Peanut butter, smooth style, with salt (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program): amino acid profile

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 174266 (Legumes and Legume Products)

Protein /100 g22.2 g
Energy /100 g598 kcal
Carbs /100 g22.3 g
Fat /100 g51.4 g
Amino acid score68%
Limiting amino acidlysine

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Peanut butter, smooth style, with salt (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) provides 22.2 g protein and 1.55 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)1.557.0
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.622.8
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.783.5
Lysine Essential0.683.1
Threonine Essential0.532.4
Phenylalanine Essential1.205.4
Methionine Essential0.271.2
Histidine Essential0.562.5
Tryptophan Essential0.231.0
Glutamic acid Non-essential5.0922.9
Aspartic acid Non-essential3.0513.8
Proline Non-essential1.416.3
Alanine Non-essential0.924.1
Serine Non-essential1.486.7
Tyrosine Non-essential0.833.7
Arginine Non-essential2.7712.5
Cysteine Non-essential0.231.0
Glycine Non-essential1.446.5

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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 174266 (Legumes and Legume Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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