Amino Acid Protein Calculator
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Cooked Wild Atlantic Salmon
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  • Calories 574 29% DV
  • Protein 80g 160% DV
  • Carbs 0g 0% DV
  • Fat 26g 33% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 98%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.53
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 299% RDI 858mg
  • Histidine 336% RDI 2354mg
  • Isoleucine 263% RDI 3684mg
  • Leucine 238% RDI 6499mg
  • Lysine 350% RDI 7343mg
  • Methionine 325% RDI 2367mg
  • Phenylalanine 357% RDI 3122mg
  • Threonine 334% RDI 3505mg
  • Tryptophan 320% RDI 896mg
  • Tyrosine 309% RDI 2700mg
  • Valine 226% RDI 4119mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Cooked Wild Atlantic Salmon
  2. Cooked Bluefin Tuna
  3. Canned Sardines
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 100 100 100 300
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 749
(107%)		 880
(126%)		 725
(104%)		 2354
(336%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1172
(84%)		 1378
(98%)		 1134
(81%)		 3684
(263%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 2067
(76%)		 2431
(89%)		 2001
(73%)		 6499
(238%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 2336
(111%)		 2747
(131%)		 2260
(108%)		 7343
(350%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 753
(103%)		 885
(122%)		 729
(100%)		 2367
(325%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 993
(113%)		 1168
(133%)		 961
(110%)		 3122
(357%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1115
(106%)		 1311
(125%)		 1079
(103%)		 3505
(334%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 285
(102%)		 335
(120%)		 276
(99%)		 896
(320%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1310
(72%)		 1541
(85%)		 1268
(70%)		 4119
(226%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 1522
1790
1473
4785
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 273
(95%)		 321
(112%)		 264
(92%)		 858
(299%)
Glycine (mg) 1221
1436
1181
3838
Proline (mg) 899
1057
870
2826
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 859
(98%)		 1010
(115%)		 831
(95%)		 2700
(309%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 1538
1809
1489
4836
Aspartic acid (mg) 2605
3062
2520
8187
Betaine (mg) --
--
--
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 3797
4464
3674
11935
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
--
0
Serine (mg) 1038
1220
1004
3262
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.53
Data Source
Cooked Wild Atlantic Salmon
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.
Cooked Bluefin Tuna
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.
Canned Sardines
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.