Table 8.
Total amino acid contents (mg/100 g) and ratios (%) in raw octopus arm and octopus pulpo a La Gallega prototype (OPLGP).
| EAA | Raw | OPLGP | NEAA | Raw | OPLGP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threonine | 706.2 (4.7) | 772.9 (4.9) | Aspartic acid | 1576.1 (10.6) | 1737.7 (11.1) |
| Valine | 686.0 (4.6) | 659.9 (4.2) | Serine | 694.1 (4.7) | 784.5 (5.0) |
| Methionine | 175.1 (1.2) | 351.5 (2.3) | Glutamic acid | 2384.3 (16.0) | 2500.8 (16.0) |
| Isoleucine | 744.6 (5.0) | 725.8 (4.6) | Proline | 677.7 (4.5) | 769.9 (4.9) |
| Leucine | 1189.7 (8.0) | 1275.5 (8.2) | Glycine | 950.3 (6.4) | 994.9 (6.4) |
| Phenylalanine | 949.3 (6.4) | 721.3 (4.6) | Alanine | 830.3 (5.6) | 866.8 (5.5) |
| Histidine | 340.9 (2.3) | 372.1 (2.4) | Cysteine | 69.0 (0.5) | 119.1 (0.8) |
| Lysine | 1196.6 (8.1) | 1221.5 (7.8) | Tyrosine | 411.9 (2.8) | 533.4 (3.4) |
| Arginine | 1275.4 (8.6) | 1224.8 (7.8) | Sub-total | 7593.7 (51.1) | 8307.1 (53.1) |
| Tryptophan | - | - | Total | 14,857.5 (100.0) | 15,632.4 (99.9) |
| Sub-total | 7263.8 (48.9) | 7325.3 (46.8) |
EAA, Essential amino acid; NEAA, Non-essential amino acid. The value of parenthesis means a percentage of each amino acid content to total amino acid content.