Amino Acid Protein Calculator

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  • Calories 329 16% DV
  • Protein 68g 135% DV
  • Carbs 0g 0% DV
  • Fat 6.5g 8% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 98%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.44
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 246% RDI 706mg
  • Histidine 220% RDI 1540mg
  • Isoleucine 225% RDI 3153mg
  • Leucine 195% RDI 5327mg
  • Lysine 287% RDI 6035mg
  • Methionine 273% RDI 1990mg
  • Phenylalanine 311% RDI 2725mg
  • Threonine 292% RDI 3067mg
  • Tryptophan 248% RDI 694mg
  • Tyrosine 259% RDI 2268mg
  • Valine 181% RDI 3301mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Raw Tilapia
  2. Cooked Tilapia
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 Total
Weight (g) 116 170 286
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
545
(78%)
995
(142%)
1540
(220%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
1079
(77%)
2074
(148%)
3153
(225%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
1859
(68%)
3468
(127%)
5327
(195%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
2100
(100%)
3936
(187%)
6035
(287%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
688
(94%)
1302
(179%)
1990
(273%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
940
(107%)
1785
(204%)
2725
(311%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
1102
(105%)
1965
(187%)
3067
(292%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
244
(87%)
451
(161%)
694
(248%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
1125
(62%)
2176
(120%)
3301
(181%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 1481
2703
4184
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
255
(89%)
451
(157%)
706
(246%)
Glycine (mg) 1210
2074
3284
Proline (mg) 878
1620
2498
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
789
(90%)
1479
(169%)
2268
(259%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 1415
2535
3950
Aspartic acid (mg) 2665
4777
7442
Betaine (mg) 25
45
70
Glutamic acid (mg) 3727
6664
10391
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
0
Serine (mg) 943
1634
2577
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.44
Data Source
Raw Tilapia
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)
Cooked Tilapia
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.