Table 2.
Amino acid compositions (mg/g of dried powder) in turmeric, beetroot, and carrot.
| Amino acid | Turmeric | Beetroot | Carrot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspartic Acid | 9.69 ± 0.22aA | 4.85 ± .08bB | 4.27 ± 0.04cB |
| Threonine | 2.61 ± 0.06aE | 1.93 ± 0.02bB | 1.61 ± 0.05cE |
| Serine | 2.65 ± .08aE | 2.61 ± 0.14aB | 1.47 ± 0.05bEF |
| Glutamic acid | 7.53 ± 0.09bB | 36.51 ± 2.18aA | 6.68 ± 0.31bA |
| Glycine | 2.20 ± 0.12aF | 1.62 ± 0.05bB | 1.44 ± 0.08bEF |
| Alanine | 1.95 ± 0.05cG | 4.21 ± 0.09aB | 2.84 ± 0.07bC |
| Valine | 2.37 ± 0.04aF | 2.23 ± 0.10ab | 2.04 ± 0.13bD |
| Methionine | Absent | Absent | 0.41 ± 0.01I |
| Isoleucine | 2.19 ± 0.12aF | 1.80 ± 0.07bB | 1.58 ± 0.09bE |
| Leucine | 4.45 ± 0.09aC | 2.64 ± 0.12bB | 2.67 ± 0.10bC |
| Tyrosine | 2.24 ± 0.07aF | 1.55 ± 0.04bB | 1.13 ± 0.06cFG |
| Phenylalanine | 2.94 ± 0.07aD | 1.34 ± 0.03cBC | 1.6 ± 0.15bE |
| Histidine | 0.77 ± 0.01bI | 2.82 ± 0.15aB | 0.84 ± 0.05bH |
| Lysine | 1.48 ± 0.04bH | 2.47 ± 0.07aB | 1.42 ± 0.04bEF |
| Arginine | 3.03 ± 0.17aD | 1.62 ± 0.04bB | 1.66 ± 0.07bE |
| Proline | 1.45 ± 0.04aH | 1.22 ± 0.03bBC | 1.24 ± 0.07bG |
*Values are presented as mean ± SD (n = 3) which are statistically analyzed by ANOVA (significantly different at the level of 5 %). Different uppercase letters in the same row (small letters) and in the same column (capital letters) indicate that mean values differ significantly.