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. 2012 Sep 19;7(9):e44731. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0044731

Table 1. Serving sizes and nutritional compositions of the reference and test meals1.

Test drinks
Meal components Reference W W+5AA W+6AA S S+5AA S+6AA
g/serving
White wheat bread 106.4 106.4 106.4 106.4 106.4 106.4 106.4
Ham 27.7 27.7 27.7 27.7 27.7 27.7 27.7
Butter 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Water served with the sandwich meal (mL) 250 150 150 150 150 150 150
Whey protein 9 4.5 4.5
Soy protein 9 4.5 4.5
Arginine 0.7 0.7
Isoleucine 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Leucine 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
Lysine 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Threonine 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Valine 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
Water in the test drinks (mL) 100 100 100 100 100 100
∑ Amino acids 4.5 5.2 4.5 5.2
∑ Available carbohydrates 50.3 50.3 50.3 50.3 50.3 50.3 50.3
∑ Protein 13.3 22.3 22.3 23.0 22.3 22.3 23.0
∑ Fat 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5
∑ Amount of water (mL) 250 250 250 250 250 250 250
∑ Energy (kcal)2 358 394 394 397 394 394 397
1

S (soy protein isolate); S+5AA (S, iso, leu, lys, thr and val); S+6AA (S+5AA and arg); W (whey protein isolate); W+5AA (W, iso, leu, lys, thr and val); W+6AA (W+5AA and arg).

2

Amount of energy per serving.