Amino Acids
|
100% Plantain
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PCS
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PSR
|
PSO
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PSRO
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Cerolina
|
*Adult
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*Children
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Non Essential Amino Acids (NEAAs)
|
Glycine
|
3.97d
|
4.49c
|
4.48c
|
4.48c
|
4.62b
|
4.88a
|
–
|
–
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Alanine
|
3.73f
|
4.46d
|
4.48c
|
4.44e
|
4.50b
|
5.14a
|
–
|
–
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Serine
|
5.24f
|
5.51b
|
5.33e
|
5.48c
|
5.45d
|
5.66a
|
–
|
–
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Proline
|
7.45a
|
5.05d
|
5.07c
|
5.09b
|
5.10b
|
4.04e
|
–
|
–
|
Aspartic
|
9.44f
|
12.40b
|
12.36c
|
11.96e
|
12.07d
|
14.91a
|
–
|
–
|
Cysteine
|
1.59a
|
1.07f
|
1.16e
|
1.32c
|
1.21d
|
1.35b
|
–
|
–
|
Glutamic
|
24.32a
|
17.94d
|
17.87e
|
18.28b
|
18.15c
|
15.13f
|
–
|
–
|
Tyrosine
|
2.80e
|
3.27d
|
3.41c
|
3.46a
|
3.28d
|
3.44b
|
–
|
–
|
Arginine
|
5.91f
|
7.23b
|
7.18c
|
7.16d
|
7.05e
|
8.18a
|
–
|
–
|
∑NEAAs
|
65.13a
|
62.25c
|
61.99e
|
62.22d
|
62.26c
|
62.94b
|
–
|
–
|
Essential Amino Acids (EAAs)
|
Phenylalanine
|
5.12c
|
5.10d
|
5.17b
|
5.18b
|
5.22a
|
4.62e
|
2.50
|
6.90
|
Histidine
|
1.93e
|
2.46b
|
2.43c
|
2.40d
|
2.41d
|
3.97a
|
–
|
1.00
|
Methionine
|
1.52b
|
1.26f
|
1.41d
|
1.47c
|
1.37e
|
1.63a
|
1.50
|
2.70
|
Valine
|
4.55e
|
5.00b
|
4.97d
|
4.97d
|
5.06a
|
4.99c
|
2.60
|
3.80
|
Tryptophan
|
1.22d
|
1.33b
|
1.31c
|
1.37a
|
1.23e
|
1.22e
|
0.40
|
1.25
|
Threonine
|
3.48f
|
4.10b
|
4.07c
|
4.01d
|
4.13a
|
3.66e
|
1.50
|
3.70
|
Isoleucine
|
4.19c
|
4.50b
|
4.49b
|
4.49b
|
4.53a
|
3.53d
|
2.00
|
3.10
|
Leucine
|
7.34d
|
7.73a
|
7.72a
|
7.64c
|
7.70b
|
6.61e
|
3.90
|
7.30
|
Lysine
|
4.76f
|
6.05a
|
6.02b
|
5.78d
|
5.85c
|
5.67e
|
3.00
|
6.40
|
∑EAAs
|
34.87e
|
37.75c
|
38.01a
|
37.78b
|
37.74c
|
37.06d
|
–
|
–
|
TAAs
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
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- Key: 100% Plantain flour; PSC: Plantain: Soycake (70:30%); PSR: Plantain: Soycake: Rice bran (65:30:5%); PSO: Plantain: Soycake: Oat bran (65:30:5%); PSRO: Plantain: Soycake: Rice bran: Oat bran (60:30:5:5); Cerolina: a commercial flour meal; NEAAs Non-essential amino acids, EAAs Essential amino acids, TAAs Total amino acids
- *RDA of essential amino acids ((mg/100 gb.w)) for Adult and Children (< 5 yrs.) [119, 120]