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. 2019 Oct 18;8(10):514. doi: 10.3390/foods8100514

Table 3.

Average amino acids composition (g/100 g protein) of wheat flours under investigation.

Target AA Flour Sample (g/100 g Protein; Dry Basis) *
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Spelta
(S-70)
Spelta
(S-70-O)
Bread Wheat
(B-90-O)
Emmer
(E-100-O)
Spelta
(S-100-O)
Emmer
(E-70)
Spelta
(S-100a)
Spelta
(S-100b)
Bread Wheat
(B-70)
Bread Wheat
(B-90)
Phe 3.73 e 3.94 d 4.23 ab 3.93 d 3.99 cd 3.52 g 4.13 bc 4.38 a 3.71 ef 3.54 fg
Ile 1.59 cd 1.75 a 1.74 a 1.55 de 1.57 de 1.50 ef 1.70 ab 1.65 bc 1.32 g 1.46 f
Leu 3.82 d 4.08 c 4.18 bc 4.03 c 4.09 c 3.76 d 4.28 b 4.49 a 3.76 d 3.46 e
Met 0.96 a 0.84 c 0.91 b 0.81 cd 0.89 b 0.81 cd 0.88 b 0.97 a 0.79 d 0.73 e
Tyr 1.72 c 1.88 ab 1.95 a 1.82 b 1.84 b 1.63 d 1.83 b 1.95 a 1.65 cd 1.64 d
Pro 6.18 b 6.87 a 5.44 c 4.44 ef 4.64 de 4.38 f 4.69 d 3.82 g 2.97 i 3.55 h
Val 0.96 c 1.10 a 1.05 b 0.87 d 0.89 d 0.81 e 0.95 c 0.82 e 0.69 f 0.73 f
Ala 1.91 c 1.94 c 2.09 b 1.68 d 2.05 b 1.88 c 2.38 a 1.12 f 0.96 g 1.52 e
Thr 2.29 d 2.59 a 2.51 abc 2.42 c 2.46 bc 2.13 e 2.45 bc 2.54 ab 2.11 e 1.86 f
Gly 2.67 d 2.07 e 3.48 a 2.02 e 3.00 c 2.13 e 2.72 d 3.44 a 3.47 a 3.15 b
Lys 1.57 c 1.43 de 1.46 d 1.28 f 1.36 e 1.25 f 1.43 de 1.42 de 2.38 a 1.89 b
Ser 1.27 b 1.43 a 1.39 a 1.28 b 1.16 c 1.25 b 1.29 b 1.12 cd 0.86 e 1.09 d
Arg 4.68 e 5.22 bc 5.37 ab 4.94 d 5.02 cd 4.60 ef 4.99 d 5.50 a 4.39 f 4.16 g
His 2.42 c 2.59 a 2.65 a 2.56 a 2.59 a 2.38 cd 2.58 a 2.54 ab 2.44 bc 2.30 d
Gln 1.08 e 1.30 ab 1.32 a 1.14 d 1.23 c 1.13 d 1.22 c 1.27 bc 1.09 de 1.09 de
Asp 4.36 cd 4.66 b 5.02 a 3.87 f 4.42 c 4.51 bc 4.16 e 4.04 ef 4.18 de 3.93 f
Glu 41.33 e 39.67e 41.47 e 49.22 c 52.41 ab 50.10 c 54.28 a 44.83 d 40.90 e 41.25 bc

* Values are means of triplicate measurements. Values followed by different letters within a row are significantly different (p < 0.05).