Amino Acid Protein Calculator
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Cooked Shrimp
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Cooked Lean Chicken Breast
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Beef, ground (minced), 97% lean meat / 3% fat, patty, cooked, broiled
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  • Calories 628 31% DV
  • Protein 119g 237% DV
  • Carbs 1.3g 0% DV
  • Fat 15g 19% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 100%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.27
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 440% RDI 1263mg
  • Histidine 559% RDI 3913mg
  • Isoleucine 396% RDI 5547mg
  • Leucine 354% RDI 9658mg
  • Lysine 514% RDI 10797mg
  • Methionine 431% RDI 3136mg
  • Phenylalanine 547% RDI 4791mg
  • Threonine 471% RDI 4947mg
  • Tryptophan 406% RDI 1136mg
  • Tyrosine 466% RDI 4073mg
  • Valine 326% RDI 5929mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Cooked Shrimp
  2. Cooked Lean Chicken Breast
  3. Beef, ground (minced), 97% lean meat / 3% fat, patty, cooked, broiled
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 85 170 170 425
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 426
(61%)		 2032
(290%)		 1455
(208%)		 3913
(559%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 893
(64%)		 2674
(191%)		 1981
(141%)		 5547
(396%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1658
(61%)		 4508
(165%)		 3492
(128%)		 9658
(354%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1846
(88%)		 5241
(250%)		 3709
(177%)		 10797
(514%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 565
(78%)		 1418
(195%)		 1153
(158%)		 3136
(431%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 843
(96%)		 2200
(251%)		 1748
(200%)		 4791
(547%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 768
(73%)		 2445
(233%)		 1734
(165%)		 4947
(471%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 221
(79%)		 687
(245%)		 228
(81%)		 1136
(406%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 907
(50%)		 2822
(155%)		 2200
(121%)		 5929
(326%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 1910
3686
2916
8511
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 231
(81%)		 571
(199%)		 461
(161%)		 1263
(440%)
Glycine (mg) 1140
2412
3040
6592
Proline (mg) 890
1732
2281
4904
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 733
(84%)		 1964
(224%)		 1377
(157%)		 4073
(466%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 1199
3182
2805
7186
Aspartic acid (mg) 2159
5126
4032
11317
Betaine (mg) --
17
12
29
Glutamic acid (mg) 3401
8073
6715
18189
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
--
0
Serine (mg) 790
2077
1794
4661
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.27
Data Source
Cooked Shrimp
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.
Cooked Lean Chicken Breast
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)
Beef, ground (minced), 97% lean meat / 3% fat, patty, cooked, broiled
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)