Table 2.
Amino acid profiles (% w/w) of faba bean flour and protein and selected non-faba-bean products for comparison.
| Amino Acids | Faba Bean | Protein Concentrate | Protein Isolate | Other Protein | Casein e | FAO/WHO Requirement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole Seeds a | Dehulled Seeds a | FBC b | FBI c | SPI d | 2–5-Year-Old f | Adult f | ||
| Histidine | 2.56 | 2.43 | 2.39 | 2.80 | 2.81 | 2.70 | 1.90 | 1.60 |
| Isoleucine | 4.1 | 3.97 | 3.73 | 3.80 | 4.35 | 4.90 | 2.80 | 1.3 |
| Leucine | 7.5 | 7.25 | 7.10 | 8.0 | 6.79 | 8.40 | 6.60 | 1.90 |
| Lysine | 6.43 | 6.16 | 6.34 | 7.0 | 5.23 | 7.10 | 5.80 | 1.60 |
| Methionine | 0.89 | 0.79 | 0.60 | 0.100 | 0.92 | 2.60 | - | - |
| Phenylalanine | 4.25 | 4.07 | 4.13 | 4.90 | 5.14 | 4.50 | - | - |
| Threonine | 3.65 | 3.45 | 3.54 | 3.70 | 3.98 | 3.70 | 3.40 | 0.90 |
| Valine | 4.75 | 4.56 | 4.14 | 4.10 | 4.28 | 6.0 | 3.50 | 1.30 |
| Alanine | 3.97 | 3.78 | 3.85 | 4.40 | 3.72 | 2.7 | - | - |
| Arginine | 9.73 | 10.21 | 10.48 | 10.00 | 7.35 | 3.3 | - | - |
| Aspartic acid | 11.2 | 10.71 | 10.30 | 13.30 | 11.47 | 6.3 | - | - |
| Cysteine | 1.18 | 1.13 | - | 5.00 | 0.05 | 0.04 | - | |
| Glutamic acid | 16.78 | 16.05 | 16.25 | 19.90 | 20.67 | 19.0 | - | - |
| Glycine | 4.38 | 4.06 | 3.81 | 4.90 | 3.74 | 1.60 | - | - |
| Serine | 4.98 | 4.74 | 4.87 | 6.30 | 5.32 | 4.60 | - | - |
| Tyrosine | 3.67 | 3.50 | 3.05 | 2.63 | 3.61 | 5.50 | - | |
| Proline | 4.22 | 4.09 | 4.24 | 3.40 | 5.13 | - | - | - |