Amino Acid Protein Calculator

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  • Calories 1400 70% DV
  • Protein 14g 27% DV
  • Carbs 325g 118% DV
  • Fat 1.4g 2% DV
  • Fiber 8.9g 32% DV
  • Sugar 0.3g 1% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 26%
  • Lysine / Arginine 0.56
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 101% RDI 289mg
  • Histidine 43% RDI 303mg
  • Isoleucine 34% RDI 472mg
  • Leucine 35% RDI 958mg
  • Lysine 15% RDI 309mg
  • Methionine 34% RDI 244mg
  • Phenylalanine 78% RDI 682mg
  • Threonine 36% RDI 378mg
  • Tryptophan 59% RDI 165mg
  • Tyrosine 47% RDI 414mg
  • Valine 30% RDI 555mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Cornstarch
  2. Arrowroot flour
  3. Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 128 128 125 381
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
10
(1%)
5
(1%)
288
(41%)
303
(43%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
13
(1%)
13
(1%)
446
(32%)
472
(34%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
46
(2%)
24
(1%)
888
(33%)
958
(35%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
8
(0%)
17
(1%)
285
(14%)
309
(15%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
8
(1%)
8
(1%)
229
(31%)
244
(34%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
17
(2%)
15
(2%)
650
(74%)
682
(78%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
12
(1%)
15
(1%)
351
(33%)
378
(36%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
1
(0%)
5
(2%)
159
(57%)
165
(59%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
18
(1%)
18
(1%)
519
(29%)
555
(30%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 15
15
521
552
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
8
(3%)
8
(3%)
274
(95%)
289
(101%)
Glycine (mg) 12
18
464
493
Proline (mg) 31
12
1498
1540
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
13
(1%)
12
(1%)
390
(45%)
414
(47%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 24
18
415
457
Aspartic acid (mg) 26
60
544
630
Betaine (mg) --
--
88
88
Glutamic acid (mg) 68
64
4349
4481
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
--
0
Serine (mg) 15
17
645
677
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 0.56
Data Source
Cornstarch
USDA Food Data Central Standard ReleaseOmega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.
Arrowroot flour
USDA Food Data Central Standard ReleaseOmega-3 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecatrienoic acid.Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.
Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached
USDA Food Data Central Standard ReleaseOmega-3 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecatrienoic acid.Omega-6 data was extrapolated from undifferentiated-Octadecadienoic Acid (18:2) acid.Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.