Amino Acids in Rye bread
The chart below shows the essential and nonessential amino acids content of rye bread.
| Amino acids | Percent Daily Value (DV) per 100 g | |
|---|---|---|
| Tryptophan | 0.096 g | 12% |
| Threonine | 0.255 g | 10.6% |
| Isoleucine | 0.319 g | 16% |
| Leucine | 0.579 g | 12.6% |
| Lysine | 0.233 g | 5.7% |
| Methionine | 0.139 g | 7.7% |
| Cystine | 0.173 g | 9.6% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.411 g | 9.3% |
| Tyrosine | 0.213 g | 4.8% |
| Valine | 0.379 g | 15.2% |
| Arginine | 0.325 g | 5.3% |
| Histidine | 0.182 g | 8.7% |
| Alanine | 0.299 g | 4.5% |
| Aspartic acid | 0.442 g | 3.6% |
| Glutamic acid | 2.603 g | 19.1% |
| Glycine | 0.302 g | 8.6% |
| Proline | 0.909 g | 20.2% |
| Serine | 0.417 g | 5% |
A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.579 g), isoleucine (0.319 g) and valine (0.379 g). Rye bread contains 1.277 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.
Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.302 g), arginine (0.325 g) and methionine (0.139 g). Rye bread contains 0.766 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.