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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 2 Amino acid profile (g/100 g protein) of plantain, soycake, rice bran and oat bran flour and control sample

From: Plantain based dough meal: nutritional property, antioxidant activity and dyslipidemia ameliorating potential in high-fat induced rats

Amino Acids

100% Plantain

PCS

PSR

PSO

PSRO

Cerolina

*Adult

*Children

Non Essential Amino Acids (NEAAs)

 Glycine

3.97d

4.49c

4.48c

4.48c

4.62b

4.88a

–

–

 Alanine

3.73f

4.46d

4.48c

4.44e

4.50b

5.14a

–

–

 Serine

5.24f

5.51b

5.33e

5.48c

5.45d

5.66a

–

–

 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

  
  1. 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
  2. *RDA of essential amino acids ((mg/100 gb.w)) for Adult and Children (< 5 yrs.) [119, 120]