Amino Acids in Cooked sweet corn
The chart below shows the essential and nonessential amino acids content of cooked sweet corn.
| Amino acids | Percent Daily Value (DV) per 100 g | |
|---|---|---|
| Tryptophan | 0.023 g | 2.9% |
| Threonine | 0.133 g | 5.5% |
| Isoleucine | 0.133 g | 6.7% |
| Leucine | 0.358 g | 7.8% |
| Lysine | 0.141 g | 3.4% |
| Methionine | 0.069 g | 3.8% |
| Cystine | 0.027 g | 1.5% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.155 g | 3.5% |
| Tyrosine | 0.126 g | 2.9% |
| Valine | 0.191 g | 7.6% |
| Arginine | 0.135 g | 2.2% |
| Histidine | 0.091 g | 4.3% |
| Alanine | 0.304 g | 4.6% |
| Aspartic acid | 0.252 g | 2.1% |
| Glutamic acid | 0.655 g | 4.8% |
| Glycine | 0.131 g | 3.7% |
| Proline | 0.301 g | 6.7% |
| Serine | 0.158 g | 1.9% |
A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.358 g), isoleucine (0.133 g) and valine (0.191 g). Cooked sweet corn contains 0.682 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.
Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.131 g), arginine (0.135 g) and methionine (0.069 g). Cooked sweet corn contains 0.335 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.