Wild Rice Nutrition Facts
Wild Rice contains 165.6 calories, 6.5g protein, 35g carbs, and 0.6g fat. The chewy, earthy seed of an aquatic grass — not true rice — with more protein than brown rice.
1.2g
sugar
Vitamins in Wild Rice
Per 1 cup cooked ~164g
Minerals in Wild Rice
Per 1 cup cooked ~164g
Amino Acids in Wild Rice
Protein breakdown per 1 cup cooked (164g), from the USDA record for this food.
Limiting amino acid: Lysine — 95% of the FAO/WHO adult reference pattern per gram of protein.
| Essential Amino Acids | Per 1 cup cooked (164g) | Per 100g | % of Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Histidine | 171mg | 104mg | 2.6% |
| Isoleucine | 274mg | 167mg | 4.2% |
| Leucine | 453mg | 276mg | 6.9% |
| Lysine | 279mg | 170mg | 4.3% |
| Methionine | 195mg | 119mg | 3% |
| Phenylalanine | 320mg | 195mg | 4.9% |
| Threonine | 208mg | 127mg | 3.2% |
| Tryptophan | 80mg | 49mg | 1.2% |
| Valine | 380mg | 232mg | 5.8% |
| Other Amino Acids | Per 1 cup cooked (164g) | Per 100g | % of Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alanine | 366mg | 223mg | 5.6% |
| Arginine | 505mg | 308mg | 7.7% |
| Aspartic Acid | 630mg | 384mg | 9.6% |
| Cystine | 77mg | 47mg | 1.2% |
| Glutamic Acid | 1140mg | 695mg | 17.4% |
| Glycine | 298mg | 182mg | 4.6% |
| Proline | 230mg | 140mg | 3.5% |
| Serine | 346mg | 211mg | 5.3% |
| Tyrosine | 277mg | 169mg | 4.2% |
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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