Bread, whole-wheat, prepared from recipe: amino acid profile

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 172690 (Baked Products)

Protein /100 g8.4 g
Energy /100 g278 kcal
Carbs /100 g51.4 g
Fat /100 g5.4 g
Amino acid score65%
Limiting amino acidlysine

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Bread, whole-wheat, prepared from recipe provides 8.4 g protein and 0.57 g leucine. Use the listed preparation when comparing portions.

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Full amino acid table

The first column of amounts is per 100 g of food; the second compares the composition of the protein itself.

Amino acidg / 100 gg / 100 g protein
Leucine Essential (BCAA)0.576.8
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.313.7
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.384.5
Lysine Essential0.242.9
Threonine Essential0.253.0
Phenylalanine Essential0.404.8
Methionine Essential0.141.6
Histidine Essential0.192.3
Tryptophan Essential0.121.5
Glutamic acid Non-essential2.6231.2
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.435.2
Proline Non-essential0.8710.3
Alanine Non-essential0.303.6
Serine Non-essential0.404.8
Tyrosine Non-essential0.253.0
Arginine Non-essential0.384.6
Cysteine Non-essential0.192.2
Glycine Non-essential0.334.0

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Logan KingDr Paul T Morgan By and , Senior Lecturer in Human Nutrition and Metabolism, Manchester Metropolitan University.

Amino acid score compares this food's scarcest essential amino acid with the WHO/FAO/UNU 2007 adult pattern; 100%+ means every essential amino acid is carried in good proportion. Data: USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 172690 (Baked Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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