Peas, green, raw: amino acid profile

raw · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 170419 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products)

Protein /100 g5.4 g
Energy /100 g81 kcal
Carbs /100 g14.4 g
Fat /100 g0.4 g
Amino acid score96%
Limiting amino acidmethionine + cysteine

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Peas, green, raw provides 5.4 g protein and 0.32 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)0.326.0
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.203.6
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.234.3
Lysine Essential0.325.8
Threonine Essential0.203.7
Phenylalanine Essential0.203.7
Methionine Essential0.081.5
Histidine Essential0.112.0
Tryptophan Essential0.040.7
Glutamic acid Non-essential0.7413.7
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.509.2
Proline Non-essential0.173.2
Alanine Non-essential0.244.4
Serine Non-essential0.183.3
Tyrosine Non-essential0.112.1
Arginine Non-essential0.437.9
Cysteine Non-essential0.030.6
Glycine Non-essential0.183.4

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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 170419 (Vegetables and Vegetable Products). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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