. 2020 Jul 21;4(3):txaa133. doi: 10.1093/tas/txaa133

Table 4.

Digestible indispensable amino acid score (DIAAS)-like¹ values for select plant and yeast protein concentrates compared with AAFCO-recommended values for adult dogs at maintenance

%, DM² basis	Treatment
Essential amino acid	Pea protein	Potato protein	Faba bean protein	Soy protein concentrate	Dried yeast	SEM
Arginine	300.6^b	171.7^d	314.1^a	250.0^c	142.5^e	1.964
Histidine	218.6^b	198.7^c	220.8^b	237.5^a	185.3^d	3.065
Isoleucine	204.3^c	268.5^a	196.7^c	223.3^b	226.5^b	2.613
Leucine	183.6^c	262.6^a	182.5^c	194.6^b	260.7^a	2.497
Lysine	202.8^b	214.9^a	164.4^c	173.6^c	144.6^d	2.497
Methionine	42.7^d	118.6^a	34.0^e	74.1^c	99.9^b	1.479
Phenylalanine	186.9^b	248.7^a	161.6^c	193.1^b	193.6^b	2.132
Threonine	120.4^cd	198.3^a	108.8^d	131.4^bc	132.5^b	2.767
Tryptophan	91.6^d	97.5^c	86.1^e	133.5^a	102.4^b	1.109
Valine	171.4^cd	249.9^a	162.1^d	181.1^c	200.0^b	2.821

^a–eMeans within a row with different superscript letters are different (P < 0.05).

¹ DIAAS-like (%) = [(mg of digestible indispensable amino acid in 1 g of dietary protein)/mg of same indispensable AA in 1 g of reference protein)] × 100.

²DM = dry matter.