Restaurant, Latino, arepa (unleavened cornmeal bread): amino acid profile

as sold · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168070 (Restaurant Foods)

Protein /100 g5.5 g
Energy /100 g219 kcal
Carbs /100 g37.1 g
Fat /100 g5.4 g
Amino acid score92%
Limiting amino acidlysine

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Restaurant, Latino, arepa (unleavened cornmeal bread) provides 5.5 g protein and 0.67 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)0.6712.2
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.213.8
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.285.0
Lysine Essential0.234.2
Threonine Essential0.193.5
Phenylalanine Essential0.285.0
Methionine Essential0.132.4
Histidine Essential0.173.0
Tryptophan Essential0.050.9
Glutamic acid Non-essential1.1020.0
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.366.6
Proline Non-essential0.519.3
Alanine Non-essential0.346.2
Serine Non-essential0.295.3
Tyrosine Non-essential0.152.8
Arginine Non-essential0.213.9
Cysteine Non-essential0.101.8
Glycine Non-essential0.173.1

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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 168070 (Restaurant Foods). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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