Amino Acid Protein Calculator
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  • Calories 330 10% DV
  • Protein 19g 8% DV
  • Carbs 2.7g 1% DV
  • Fat 27g 26% DV
  • Fiber 0g 0% DV
  • Sugar 0.8g 2% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 60%
  • Lysine / Arginine 2.57
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 12% RDI 149mg
  • Histidine 68% RDI 613mg
  • Isoleucine 83% RDI 1045mg
  • Leucine 67% RDI 1878mg
  • Lysine 56% RDI 1456mg
  • Methionine 41% RDI 513mg
  • Phenylalanine 46% RDI 1044mg
  • Threonine 61% RDI 811mg
  • Tryptophan 93% RDI 335mg
  • Tyrosine 46% RDI 1056mg
  • Valine 83% RDI 1343mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Cheddar Cheese
  2. Swiss Cheese
  3. Processed American Cheese (With Vitamin D)
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 28 28 28 85
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)		 155
(17%)		 302
(34%)		 155
(17%)		 613
(68%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 343
(27%)		 437
(35%)		 266
(21%)		 1045
(83%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)		 551
(20%)		 840
(30%)		 487
(17%)		 1878
(67%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)		 291
(11%)		 734
(28%)		 431
(17%)		 1456
(56%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)		 155
(12%)		 223
(18%)		 135
(11%)		 513
(41%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)		 305
(13%)		 472
(21%)		 267
(12%)		 1044
(46%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)		 296
(22%)		 295
(22%)		 219
(17%)		 811
(61%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)		 155
(43%)		 114
(32%)		 66
(18%)		 335
(93%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)		 399
(25%)		 607
(37%)		 337
(21%)		 1343
(83%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 155
263
147
566
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)		 35
(3%)		 82
(7%)		 31
(2%)		 149
(12%)
Glycine (mg) 155
144
102
402
Proline (mg) 709
1048
508
2265
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)		 315
(14%)		 481
(21%)		 260
(11%)		 1056
(46%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 213
260
174
647
Aspartic acid (mg) 492
446
440
1379
Betaine (mg) 0
0
1
1
Glutamic acid (mg) 1345
1620
1157
4121
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
--
0
Serine (mg) 222
466
310
998
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 2.57
Data Source
Cheddar Cheese
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.
Swiss Cheese
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.
Processed American Cheese (With Vitamin D)
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)