Amino Acid Protein Calculator

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Lowfat Cottage Cheese (2%)
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Chicken, roasting, meat only, cooked, roasted
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Hard Boiled Eggs
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  • Calories 403 20% DV
  • Protein 53g 106% DV
  • Carbs 5.9g 2% DV
  • Fat 17g 22% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 5.1g 10% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 85%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.46
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 231% RDI 664mg
  • Histidine 226% RDI 1581mg
  • Isoleucine 201% RDI 2821mg
  • Leucine 159% RDI 4351mg
  • Lysine 210% RDI 4419mg
  • Methionine 199% RDI 1452mg
  • Phenylalanine 267% RDI 2338mg
  • Threonine 220% RDI 2312mg
  • Tryptophan 229% RDI 641mg
  • Tyrosine 238% RDI 2080mg
  • Valine 160% RDI 2914mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Lowfat Cottage Cheese (2%)
  2. Chicken, roasting, meat only, cooked, roasted
  3. Hard Boiled Eggs
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 113 140 50 303
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
346
(49%)
1086
(155%)
149
(21%)
1581
(226%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
628
(45%)
1849
(132%)
343
(25%)
2821
(201%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
1185
(43%)
2628
(96%)
538
(20%)
4351
(159%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
992
(47%)
2975
(142%)
452
(22%)
4419
(210%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
286
(39%)
970
(133%)
196
(27%)
1452
(199%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
614
(70%)
1390
(159%)
334
(38%)
2338
(267%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
531
(51%)
1478
(141%)
302
(29%)
2312
(220%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
156
(56%)
409
(146%)
77
(27%)
641
(229%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
794
(44%)
1736
(95%)
384
(21%)
2914
(160%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 528
2113
378
3018
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
70
(24%)
448
(156%)
146
(51%)
664
(231%)
Glycine (mg) 236
1721
212
2168
Proline (mg) 1305
1441
251
2996
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
642
(73%)
1182
(135%)
257
(29%)
2080
(238%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 462
1911
350
2723
Aspartic acid (mg) 1088
3121
632
4841
Betaine (mg) 1
--
0
1
Glutamic acid (mg) 2764
5243
822
8829
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
--
0
Serine (mg) 679
1204
468
2351
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.46
Data Source
Lowfat Cottage Cheese (2%)
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.
Chicken, roasting, meat only, cooked, roasted
USDA Food Data Central Standard ReleaseOmega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.
Hard Boiled Eggs
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.