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  • Calories 114 6% DV
  • Protein 6.5g 13% DV
  • Carbs 1g 0% DV
  • Fat 9.5g 12% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0.1g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 21%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.88
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 12% RDI 35mg
  • Histidine 22% RDI 155mg
  • Isoleucine 24% RDI 343mg
  • Leucine 20% RDI 551mg
  • Lysine 14% RDI 291mg
  • Methionine 21% RDI 155mg
  • Phenylalanine 35% RDI 305mg
  • Threonine 28% RDI 296mg
  • Tryptophan 55% RDI 155mg
  • Tyrosine 36% RDI 315mg
  • Valine 22% RDI 399mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Cheddar Cheese
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 Total
Weight (g) 28 28
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
155
(22%)
155
(22%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
343
(24%)
343
(24%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
551
(20%)
551
(20%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
291
(14%)
291
(14%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
155
(21%)
155
(21%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
305
(35%)
305
(35%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
296
(28%)
296
(28%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
155
(55%)
155
(55%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
399
(22%)
399
(22%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 155
155
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
35
(12%)
35
(12%)
Glycine (mg) 155
155
Proline (mg) 709
709
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
315
(36%)
315
(36%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 213
213
Aspartic acid (mg) 492
492
Betaine (mg) 0
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 1345
1345
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
0
Serine (mg) 222
222
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.88
Data Source
Cheddar Cheese
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.