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USDA Nutritional Analysis of Amaranth
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Amaranth
Refuse: 0%
Scientific Name: Amaranthus spp.
NDB No: 20001 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)
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Nutrient
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Units
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Value per
100 grams |
Number
of Data
Points | | Proximates
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Water
|
g
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9.84
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11
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0.748
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Energy
|
kcal
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374
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0
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0
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Energy
|
kj
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1565
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0
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0
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Protein
|
g
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14.45
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12
|
0.688
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Total lipid (fat)
|
g
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6.51
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12
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0.327
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Ash
|
g
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3.04
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11
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0.651
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Carbohydrate, by difference
|
g
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66.17
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0
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0
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Fiber, total dietary
|
g
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9.3
|
7
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1.691
| | Minerals
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Calcium, Ca
|
mg
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153
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10
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6.859
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Iron, Fe
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mg
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7.59
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9
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0.552
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Magnesium, Mg
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mg
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266
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10
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9.715
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Phosphorus, P
|
mg
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455
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2
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0
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Potassium, K
|
mg
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366
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10
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26.193
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Sodium, Na
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mg
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21
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11
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4.696
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Zinc, Zn
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mg
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3.18
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10
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0.192
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Copper, Cu
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mg
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0.777
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10
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0.067
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Manganese, Mn
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mg
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2.260
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10
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0.244
| | Vitamins
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Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
|
mg
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4.2
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1
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0
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Thiamin
|
mg
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0.080
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2
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0
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Riboflavin
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mg
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0.208
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3
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0.016
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Niacin
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mg
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1.286
|
5
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0.438
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Pantothenic acid
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mg
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1.047
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2
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0
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Vitamin B-6
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mg
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0.223
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2
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0
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Folate, total
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mcg
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49
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2
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0
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Folic acid
|
mcg
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0
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0
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0
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Folate, food
|
mcg
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49
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2
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0
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Folate, DFE
|
mcg_DFE
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49
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0
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0
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Choline, total
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mg
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69.8
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0
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0
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Vitamin B-12
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mcg
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0.00
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0
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0
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Vitamin B-12, added
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mcg
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0.00
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0
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0
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Vitamin A, IU
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IU
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0
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0
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0
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Vitamin A, RAE
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mcg_RAE
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0
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0
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0
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Retinol
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mcg
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0
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0
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0
| | Lipids
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Fatty acids, total saturated
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g
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1.662
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0
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0
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14:0
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g
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0.011
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7
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0
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16:0
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g
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1.284
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7
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0
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18:0
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g
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0.220
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7
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0
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Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
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g
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1.433
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0
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0
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18:1 undifferentiated
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g
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1.433
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7
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0
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Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
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g
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2.891
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0
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0
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18:2 undifferentiated
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g
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2.834
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7
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0
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18:3 undifferentiated
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g
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0.057
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7
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0
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Cholesterol
|
mg
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0
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0
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0
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Phytosterols
|
mg
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24
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1
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0
| | Amino acids
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Tryptophan
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g
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0.181
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10
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0
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Threonine
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g
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0.558
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38
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0
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Isoleucine
|
g
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0.582
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38
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0
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Leucine
|
g
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0.879
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38
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0
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Lysine
|
g
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0.747
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38
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0
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Methionine
|
g
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0.226
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32
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0
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Cystine
|
g
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0.191
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28
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0
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Phenylalanine
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g
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0.542
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32
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0
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Tyrosine
|
g
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0.329
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32
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0
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Valine
|
g
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0.679
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38
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0
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Arginine
|
g
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1.060
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30
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0
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Histidine
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g
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0.389
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32
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0
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Alanine
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g
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0.799
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30
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0
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Aspartic acid
|
g
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1.261
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30
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0
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Glutamic acid
|
g
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2.259
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30
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0
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Glycine
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g
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1.636
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32
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0
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Proline
|
g
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0.698
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28
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0
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Serine
|
g
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1.148
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32
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0
| | Other
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Alcohol, ethyl
|
g
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0.0
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0
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0
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USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 20 (2007)
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