Amino Acid Protein Calculator

Enter foods to make sure you are getting all the essential amino acids.
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      Blue Crab
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      Cooked Wild Eastern Oysters
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      Quick Stats
      • Calories 216 11% DV
      • Protein 42g 84% DV
      • Carbs 2.3g 1% DV
      • Fat 3g 5% DV
      • Fiber 0g 0% DV
      • Sugar 1g 1% DV
      Amino Acid Bar Charts

      Total Recommended Daily Intake

      • Cystine 155% RDI 444mg
      • Histidine 137% RDI 960mg
      • Isoleucine 130% RDI 1816mg
      • Leucine 110% RDI 3013mg
      • Lysine 151% RDI 3168mg
      • Methionine 144% RDI 1045mg
      • Phenylalanine 191% RDI 1674mg
      • Threonine 144% RDI 1517mg
      • Tryptophan 191% RDI 535mg
      • Tyrosine 174% RDI 1518mg
      • Valine 104% RDI 1895mg
      Protein Comparison Table

      Table Legend

      1. Cooked Lobster
      2. Blue Crab
      3. Cooked Wild Eastern Oysters
      -- = missing data
      Amino Acids
      Food # 1 2 3 Total
      Weight (g) 85 118 42 245
      Essential  
      Histidine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      404
      (58%)
      464
      (66%)
      92
      (13%)
      960
      (137%)
      Isoleucine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      707
      (51%)
      916
      (65%)
      193
      (14%)
      1816
      (130%)
      Leucine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      1170
      (43%)
      1542
      (56%)
      301
      (11%)
      3013
      (110%)
      Lysine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      1212
      (58%)
      1635
      (78%)
      320
      (15%)
      3168
      (151%)
      Methionine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      404
      (55%)
      533
      (73%)
      108
      (15%)
      1045
      (144%)
      Phenylalanine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      665
      (76%)
      835
      (95%)
      173
      (20%)
      1674
      (191%)
      Threonine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      640
      (61%)
      858
      (82%)
      19
      (2%)
      1517
      (144%)
      Tryptophan (mg)
      (%RDI)
      211
      (75%)
      267
      (95%)
      58
      (21%)
      535
      (191%)
      Valine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      724
      (40%)
      951
      (52%)
      220
      (12%)
      1895
      (104%)
      Conditional  
      Arginine (mg) 1490
      2076
      312
      3878
      Cystine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      177
      (62%)
      221
      (77%)
      46
      (16%)
      444
      (155%)
      Glycine (mg) 1077
      1264
      231
      2572
      Proline (mg) 724
      800
      189
      1713
      Tyrosine (mg)
      (%RDI)
      572
      (65%)
      776
      (89%)
      170
      (19%)
      1518
      (174%)
      Non-Essential  
      Alanine (mg) 859
      1055
      228
      2141
      Aspartic acid (mg) 1566
      1994
      412
      3972
      Betaine (mg) --
      --
      --
      0
      Glutamic acid (mg) 2382
      3108
      567
      6056
      Hydroxyproline (mg) --
      --
      --
      0
      Serine (mg) 623
      800
      189
      1612
      Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 0.82
      Data Source
      Cooked Lobster
      USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.
      Blue Crab
      USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)
      Cooked Wild Eastern Oysters
      USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.