Table 1.
Average nutritional composition of the test drinks
| Nutritional content | Water | Skimmed milk | Casein | Whey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kJ/100 g) | – | 156 | 136 | 137 |
| Fat (g/100 g) | – | 0·47 | 0·05 | 0·04 |
| Lactose (g/100 g) | – | 4·68 | 4·44 | 4·45 |
| Protein (g/100 g) | – | 3·47 | 3·46 | 3·48 |
| Casein:whey ratio | 80:20 | 100:0 | 0:100 | |
| Amino acids (mol%) | – | |||
| Asp | – | 7·76 | 6·83 | 10·96 |
| Thr | – | 4·53 | 4·13 | 7·75 |
| Ser | – | 7·11 | 7·22 | 6·12 |
| Glu | – | 19·07 | 19·55 | 16·12 |
| Pro | – | 10·73 | 12·02 | 6·6 |
| Gly | – | 3·19 | 3·06 | 2·74 |
| Ala | – | 4·77 | 4·26 | 7·06 |
| Tp Cys | – | 0·86 | 0·31 | 2·68 |
| Val | – | 6·46 | 6·80 | 6·23 |
| Met | – | 2·27 | 2·39 | 1·88 |
| Ile | – | 4·77 | 4·71 | 6·23 |
| Leu | – | 9·47 | 9·09 | 10·24 |
| Tyr | – | 3·40 | 3·90 | 2·00 |
| Phe | – | 3·57 | 3·86 | 2·26 |
| His | – | 2·26 | 2·35 | 1·39 |
| Lys | – | 7·34 | 6·91 | 8·41 |
| Arg | – | 2·46 | 2·61 | 1·35 |
| Na (mg/100 g) | 0·8 | 30·0 | 140·0 | 10·0 |
| P (mg/100 g) | – | 100·0 | 40·0 | 60·0 |
| Ca (mg/100 g) | 3·1 | 120·0 | 60·0 | 10·0 |
| Mg (mg/100 g) | 0·2 | 10·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 |
| K (mg/100 g) | 0·1 | 160·0 | 90·0 | 10·0 |
–, Data were not obtained.