Amino Acids in Muenster cheese
The chart below shows the essential and nonessential amino acids content of Muenster cheese.
| Amino acids | Percent Daily Value (DV) per 100 g | |
|---|---|---|
| Tryptophan | 0.327 g | 40.9% |
| Threonine | 0.888 g | 37% |
| Isoleucine | 1.145 g | 57.3% |
| Leucine | 2.260 g | 49.1% |
| Lysine | 2.139 g | 52.2% |
| Methionine | 0.569 g | 31.6% |
| Cystine | 0.132 g | 7.3% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.240 g | 28.2% |
| Tyrosine | 1.123 g | 25.5% |
| Valine | 1.482 g | 59.3% |
| Arginine | 0.881 g | 14.4% |
| Histidine | 0.829 g | 39.5% |
| Alanine | 0.675 g | 10.2% |
| Aspartic acid | 1.600 g | 13.1% |
| Glutamic acid | 5.555 g | 40.8% |
| Glycine | 0.440 g | 12.6% |
| Proline | 2.594 g | 57.6% |
| Serine | 1.299 g | 15.7% |
A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (2.260 g), isoleucine (1.145 g) and valine (1.482 g). Muenster cheese contains 4.887 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.
Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.440 g), arginine (0.881 g) and methionine (0.569 g). Muenster cheese contains 1.89 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.