Amino Acid Protein Calculator

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  • Calories 158 8% DV
  • Protein 5.3g 11% DV
  • Carbs 37g 13% DV
  • Fat 0.9g 1% DV
  • Fiber 5.8g 21% DV
  • Sugar 0.4g 1% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 14%
  • Lysine / Arginine 0.71
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 39% RDI 113mg
  • Histidine 15% RDI 108mg
  • Isoleucine 11% RDI 160mg
  • Leucine 12% RDI 320mg
  • Lysine 7% RDI 150mg
  • Methionine 11% RDI 80mg
  • Phenylalanine 25% RDI 216mg
  • Threonine 14% RDI 146mg
  • Tryptophan 24% RDI 66mg
  • Tyrosine 7% RDI 61mg
  • Valine 12% RDI 212mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. POST, Shredded Wheat, original big biscuit
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 Total
Weight (g) 47 47
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
108
(15%)
108
(15%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
160
(11%)
160
(11%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
320
(12%)
320
(12%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
150
(7%)
150
(7%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
80
(11%)
80
(11%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
216
(25%)
216
(25%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
146
(14%)
146
(14%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
66
(24%)
66
(24%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
212
(12%)
212
(12%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 212
212
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
113
(39%)
113
(39%)
Glycine (mg) 202
202
Proline (mg) 456
456
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
61
(7%)
61
(7%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 183
183
Aspartic acid (mg) 249
249
Betaine (mg) 74
74
Glutamic acid (mg) 1405
1405
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
0
Serine (mg) 230
230
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 0.71
Data Source
POST, Shredded Wheat, original big biscuit
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)