Amino Acid Protein Calculator

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  • Calories 21 1% DV
  • Protein 3.6g 7% DV
  • Carbs 1g 0% DV
  • Fat 0.1g 0% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 6%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.14
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 13% RDI 36mg
  • Histidine 8% RDI 56mg
  • Isoleucine 9% RDI 122mg
  • Leucine 8% RDI 216mg
  • Lysine 11% RDI 222mg
  • Methionine 12% RDI 86mg
  • Phenylalanine 12% RDI 105mg
  • Threonine 11% RDI 111mg
  • Tryptophan 11% RDI 31mg
  • Tyrosine 10% RDI 89mg
  • Valine 6% RDI 114mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Raw Scallops
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 Total
Weight (g) 30 30
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
56
(8%)
56
(8%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
122
(9%)
122
(9%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
216
(8%)
216
(8%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
222
(11%)
222
(11%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
86
(12%)
86
(12%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
105
(12%)
105
(12%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
111
(11%)
111
(11%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
31
(11%)
31
(11%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
114
(6%)
114
(6%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 194
194
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
36
(13%)
36
(13%)
Glycine (mg) 310
310
Proline (mg) 86
86
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
89
(10%)
89
(10%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 161
161
Aspartic acid (mg) 277
277
Betaine (mg) --
0
Glutamic acid (mg) 421
421
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
0
Serine (mg) 108
108
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.14
Data Source
Raw Scallops
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.