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. 2024 Jul 30;13(15):2418. doi: 10.3390/foods13152418

Table 2.

Essential (EAA) and non-essential (NEAA) amino acids expressed in g/100 g dw sample (g/100 g protein) of hake by-products, salmon heads, and protein hydrolysates prepared from hake by-products (HPH) and salmon heads (HPS) by Alcalase hydrolysis.

EAA Hake By-Products Salmon Heads HPH HPS
HIS 1.33 ± 0.10 b
(1.70 ± 0.13) A
0.58 ± 0.10 a
(1.63 ± 0.27) A
0.75 ± 0.15 a,b
(0.97 ± 0.20) A
1.06 ± 0.37 a,b
(1.40 ± 0.48) A
LYS 5.68 ± 1.67 a
(7.30 ± 2.15) A
3.38 ± 0.46 a
(9.51 ± 1.30) A
6.24 ± 0.61 a
(8.12 ± 0.80) A
6.09 ± 0.92 a
(8.05 ± 1.22) A
LEU 5.95 ± 0.05 d
(7.64 ± 0.06) A
2.22 ± 0.25 a
(6.25 ± 0.70) B
5.42 ± 0.11 c
(7.05 ± 0.14) A,B
4.60 ± 0.02 b
(6.08 ± 0.02) B
VAL 3.75 ± 0.22 c
(4.81 ± 0.28) A
1.53 ± 0.12 a
(4.30 ± 0.33) A
3.43 ± 0.03 b,c
(4.46 ± 0.04) A
3.13 ± 0.03 b
(4.13 ± 0.04) A
MET 1.90 ± 0.50 b
(2.44 ± 0.64) A
0.47 ± 0.08 a
(1.31 ± 0.21) A
1.56 ± 0.08 b
(2.02 ± 0.10) A
1.44 ± 0.11 b
(1.91 ± 0.15) A
CYS 0.79 ± 0.07 b
(1.01 ± 0.08) B
0.51 ± 0.06 a
(1.44 ± 1.18) A
0.89 ± 0.03 b
(1.16 ± 0.04) A,B
1.05 ± 0.01 c
(1.39 ± 0.02) A
PHE 3.13 ± 0.17 c
(4.02 ± 0.21) A
1.21 ± 0.13 a
(3.39 ± 0.36) A,B
2.89 ± 0.06 c
(3.76 ± 0.07) A,B
2.47 ± 0.06 b
(3.27 ± 0.08) B
TYR 2.69 ± 0.16 c
(3.45 ± 0.21) A
1.05 ± 0.10 a
(2.94 ± 0.29) A,B
2.42 ± 0.04 c
(3.15 ± 0.05) A,B
2.06 ± 0.06 b
(2.73 ± 0.08) B
ILE 3.40 ± 0.24 c
(4.37 ± 0.30) A
1.28 ± 0.12 a
(3.58 ± 0.34) B
2.93 ± 0.07 b
(3.81 ± 0.10) A,B
2.60 ± 0.02 b
(3.44 ± 0.03) B
THR 4.03 ± 0.24 b
(5.18 ± 0.31) A
1.93 ± 0.20 a
(5.41 ± 0.57) A
4.02 ± 0.01 b
(5.23 ± 0.01) A
3.53 ± 0.13 b
(4.67 ± 0.18) A
NEAA
ASP 8.16 ± 0.33 c
(10.48 ± 0.42) A
3.22 ± 0.34 a
(9.05 ± 0.95) A
7.57 ± 0.15 b,c
(9.86 ± 0.20) A
6.80 ± 0.09 b
(8.98 ± 0.12) A
GLU 12.96 ± 0.55 c
(16.64 ± 0.70) A
4.79 ± 0.50 a
(13.44 ± 1.40) B
12.11 ± 0.22 c
(15.76 ± 0.28) A,B
10.12 ± 0.12 b
(13.38 ± 0.17) B
ASN <QL
(<QL)
<QL
(<QL)
<QL
(<QL)
<QL
(<QL)
SER 3.52 ± 0.15 b
(4.52 ± 0.10) A
1.49 ± 0.19 a
(4.17 ± 0.54) A
3.50 ± 0.07 b
(4.55 ± 0.09) A
3.14 ± 0.10 b
(4.15 ± 0.13) A
GLN <QL
(<QL)
<QL
(<QL)
<QL
(<QL)
<QL
(<QL)
GLY 4.14 ± 0.05 a
(5.31 ± 0.07) C
3.27 ± 0.53 a
(9.17 ± 1.49) A,B
5.47 ± 0.12 b
(7.12 ± 0.16) B,C
7.31 ± 0.15 c
(9.66 ± 0.20) A
ARG 4.86 ± 0.16 b
(6.24 ± 0.20) A
2.21 ± 0.26 a
(6.22 ± 0.74) A
4.74 ± 0.12 b
(6.17 ± 0.15) A
4.58 ± 0.14 b
(6.05 ± 0.19) A
ALA 4.98 ± 0.19 b
(6.39 ± 0.25) A
2.42 ± 0.25 a
(6.80 ± 0.70) A
5.16 ± 0.03 b
(6.72 ± 0.04) A
5.25 ± 0.11 b
(6.94 ± 0.15) A
Tau <QL
(<QL)
<QL
(<QL)
<QL
(<QL)
<QL
(<QL)
PRO 3.11 ± 0.41 b
(3.99 ± 0.53) A
1.80 ± 0.22 a
(5.05 ± 0.61) A
3.49 ± 0.10 b
(4.54 ± 0.13) A
3.91 ± 0.36 b
(5.17 ± 0.48) A
HYP <QL
(<QL)
0.42 ± 0.07 a
(1.19 ± 0.19) A
<QL
(<QL)
1.00 ± 0.03 b
(1.32 ± 0.04) A
Total AA (g/100 g) 74.38 33.77 72.57 70.14

Different letters in each line indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) for each amino acid. QL—quantification limit.