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  • Calories 311 16% DV
  • Protein 20g 41% DV
  • Carbs 2g 1% DV
  • Fat 25g 31% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0.1g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 68%
  • Lysine / Arginine 2.3
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 52% RDI 150mg
  • Histidine 86% RDI 604mg
  • Isoleucine 79% RDI 1101mg
  • Leucine 70% RDI 1910mg
  • Lysine 62% RDI 1299mg
  • Methionine 72% RDI 524mg
  • Phenylalanine 122% RDI 1064mg
  • Threonine 83% RDI 870mg
  • Tryptophan 148% RDI 415mg
  • Tyrosine 125% RDI 1092mg
  • Valine 76% RDI 1382mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Cheddar Cheese
  2. Mozzarella
  3. Swiss Cheese
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 28 28 28 85
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 155
(22%)		 146
(21%)		 302
(43%)		 604
(86%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 343
(24%)		 322
(23%)		 437
(31%)		 1101
(79%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 551
(20%)		 519
(19%)		 840
(31%)		 1910
(70%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 291
(14%)		 274
(13%)		 734
(35%)		 1299
(62%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 155
(21%)		 146
(20%)		 223
(31%)		 524
(72%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 305
(35%)		 287
(33%)		 472
(54%)		 1064
(122%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 296
(28%)		 279
(27%)		 295
(28%)		 870
(83%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 155
(55%)		 146
(52%)		 114
(41%)		 415
(148%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 399
(22%)		 375
(21%)		 607
(33%)		 1382
(76%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 155
146
263
565
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 35
(12%)		 33
(11%)		 82
(29%)		 150
(52%)
Glycine (mg) 155
146
144
446
Proline (mg) 709
668
1048
2425
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 315
(36%)		 296
(34%)		 481
(55%)		 1092
(125%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 213
201
260
674
Aspartic acid (mg) 492
464
446
1402
Betaine (mg) 0
--
0
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 1345
1266
1620
4231
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
--
0
Serine (mg) 222
209
466
896
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 2.3
Data Source
Cheddar Cheese
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.
Mozzarella
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.
Swiss Cheese
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.