International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy
Amino acid | WLF | WLR | WLE | WPI | Adult | Children |
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Methionine | 1.53 ± 0.01d | 1.89 ± 0.23b | 1.65 ± 0.01c | 12.88 ± 1.02a | 1.5 | 2.7 |
Valine | 6.96 ± 0.21a | 6.45 ± 0.22b | 6.93 ± 0.33a | 6.07 ± 0.21c | 2.6 | 3.8 |
Phenylalanine | 5.38 ± 0.13c | 5.57 ± 0.02b | 4.89 ± 0.14d | 5.79 ± 0.33a | 2.5 | 6.9 |
Isoleucine | 4.53 ± 0.01c | 4.87 ± 0.41b | 4.87 ± 0.11b | 5.29 ± 0.03a | 2.5 | 6.9 |
Leucine | 5.93 ± 0.02a | 7.68 ± 0.05a | 6.53 ± 0.02a | 7.85 ± 0.11a | – | 1.0 |
Threonine | 4.74 ± 0.22b | 3.94 ± 0.03d | 4.86 ± 0.05a | 4.17 ± 0.03c | 3.9 | 7.3 |
Histidine | 1.97 ± 0.00b | 1.6 ± 0.11c | 5.69 ± 0.13a | 1.46 ± 0.00d | – | 1.0 |
Tryptophan | 6.11 ± 1.11a | 6.09 ± 0.42a | 4.16 ± 0.01c | 5.60 ± 0.01b | 1.5 | 3.7 |
Lysine | 6.45 ± 0.31b | 3.34 ± 0.02c | 7.06 ± 0.00a | 3.0 ± 0.02d | 0.4 | 1.25 |
ƩEAAs | 41.63 ± 4.12b | 39.83 ± 2.02d | 40.95 ± 5.02c | 50.65 ± 3.22a | 3.4 | 6.4 |
Non-Essential amino Acids | ||||||
 Glycine | 6.48 ± 0.22a | 6.14 ± 0.03b | 5.77 ± 0.11c | 4.25 ± 0.12d | – | – |
 Alanine | 6.70 ± 0.00b | 4.71 ± 0.22d | 5.78 ± 0.02c | 6.74 ± 0.13a | – | – |
 Serine | 4.48 ± 0.04c | 5.33 ± 0.00a | 4.29 ± 0.03d | 4.95 ± 0.02b | – | – |
 Proline | 6.40 ± 0.01b | 6.09 ± 0.21c | 6.72 ± 0.33a | 5.22 ± 0.00d | – | – |
 Arginine | 6.33 ± 0.032b | 5.27 ± 0.02d | 6.62 ± 0.04a | 5.86 ± 0.03c | – | – |
 Tyrosine | 1.97 ± 0.04c | 4.88 ± 0.03b | 1.39 ± 0.01d | 5.29 ± 0.21a | – | – |
 Cystine | 1.36 ± 0.00b | 1.39 ± 0.22b | 1.04 ± 0.01c | 1.67 ± 0.22a | – | – |
 Aspartate | 9.09 ± 0.11b | 6.99 ± 0.42c | 9.54 ± 0.03a | 6.24 ± 0.04d | – | – |
 Glutamate | 12.65 ± 0.32c | 13.08 ± 0.05a | 12.94 ± 1.02b | 2.15 ± 0.01d | – | – |
 ƩNEAAs | 57.43 ± 4.42b | 58.76 ± 2.03a | 55.48 ± 4.02c | 47.66 ± 3.03d | – | – |
Protein Quality Indices | ||||||
 TAA | 99.06 ± 6.02a | 98.59 ± 3.02b | 96.43 ± 4.02c | 98.31 ± 2.02b |  |  |
 TEAA/TNEAA | 0.72 ± 0.00b | 0.68 ± 0.22c | 0.73 ± 0.12b | 1.06 ± 0.02a | – |  |
 ƩSAA (meth+cys) | 2.89 ± 0.01c | 3.28 ± 0.11b | 2.69 ± 0.02d | 14.55 ± 0.12a | – |  |
 ƩArAA (phy + tyr) | 7.35 ± 0.23c | 10.45 ± 2.11b | 6.28 ± 0.32d | 11.08 ± 0.52a | – |  |
 Arg/Lys | 0.98 ± 0.02c | 1.58 ± 0.03b | 0.94 ± 0.11d | 1.95 ± 0.02a | – |  |
 BCCAs | 17.42 ± 3.02c | 19.00 ± 1.22a | 18.33 ± 2.02b | 19.21 ± 2.02a | – |  |
 BV (%) | 77.04 | 72.26 | 85.75 | 88.97 | 70 |  |
 PER (g/100 g) | 3.00 | 2.79 | 3.21 | 3.51 | – |  |
 EAAI (%) | 81.41 | 77.03 | 89.40 | 92.36 | – |  |