Amino Acids in Whole grain sorghum flour
The chart below shows the essential and nonessential amino acids content of whole grain sorghum flour.
| Amino acids | Percent Daily Value (DV) per 100 g | |
|---|---|---|
| Tryptophan | 0.106 g | 13.3% |
| Threonine | 0.312 g | 13% |
| Isoleucine | 0.309 g | 15.5% |
| Leucine | 1.085 g | 23.6% |
| Lysine | 0.174 g | 4.2% |
| Methionine | 0.145 g | 8.1% |
| Cystine | 0.165 g | 9.2% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.441 g | 10% |
| Tyrosine | 0.225 g | 5.1% |
| Valine | 0.387 g | 15.5% |
| Arginine | 0.330 g | 5.4% |
| Histidine | 0.167 g | 8% |
| Alanine | 0.758 g | 11.5% |
| Aspartic acid | 0.556 g | 4.6% |
| Glutamic acid | 1.741 g | 12.8% |
| Glycine | 0.313 g | 8.9% |
| Proline | 0.651 g | 14.5% |
| Serine | 0.411 g | 5% |
A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.085 g), isoleucine (0.309 g) and valine (0.387 g). Whole grain sorghum flour contains 1.781 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.
Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.313 g), arginine (0.330 g) and methionine (0.145 g). Whole grain sorghum flour contains 0.788 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.