Amino Acids in Cooked collard greens
The chart below shows the essential and nonessential amino acids content of cooked collard greens.
| Amino acids | Percent Daily Value (DV) per 100 g | |
|---|---|---|
| Tryptophan | 0.027 g | 3.4% |
| Threonine | 0.074 g | 3.1% |
| Isoleucine | 0.086 g | 4.3% |
| Leucine | 0.130 g | 2.8% |
| Lysine | 0.101 g | 2.5% |
| Methionine | 0.028 g | 1.6% |
| Cystine | 0.022 g | 1.2% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.075 g | 1.7% |
| Tyrosine | 0.056 g | 1.3% |
| Valine | 0.104 g | 4.2% |
| Arginine | 0.108 g | 1.8% |
| Histidine | 0.040 g | 1.9% |
| Alanine | 0.090 g | 1.4% |
| Aspartic acid | 0.161 g | 1.3% |
| Glutamic acid | 0.176 g | 1.3% |
| Glycine | 0.081 g | 2.3% |
| Proline | 0.090 g | 2% |
| Serine | 0.067 g | 0.8% |
A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.130 g), isoleucine (0.086 g) and valine (0.104 g). Cooked collard greens contain 0.32 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.
Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.081 g), arginine (0.108 g) and methionine (0.028 g). Cooked collard greens contain 0.217 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.