Rice, white, medium-grain, cooked, unenriched: amino acid profile

cooked · USDA SR Legacy, FDC ID 168930 (Cereal Grains and Pasta)

Protein /100 g2.4 g
Energy /100 g130 kcal
Carbs /100 g28.6 g
Fat /100 g0.2 g
Amino acid score80%
Limiting amino acidlysine

How much protein and leucine does it contain?

Per 100 g, Rice, white, medium-grain, cooked, unenriched provides 2.4 g protein and 0.20 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)0.208.3
Isoleucine Essential (BCAA)0.104.3
Valine Essential (BCAA)0.146.1
Lysine Essential0.093.6
Threonine Essential0.093.6
Phenylalanine Essential0.135.3
Methionine Essential0.062.4
Histidine Essential0.062.4
Tryptophan Essential0.031.2
Glutamic acid Non-essential0.4619.5
Aspartic acid Non-essential0.229.4
Proline Non-essential0.114.7
Alanine Non-essential0.145.8
Serine Non-essential0.135.3
Tyrosine Non-essential0.083.4
Arginine Non-essential0.208.3
Cysteine Non-essential0.052.1
Glycine Non-essential0.114.5

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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 168930 (Cereal Grains and Pasta). Educational reference, not medical advice.

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