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Roasted Chicken Drumsticks
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  • Calories 401 20% DV
  • Protein 40g 81% DV
  • Carbs 5.7g 2% DV
  • Fat 23g 30% DV
  • Fiber 0.4g 1% DV
  • Sugar 0g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 74%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.31
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Total Recommended Daily Intake

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  • Cystine 97% RDI 279mg
  • Histidine 102% RDI 713mg
  • Isoleucine 81% RDI 1131mg
  • Leucine 74% RDI 2028mg
  • Lysine 107% RDI 2238mg
  • Methionine 93% RDI 677mg
  • Phenylalanine 110% RDI 960mg
  • Threonine 107% RDI 1128mg
  • Tryptophan 94% RDI 264mg
  • Tyrosine 102% RDI 894mg
  • Valine 64% RDI 1166mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Roasted Chicken Drumsticks
  2. Fast Foods, Fried Chicken, Drumstick, meat and skin with breading
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 Total
Weight (g) 105 75 180
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
713
(102%)
--
(--%)
713
(102%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
1131
(81%)
--
(--%)
1131
(81%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
2028
(74%)
--
(--%)
2028
(74%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
2238
(107%)
--
(--%)
2238
(107%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
677
(93%)
--
(--%)
677
(93%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
960
(110%)
--
(--%)
960
(110%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
1128
(107%)
--
(--%)
1128
(107%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
264
(94%)
--
(--%)
264
(94%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
1166
(64%)
--
(--%)
1166
(64%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 1714
--
1714
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
279
(97%)
--
(--%)
279
(97%)
Glycine (mg) 1292
--
1292
Proline (mg) 1062
--
1062
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
894
(102%)
--
(--%)
894
(102%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 1486
--
1486
Aspartic acid (mg) 2363
--
2363
Betaine (mg) 12
--
12
Glutamic acid (mg) 3924
--
3924
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
0
Serine (mg) 1014
--
1014
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.31
Data Source
Roasted Chicken Drumsticks
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)
Fast Foods, Fried Chicken, Drumstick, meat and skin with breading
USDA Food Data Central Standard ReleaseIodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.