Amino Acid Protein Calculator
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  • Calories 44 2% DV
  • Protein 9.1g 18% DV
  • Carbs 0.9g 0% DV
  • Fat 0.3g 0% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0g 0% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 7%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.15
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

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  • Cystine 12% RDI 34mg
  • Histidine 7% RDI 52mg
  • Isoleucine 8% RDI 115mg
  • Leucine 7% RDI 204mg
  • Lysine 10% RDI 210mg
  • Methionine 11% RDI 81mg
  • Phenylalanine 11% RDI 100mg
  • Threonine 10% RDI 105mg
  • Tryptophan 10% RDI 29mg
  • Tyrosine 10% RDI 84mg
  • Valine 6% RDI 107mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Raw Shrimp
  2. Raw Scallops
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 Total
Weight (g) 28 28 57
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 52
(7%)		 52
(7%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 115
(8%)		 115
(8%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 204
(7%)		 204
(7%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 210
(10%)		 210
(10%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 81
(11%)		 81
(11%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 100
(11%)		 100
(11%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 105
(10%)		 105
(10%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 29
(10%)		 29
(10%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 107
(6%)		 107
(6%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) --
183
183
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 34
(12%)		 34
(12%)
Glycine (mg) --
293
293
Proline (mg) --
81
81
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 --
(--%)		 84
(10%)		 84
(10%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) --
152
152
Aspartic acid (mg) --
262
262
Betaine (mg) --
--
0
Glutamic acid (mg) --
398
398
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
0
Serine (mg) --
102
102
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.15
Data Source
Raw Shrimp
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release
Raw Scallops
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.