Amino Acid Protein Calculator

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Cooked Oatmeal
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  • Calories 441 22% DV
  • Protein 12g 23% DV
  • Carbs 86g 31% DV
  • Fat 5.4g 7% DV
  • Fiber 7.2g 26% DV
  • Sugar 1.1g 2% DV
  • Amino Acid Score 22%
  • Lysine / Arginine 0.68
Amino Acid Bar Charts

Total Recommended Daily Intake

  • Cystine 111% RDI 319mg
  • Histidine 42% RDI 295mg
  • Isoleucine 36% RDI 499mg
  • Leucine 41% RDI 1127mg
  • Lysine 24% RDI 508mg
  • Methionine 32% RDI 236mg
  • Phenylalanine 72% RDI 628mg
  • Threonine 42% RDI 445mg
  • Tryptophan 54% RDI 150mg
  • Tyrosine 54% RDI 468mg
  • Valine 38% RDI 693mg
Protein Comparison Table

Table Legend

  1. Cooked Oatmeal
  2. Yellow Cornmeal (Grits)
  3. Cooked Long Grain Brown Rice
-- = missing data
Amino Acids
Food # 1 2 3 Total
Weight (g) 234 233 100 567
Essential  
Histidine (mg)
(%RDI)
126
(18%)
103
(15%)
66
(9%)
295
(42%)
Isoleucine (mg)
(%RDI)
271
(19%)
119
(8%)
109
(8%)
499
(36%)
Leucine (mg)
(%RDI)
505
(19%)
408
(15%)
214
(8%)
1127
(41%)
Lysine (mg)
(%RDI)
316
(15%)
93
(4%)
99
(5%)
508
(24%)
Methionine (mg)
(%RDI)
108
(15%)
70
(10%)
58
(8%)
236
(32%)
Phenylalanine (mg)
(%RDI)
332
(38%)
163
(19%)
133
(15%)
628
(72%)
Threonine (mg)
(%RDI)
225
(21%)
126
(12%)
95
(9%)
445
(42%)
Tryptophan (mg)
(%RDI)
94
(33%)
23
(8%)
33
(12%)
150
(54%)
Valine (mg)
(%RDI)
374
(21%)
168
(9%)
151
(8%)
693
(38%)
Conditional  
Arginine (mg) 391
165
196
752
Cystine (mg)
(%RDI)
227
(79%)
61
(21%)
31
(11%)
319
(111%)
Glycine (mg) 344
137
127
608
Proline (mg) 225
291
121
637
Tyrosine (mg)
(%RDI)
236
(27%)
135
(15%)
97
(11%)
468
(54%)
Non-Essential  
Alanine (mg) 290
249
151
690
Aspartic acid (mg) 707
231
242
1179
Betaine (mg) 7
--
1
8
Glutamic acid (mg) 1458
624
526
2608
Hydroxyproline (mg) --
--
--
0
Serine (mg) 353
158
134
646
Lysine to Arginine Ratio of All Selected Foods: 0.68
Data Source
Cooked Oatmeal
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)Iodine data is obtained from the USDA Iodine database.
Yellow Cornmeal (Grits)
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)
Cooked Long Grain Brown Rice
USDA Food Data Central Standard Release (Common)