Amino Acid Protein Calculator

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  • Calories 408 20% DV
  • Protein 42g 84% DV
  • Carbs 2.7g 1% DV
  • Fat 24g 31% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 2.2g 4% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 72%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.53
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 157% RDI 449mg
  • Histidine 176% RDI 1233mg
  • Isoleucine 138% RDI 1930mg
  • Leucine 125% RDI 3404mg
  • Lysine 183% RDI 3846mg
  • Methionine 170% RDI 1240mg
  • Phenylalanine 187% RDI 1635mg
  • Threonine 175% RDI 1837mg
  • Tryptophan 168% RDI 469mg
  • Tyrosine 162% RDI 1415mg
  • Valine 119% RDI 2158mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Kippered Herring
  2. Pickled Herring
  3. Atlantic Herring
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 20 28 143 191
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
145
(21%)
119
(17%)
970
(139%)
1233
(176%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
227
(16%)
186
(13%)
1517
(108%)
1930
(138%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
400
(15%)
327
(12%)
2677
(98%)
3404
(125%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
452
(22%)
370
(18%)
3024
(144%)
3846
(183%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
146
(20%)
119
(16%)
975
(134%)
1240
(170%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
192
(22%)
157
(18%)
1286
(147%)
1635
(187%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
216
(21%)
177
(17%)
1444
(138%)
1837
(175%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
55
(20%)
45
(16%)
369
(132%)
469
(168%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
253
(14%)
208
(11%)
1697
(93%)
2158
(119%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 294
241
1971
2506
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
53
(18%)
43
(15%)
353
(123%)
449
(157%)
Glycine (mg) 236
193
1582
2011
Proline (mg) 174
143
1164
1480
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
166
(19%)
136
(16%)
1113
(127%)
1415
(162%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 297
244
1992
2533
Aspartic acid (mg) 503
413
3372
4288
Betaine (mg) --
--
--
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 734
602
4916
6252
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
--
0
Serine (mg) 201
164
1344
1709
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.53
Data Source
Kippered Herring
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.
Pickled Herring
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.
Atlantic Herring
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.