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Digestibility of amino acids in spirulina whole-cell protein1
| Amino acid | Digestibility, % |
|---|---|
| Methionine | 84.1 ± 7.6 |
| Phenylalanine | 95.3 ± 4.1 |
| Threonine | 82.5 ± 2.6 |
| Lysine | 77.5 ± 9.5 |
| Leucine | 86.0 ± 3.1 |
| Iso-leucine | 84.2 ± 2.8 |
| Valine | 87.1 ± 5.0 |
| Proline | 41.4 ± 5.7 |
1Values are means ± SDs, n = 6.
