Amino Acid Protein Calculator

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Salted Butter
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Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough)
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Scrambled Eggs
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Cooked Dungeness Crab
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  • Calories 618 31% DV
  • Protein 36g 72% DV
  • Carbs 55g 20% DV
  • Fat 27g 35% DV
  • Fiber 2.6g 9% DV
  • Sugar 4.8g 10% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 91%
  • Lysine / Arginine 1.02
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 214% RDI 615mg
  • Histidine 108% RDI 759mg
  • Isoleucine 116% RDI 1623mg
  • Leucine 99% RDI 2714mg
  • Lysine 107% RDI 2248mg
  • Methionine 119% RDI 865mg
  • Phenylalanine 189% RDI 1654mg
  • Threonine 126% RDI 1324mg
  • Tryptophan 165% RDI 462mg
  • Tyrosine 125% RDI 1095mg
  • Valine 101% RDI 1831mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Salted Butter
  2. Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough)
  3. Scrambled Eggs
  4. Cooked Dungeness Crab
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 4 Total
Weight (g) 14 85 122 57 278
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
3
(0%)
199
(28%)
299
(43%)
257
(37%)
759
(108%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
7
(1%)
354
(25%)
649
(46%)
612
(44%)
1623
(116%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
12
(0%)
649
(24%)
1050
(38%)
1002
(37%)
2714
(99%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
10
(0%)
279
(13%)
860
(41%)
1099
(52%)
2248
(107%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
3
(0%)
143
(20%)
362
(50%)
357
(49%)
865
(119%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
6
(1%)
463
(53%)
653
(75%)
532
(61%)
1654
(189%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
5
(1%)
269
(26%)
539
(51%)
510
(49%)
1324
(126%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
2
(1%)
114
(41%)
170
(61%)
176
(63%)
462
(165%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
8
(0%)
406
(22%)
825
(45%)
593
(33%)
1831
(101%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 4
346
760
1103
2214
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
1
(0%)
222
(77%)
250
(87%)
142
(49%)
615
(214%)
Glycine (mg) 3
343
409
761
1516
Proline (mg) 12
1052
553
417
2034
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
6
(1%)
177
(20%)
490
(56%)
421
(48%)
1095
(125%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 4
308
691
715
1717
Aspartic acid (mg) 9
423
1261
1306
2999
Betaine (mg) 0
50
0
--
50
Glutamic acid (mg) 25
3112
1681
2155
6973
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
--
--
0
Serine (mg) 7
427
905
496
1835
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 1.02
Data Source
Salted Butter
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.
Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough)
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release
Scrambled Eggs
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.
Cooked Dungeness Crab
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)