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  • Calories 263 13% DV
  • Protein 2.9g 6% DV
  • Carbs 36g 13% DV
  • Fat 12g 16% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 8%
  • Lysine / Arginine 0.76
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 21% RDI 61mg
  • Histidine 9% RDI 64mg
  • Isoleucine 8% RDI 112mg
  • Leucine 8% RDI 206mg
  • Lysine 5% RDI 97mg
  • Methionine 8% RDI 59mg
  • Phenylalanine 16% RDI 144mg
  • Threonine 9% RDI 92mg
  • Tryptophan 12% RDI 35mg
  • Tyrosine 11% RDI 93mg
  • Valine 7% RDI 128mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Gingerbread Cake
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 Total
Weight (g) 74 74
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
64
(9%)
64
(9%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
112
(8%)
112
(8%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
206
(8%)
206
(8%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
97
(5%)
97
(5%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
59
(8%)
59
(8%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
144
(16%)
144
(16%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
92
(9%)
92
(9%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
35
(12%)
35
(12%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
128
(7%)
128
(7%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 128
128
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
61
(21%)
61
(21%)
Glycine (mg) 101
101
Proline (mg) 275
275
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
93
(11%)
93
(11%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 107
107
Aspartic acid (mg) 161
161
Betaine (mg) --
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 811
811
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
0
Serine (mg) 158
158
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 0.76
Data Source
Gingerbread Cake
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.