Table 2.
Total amino acid content (TAA), branched-chain amino acid (BCAA), essential amino acid (EAA). Amino acid content evaluated as AA g/100 g and AA g/g protein. Tryptophane content was not measured.
| Amino Acid | Whey g/100g |
Protein g/g |
Soy g/100g |
Protein g/g |
Insect g/100g |
Protein g/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alanine, g | 5.2 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 7.4 |
| Arginine, g | 2.0 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 5.8 |
| Asparagine, g | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 6.4 | 9.3 |
| Cycteine (Cystin), g | 2.1 a | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 a | 0.6 | 0.9 a |
| Glutamine, g | 17.3 | 18.0 | 16.2 | 19.5 | 10.4 | 15.1 |
| Glycine, g | 1.4 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| Histidine, g * | 1.5 | 1.6 a | 2.2 | 2.6 a | 2.4 | 3.5 a |
| Isoleucine, g *, # | 6.8 | 7.1 a | 3.9 | 4.7 a | 3.2 | 4.6 a |
| Leucine, g *, # | 10.3 | 10.7 a | 6.6 | 7.9 a | 5.0 | 7.2 a |
| Lysine, g * | 9.1 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 6.7 |
| Methionine, g * | 2.3 | 2.4 a | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 a |
| Phenylalanine, g * | 2.7 | 2.8 a | 4.4 | 5.3 a | 3.1 | 4.5 a |
| Proline, g | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 6.1 |
| Serine, g | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
| Threonine, g * | 6.8 | 7.1 a | 3.2 | 3.8 a | 3.0 | 4.3 a |
| Tyrosine, g * | 2.6 | 2.7 a | 3.2 | 3.8 a | 5.2 | 7.5 a |
| Valine, g *, # | 5.6 | 5.8 a | 4.0 | 4.8 a | 4.2 | 6.1 a |
| TAA, g | 96.2 | 100.0 | 83.2 | 100.0 | 69.1 | 100.0 |
| # BCAA, g | 22.7 | 23.6 | 14.5 | 17.4 | 12.4 | 18.0 |
| * EAA, g | 47.2 | 49.1 a | 31.8 | 38.2 a | 27.3 | 39.4 a |
#, a part of total BCAA. *, a part of total EAA.a Meeting FAO/WHO/UNU [23] requirements for adults’ protein intake (g/g. protein) regarding (Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Cysteine, Phenylalanine, Tyrosine, Threonine, Valine).