Essential amino acids in some common foods
Table
Essential amino acids in some common foods*
chicken
egg,
boiled,
1 large
(50 g) ground beef,
lean, broiled,
100 g
(3.5 oz) cow's milk, lowfat, 2%,
246 g
(8 fl oz) soybeans,
dry roasted,
86 g
(1/2 cup) cornmeal, whole grain,
122 g
(1 cup) flour,
whole wheat,
120 g
(1 cup) pinto beans,
boiled,
171 g
(1 cup) sunflower seeds,
dry roasted,
28 g
(1 oz)
tryptophan 77 277 115 494 70** 254 166 84
threonine 302 1,080 366 1,478 372 474 592 223
isoleucine 343 1,111 490 1,651 355 610 621 274
leucine 538 1,954 795 2,772 1,215 1,111 1,122 399
lysine 452 2,057 644 2,265 278 454 964 225
methionine 196 633 205 459 207 254 212 119
phenylalanine 334 965 393 1,777 487 775 759 281
valine 384 1,202 544 1,699 501 742 735 316
histidine 149 846 220 918 303 380 392 152
*In milligrams.
**Underscored number indicates limiting amino acid.
Source: Jean A.T. Pennington, Bowes and Church's Food Values of Portions Commonly Used, 17th ed. (1998).
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