Onions, dehydrated flakes: amino acid profile

dry · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 170002 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products)

Protein /100 g8.9 g
Energy /100 g349 kcal
Carbs /100 g83.3 g
Fat /100 g0.5 g
Amino acid score59%
Limiting amino acidvaline

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Onions, dehydrated flakes provides 8.9 g protein and 0.31 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)0.313.5
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.323.5
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.212.3
Lysine Essential0.434.8
Threonine Essential0.222.4
Phenylalanine Essential0.232.6
Methionine Essential0.070.8
Histidine Essential0.151.6
Tryptophan Essential0.131.4
Glutamic acid Non-essential1.4516.1
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.495.5
Proline Non-essential0.283.1
Alanine Non-essential0.252.8
Serine Non-essential0.262.9
Tyrosine Non-essential0.222.5
Arginine Non-essential1.2013.4
Cysteine Non-essential0.161.8
Glycine Non-essential0.374.2

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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 170002 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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