Table 2.
Diets | ||||
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Amino Acid | 100% Soy | 100% Whey | Blend 1 | Blend 2 |
g/100 g diet | ||||
Alanine | 0.89 | 1.14 | 0.97 | 0.73 |
Arginine | 1.54 | 0.44 | 0.80 | 0.75 |
Aspartic Acid | 2.31 | 2.46 | 2.21 | 1.69 |
Cysteine | 0.24 | 0.51 | 0.34 | 0.19 |
Glutamic Acid | 3.88 | 3.91 | 4.14 | 3.72 |
Glycine | 0.85 | 0.37 | 0.50 | 0.43 |
Histidine | 0.54 | 0.38 | 0.49 | 0.48 |
Isoleucine | 1.06 | 1.55 | 1.37 | 1.10 |
Lanthionine | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Leucine | 1.70 | 2.44 | 2.20 | 1.81 |
Lysine | 1.33 | 2.15 | 1.86 | 1.51 |
Methionine | 0.53 | 0.74 | 0.70 | 0.66 |
Phenylalanine | 1.10 | 0.69 | 0.91 | 0.87 |
Proline | 1.06 | 1.31 | 1.50 | 1.51 |
Serine | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.72 |
Taurine | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Threonine | 0.74 | 1.49 | 1.10 | 0.83 |
Tryptophan | 0.29 | 0.48 | 0.36 | 0.34 |
Tyrosine | 0.65 | 0.52 | 0.66 | 0.68 |
Valine | 1.10 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.20 |
Total | 20.70 | 22.82 | 22.28 | 19.23 |
Total VCAA | 3.86 | 5.36 | 4.95 | 4.11 |
Crude Protein | 22.37 | 21.82 | 21.16 | 20.88 |
Moisture | 5.85 | 5.14 | 5.35 | 5.35 |
Glutamine° | 1.57 | 1.18 | 1.52 | 1.48 |
Leucine in 4 g meal | 68.0 mg | 97.6 mg | 88.0 mg | 72.4 mg |
W/W%= grams per 100 grams of diet.
Results are expressed on an “as is” basis unless otherwise indicated.
BCAA=Branched chain amino acids (Leucine, Valine, and Isoleucine)
Glutamine calculated from glutamic acid before and after treatment with [I,Ibis(trifluoroacetoxy)iodo]benzene.
Crude protein=% N × 6.25.