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. 2016 Apr 29;41(1):e12847. doi: 10.1111/jfpp.12847

Table 3.

Amino Acid Compositions of Fresh Muscle and Protein Isolates(Dry Basis)

Amino acid Fresh muscle (g/100g) Surimi ACPI ALPI FAO/WHO/UNU Adult (infant)
Essential amino acids
Histidine 6.22 ± 0.05a 6.39 ± 0.75a 5.53 ± 0.09a 5.56 ± 0.21a 1.5 (1.6)
Isoleucine 3.33 ± 0.06b 1.86 ± 1.67a 3.71 ± 0.02b 3.66 ± 0.01b 3.0 (3.1)
leucine 7.02 ± 0.10b 5.49 ± 1.74a 7.63 ± 0.03b 7.55 ± 0.01b 5.9 (6.1)
Lysine 9.20 ± 0.04a 9.44 ± 0.08b 9.47 ± 0.10b 9.47 ± 0.02b 4.5 (4.8)
Methionine 2.77 ± 0.01a 3.09 ± 0.09b 3.01 ± 0.04b 3.00 ± 0.03b 2.2 (2.4)
Threonine 4.01 ± 0.07a 4.26 ± 0.06b 4.27 ± 0.01b 4.25 ± 0.01b 2.3 (2.5)
Valine 4.27 ± 0.03a 4.37 ± 0.04b 4.56 ± 0.01c 4.58 ± 0.02c 3.9 (4.0)
Tryptophan 5.087 ± 0.04b 8.77 ± 3.89c 4.80 ± 0.20a 4.50 ± 0.10a 0.6 (0.7)
Phenylalanine 3.57 ± 0.03c 2.81 ± 0.61b 2.26 ± 0.21ab 2.06 ± 0.06a 3.8 (4.1)
Toto EAAs 45.48 ± 0.29a 46.50 ± 2.12a 45.25 ± 0.31a 44.64 ± 0.03a
Non‐essential amino acids
Cysteine 0.58 ± 0.01a 0.66 ± 0.01b 0.70 ± 0.02c 0.73 ± 0.01d
Tyrosine 2.12 ± 0.02a 2.26 ± 0.03b 2.42 ± 0.08c 2.61 ± 0.03d
Alanine 5.39 ± 0.04a 5.86 ± 0.18b 5.41 ± 0.01a 5.22 ± 0.01a
Aspartate 9.18 ± 0.08a 9.08 ± 0.35a 9.71 ± 0.07b 9.73 ± 0.01b
Glutamate 12.74 ± 0.16a 15.22 ± 0.21c 14.08 ± 0.01b 14.00 ± 0.01b
Glycine 4.06 ± 0.02c 5.25 ± 0.25d 3.55 ± 0.04b 3.30 ± 0.04a
Proline 2.79 ± 0.01a 3.99 ± 0.12c 3.09 ± 0.01b 3.04 ± 0.01b
Arginine 5.04 ± 0.05a 6.03 ± 0.29c 5.66 ± 0.08b 5.47 ± 0.16b
Serine 3.82 ± 0.05a 4.14 ± 0.06b 4.11 ± 0.05b 3.93 ± 0.14a
Total Acids 91.21 ± 0.68a 98.99 ± 3.54b 93.97 ± 0.65a 92.68 ± 0.33a

Different letters (a b c or d) within a row indicate significant differences (P < 0.05).