RDI 70mg
  • Phenylalanine 19% RDI 163mg
  • Threonine 12% RDI 126mg
  • Tryptophan 8% RDI 23mg
  • Tyrosine 15% RDI 135mg
  • Valine 9% RDI 168mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Cereals, corn grits, yellow, regular, quick, enriched, cooked with water, with salt
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 Total
Weight (g) 233 233
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 103
(15%)		 103
(15%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 119
(8%)		 119
(8%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 408
(15%)		 408
(15%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 93
(4%)		 93
(4%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 70
(10%)		 70
(10%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 163
(19%)		 163
(19%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 126
(12%)		 126
(12%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 23
(8%)		 23
(8%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 168
(9%)		 168
(9%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 165
165
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 61
(21%)		 61
(21%)
Glycine (mg) 137
137
Proline (mg) 291
291
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 135
(15%)		 135
(15%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 249
249
Aspartic acid (mg) 231
231
Betaine (mg) --
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 624
624
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
0
Serine (mg) 158
158
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 0.56
Data Source
Cereals, corn grits, yellow, regular, quick, enriched, cooked with water, with salt
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.