Table 1. Amino acid composition of the hydrolyzed casein (hCAS), hydrolyzed whey (hWHEY), hydrolyzed casein with added leucine (hCAS+LEU) and hydrolyzed whey with added leucine (hWHEY+LEU) protein meals.
| hCAS | hCAS+LEUa | hWHEY | hWHEY+LEUa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIS (g) | 0.38 | 0.29 | ||
| ILE (g) | 0.78 | 0.90 | ||
| LEU (g) | 1.28 | 3.38 | 1.97 | 3.47 |
| LYS (g) | 1.23 | 1.32 | ||
| MET (g) | 0.36 | 0.32 | ||
| PHE (g) | 0.60 | 0.57 | ||
| THR (g) | 0.65 | 0.59 | ||
| TRP (g) | 0.11 | 0.24 | ||
| VAL (g) | 0.96 | 0.90 | ||
| ALA (g) | 0.47 | 0.89 | ||
| ARG (g) | 0.53 | 0.62 | ||
| ASP (g) | 1.05 | 1.65 | ||
| CYS (g) | 0.05 | 0.18 | ||
| GLU (g) | 3.45 | 2.58 | ||
| GLY (g) | 0.26 | 0.36 | ||
| PRO (g) | 1.38 | 0.59 | ||
| SER (g) | 0.83 | 0.24 | ||
| TYR (g) | 0.68 | 0.54 | ||
| Total AA (g) | 15.00 | 17.10 | 14.72 | 16.22 |
| Sum BCAA (g) | 3.02 | 5.12 | 3.77 | 5.27 |
| Sum EAA (g) | 6.33 | 8.43 | 7.08 | 8.58 |
ALA: alanine, ARG: arginine, ASP: asparagine, CYS: cysteine, GLU: glutamine, GLY: glycine, HIS: histidine, ILE: isoleucine, LEU: leucine, LYS: lysine, MET: methionine, PHE: phenylalanine, PRO: proline, SER: serine, THR: threonine, TRP: tryptophan, TYR: tyrosine, VAL: valine. BCAA: branched-chain amino acids, sum of LEU, VAL, and ILE. EAA: essential amino acids. AA; amino acids. The amino acid composition of the protein meals is based on the manufacturer factsheet.
a
Only differences are shown from the equivalent protein meal without the addition of leucine.