Table 3.

EAAs in plant and animal food sources in common human diets, as previously reported [99].

EAA	Plant Food Source	Animal Food Source	Daily Intake (mg/kg Body Weight) **
Histidine	Lentils, quinoa, chickpeas, hemp seeds	Beef, chicken, fish	10
Isoleucine *	Soybeans, lentils, cashew nuts, oats	Eggs	20
Leucine *	Peanuts, soybeans, lentils, chickpeas	Beef, chicken, fish,	39
Lysine	Quinoa, lentils, black beans, pumpkin seeds	Red meat, poultry, dairy produce	30
Methionine	Brazil nuts, sunflower seeds, oats, spirulina	Eggs, fish	15 (including cysteine)
Phenylalanine	Pumpkin seeds, soy products, almonds, chickpeas	Eggs, milk, cheese	25 (including tyrosine)
Threonine	Soybeans, lentils, sesame seeds, quinoa	Lean meats, cottage cheese	15
Tryptophan	Pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, soybeans, sunflower seeds	Turkey, chicken, milk	4
Valine *	Peanuts, lentils, soy-beans, mushrooms	Meat, dairy produce	26

* Indicates Branched Chain Amino Acid (BCAA). ** Indicates recommended daily intake for healthy adults by the World Health Organization (WHO).