Table 2.
Amino acid (AA) profile of mesquite seed flour (mg/g protein).
| AA | Seed Flour | * FAO, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Asp | 83.4 ± 1.27 | |
| Thr | 29.8 ± 0.35 | 25 |
| Ser | 48.1 ± 0.15 | |
| Glu | 177.2 ± 2.08 | |
| Pro | 62.6 ± 0.95 | |
| Gly | 50.6 ± 0.05 | |
| Ala | 43.1 ± 0.29 | |
| Val | 34.8 ± 0.31 | 40 |
| Ile | 29.2 ± 0.1 | 30 |
| Leu | 69.1 ± 0.45 | 61 |
| Tyr | 22.8 ± 0.61 | |
| Phe | 35.6 ± 0.49 | |
| His | 24.2 ± 0.3 | 16 |
| Lys | 54.8 ± 0.41 | 48 |
| Arg | 112.2 ± 1.93 | |
| Cis | 25.9 ± 0.12 | |
| Met | 9.1 ± 0.21 | |
| Trp | 6.5 ± 0.22 | 6.6 |
| Met + Cis | 34.9 ± 0.34 | 23 |
| Phe + Tyr | 58.4 ± 1.10 | 41 |
* Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)-recommended amino-acid scoring patterns for humans aged older than 3 years [24]. Values expressed as means ± standard deviation.