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  • Calories 142 7% DV
  • Protein 20g 40% DV
  • Carbs 0g 0% DV
  • Fat 6.3g 8% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 45%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.39
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 53% RDI 153mg
  • Histidine 78% RDI 544mg
  • Isoleucine 69% RDI 961mg
  • Leucine 57% RDI 1557mg
  • Lysine 83% RDI 1750mg
  • Methionine 81% RDI 592mg
  • Phenylalanine 97% RDI 853mg
  • Threonine 103% RDI 1079mg
  • Tryptophan 86% RDI 241mg
  • Tyrosine 84% RDI 736mg
  • Valine 61% RDI 1110mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Canned Salmon
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 Total
Weight (g) 85 85
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
544
(78%)
544
(78%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
961
(69%)
961
(69%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
1557
(57%)
1557
(57%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
1750
(83%)
1750
(83%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
592
(81%)
592
(81%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
853
(97%)
853
(97%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
1079
(103%)
1079
(103%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
241
(86%)
241
(86%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
1110
(61%)
1110
(61%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 1261
1261
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
153
(53%)
153
(53%)
Glycine (mg) 1227
1227
Proline (mg) 821
821
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
736
(84%)
736
(84%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 1291
1291
Aspartic acid (mg) 2333
2333
Betaine (mg) 3
3
Glutamic acid (mg) 2821
2821
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
0
Serine (mg) 900
900
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.39
Data Source
Canned Salmon
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.