Protein Combining Score Calculator
Enter the amount of grams of protein for each protein source you include in a meal.Missing a protein source? Feel free to contact us.
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About the calculator
Our Protein Combining Score Calculator helps you evaluate the overall protein quality of meals made from multiple protein sources. By combining foods such as beans, lentils, grains, nuts, seeds, dairy, eggs, or meat, you can estimate how well their amino acid profiles complement each other and improve the quality of the protein in your meal.
Whether you follow a vegan, vegetarian, or omnivorous diet, this calculator makes it easy to compare different protein combinations and identify potential limiting amino acids. It's a useful tool for athletes, bodybuilders, dietitians, nutrition students, and anyone looking to optimize protein intake for muscle growth, recovery, or overall health.
Simply enter the amount of each protein source, and the calculator estimates the combined protein score based on amino acid composition. Experiment with different food combinations to create more complete, high-quality protein meals and make informed nutrition decisions.
Features
- Calculate the protein quality of mixed protein sources
- Compare different protein combinations
- Identify limiting amino acids
- Optimize vegan and plant-based protein meals
- Improve the amino acid profile of your diet
- Fast, free, and easy to use
Use the Protein Combining Score Calculator to discover how different foods work together and build meals with a more complete amino acid profile.
Complete protein reference (mg/g of protein):
- Tryptophan: 7
- Threonine: 27
- Isoleucine: 25
- Leucine: 55
- Lysine: 51
- Methionine+Cystine: 25
- Phenylalanine+Tyrosine: 47
- Valine: 32
- Histidine: 18
- Total: 287