Miso Nutrition Facts
One tablespoon of miso contains 33.7 calories, 2.2g protein, 4.3g carbs, and 1g fat. A salty fermented soybean paste ranging from mellow white to pungent red, whisked into soup and stirred into glazes.
1.1g
sugar
Vitamins in Miso
Per 1 tbsp ~17g
Minerals in Miso
Per 1 tbsp ~17g
Amino Acids in Miso
Protein breakdown per 1 tbsp (17g), from the USDA record for this food.
Limiting amino acid: Methionine + Cystine — 46% of the FAO/WHO adult reference pattern per gram of protein.
| Essential Amino Acids | Per 1 tbsp (17g) | Per 100g | % of Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Histidine | 41mg | 243mg | 1.9% |
| Isoleucine | 86mg | 508mg | 4% |
| Leucine | 139mg | 820mg | 6.4% |
| Lysine | 81mg | 478mg | 3.7% |
| Methionine | 22mg | 129mg | 1% |
| Phenylalanine | 83mg | 486mg | 3.8% |
| Threonine | 81mg | 479mg | 3.7% |
| Tryptophan | 26mg | 155mg | 1.2% |
| Valine | 93mg | 547mg | 4.3% |
| Other Amino Acids | Per 1 tbsp (17g) | Per 100g | % of Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alanine | 85mg | 500mg | 3.9% |
| Arginine | 133mg | 784mg | 6.1% |
| Aspartic Acid | 199mg | 1171mg | 9.2% |
| Cystine | 0mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Glutamic Acid | 326mg | 1915mg | 15% |
| Glycine | 76mg | 447mg | 3.5% |
| Proline | 105mg | 619mg | 4.8% |
| Serine | 102mg | 601mg | 4.7% |
| Tyrosine | 60mg | 352mg | 2.8% |
Protein quality is scored against the FAO/WHO/UNU 2007 adult indispensable amino acid reference pattern. The FDA publishes no Daily Values for individual amino acids, so the share of total protein is shown instead.
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