Table 6.
Hempseed protein amino acid content (g/100 g seed).
| Ala | Arg | Asp | Cys | Glu | Gly | His * | Ile * | Leu * | Lys * | Met * | Phe * | Pro | Ser | Thr * | Trp * | Tyr | Val * | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.28 | 3.10 | 2.78 | 0.41 | 4.57 | 1.14 | 0.71 | 0.98 | 1.72 | 1.03 | 0.58 | 1.17 | 1.15 | 1.27 | 0.88 | 0.20 | 0.86 | 1.28 | [47] |
| 1.23 | 2.76 | 2.13 | 0.31 | 4.58 | 1.24 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 1.53 | 1.28 | 0.50 | 1.02 | 1.14 | 1.27 | 0.85 | n.a. | 0.73 | 0.68 | [48] |
| 0.94 | 2.69 | 2.33 | 0.36 | 3.83 | 1.02 | 0.58 | 0.86 | 1.47 | 0.84 | 0.56 | 1.01 | 0.89 | 1.12 | 0.79 | n.a. | 0.78 | 1.13 | [45] |
| 0.96 | 2.28 | 2.39 | 0.41 | 3.74 | 1.06 | 0.55 | 0.80 | 1.49 | 0.86 | 0.56 | 1.03 | 0.90 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 0.23 | 0.68 | 1.14 | [46] |
* Essential amino acids. Ala: alanine; Arg: arginine; Asp: asparagine; Cys: cysteine; Glu: glutamate/glutamine; His: histidine; Iso: isoleucine; Leu: leucine; Lys: lysine; Met: methionine; Phe: phenylalanine; Pro: proline; Ser: serine; Thr: threonine; Trp: tryptophan; Tyr: tyrosine; Val: valine; n.a.: not available.