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. 2023 Jul 7;10:1227928. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1227928

Table 1.

Evaluation of essential amino acid composition.

Essential amino acid CK SS MS FS BS
AAS CS AAS CS AAS CS AAS CS AAS CS
Val 1.12** 0.85** 1.17** 0.89 1.18** 0.89** 1.18** 0.89 1.17** 0.88
Met+Cys 1.08* 0.62* 1.11* 0.63* 1.08* 0.61* 1.06* 0.6* 1.08* 0.61*
Ile 1.24 0.94 1.25 0.94 1.24 0.94 1.26 0.95 1.24 0.93
Leu 1.19 0.98 1.22 1.01 1.22 1.00 1.22 1.00 1.20 0.99
Thr 1.21 1.05 1.21 1.04 1.22 1.05 1.23 1.05 1.22 1.05
Lys 1.83 1.41 1.84 1.42 1.83 1.41 1.85 1.42 1.82 1.41
Phe + Tyr 1.30 0.87 1.30 0.87** 1.35 0.91 1.31 0.88** 1.26 0.85**
EAAI 93.51 94.70 94.89 94.70 93.38

EAAI, the essential amino acid index; *The first limiting amino acid; **The second limiting amino acid.