Amino Acid Protein Calculator
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Cooked Tilapia
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  • Calories 295 15% DV
  • Protein 61g 123% DV
  • Carbs 0g 0% DV
  • Fat 4.4g 6% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 97%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.51
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 233% RDI 669mg
  • Histidine 245% RDI 1713mg
  • Isoleucine 210% RDI 2946mg
  • Leucine 187% RDI 5099mg
  • Lysine 275% RDI 5769mg
  • Methionine 258% RDI 1877mg
  • Phenylalanine 287% RDI 2511mg
  • Threonine 267% RDI 2798mg
  • Tryptophan 246% RDI 689mg
  • Tyrosine 244% RDI 2138mg
  • Valine 177% RDI 3220mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Cooked Tilapia
  2. Cooked Atlantic Cod (Dry Heat)
  3. Cooked Halibut
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 87 85 85 257
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 509
(73%)		 571
(82%)		 633
(90%)		 1713
(245%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1061
(76%)		 894
(64%)		 990
(71%)		 2946
(210%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1775
(65%)		 1578
(58%)		 1747
(64%)		 5099
(187%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 2014
(96%)		 1782
(85%)		 1973
(94%)		 5769
(275%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 666
(92%)		 575
(79%)		 636
(87%)		 1877
(258%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 914
(104%)		 757
(87%)		 840
(96%)		 2511
(287%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1006
(96%)		 851
(81%)		 942
(90%)		 2798
(267%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 231
(82%)		 218
(78%)		 241
(86%)		 689
(246%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 1114
(61%)		 1000
(55%)		 1107
(61%)		 3220
(177%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 1383
1161
1285
3830
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 231
(80%)		 208
(73%)		 230
(80%)		 669
(233%)
Glycine (mg) 1061
932
1031
3024
Proline (mg) 829
686
760
2275
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 757
(87%)		 655
(75%)		 726
(83%)		 2138
(244%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 1297
1174
1300
3771
Aspartic acid (mg) 2445
1987
2201
6633
Betaine (mg) 23
8
--
31
Glutamic acid (mg) 3410
2897
3208
9515
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
--
0
Serine (mg) 836
792
876
2505
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.51
Data Source
Cooked Tilapia
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.
Cooked Atlantic Cod (Dry Heat)
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.
Cooked Halibut
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.