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

Table 7.

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

%, DM² basis	Treatment
Essential amino acid	Pea protein	Potato protein	Faba bean protein	Soy protein concentrate	Dried yeast	SEM
Arginine	222.1^b	126.9^d	232.0^a	184.7^c	105.3^e	1.451
Histidine	179.4^b	163.1^c	181.2^b	194.9^a	152.1^d	2.515
Isoleucine	200.6^c	263.6^a	193.1^c	219.2^b	222.4^b	2.565
Leucine	136.0^c	194.5^a	135.2^c	144.1^b	193.1^a	1.850
Lysine	418.7^b	443.8^a	339.5^c	358.5^c	298.6^d	5.161
Methionine	92.7^d	257.2^a	73.8^e	160.7^c	216.9^b	3.210
Phenylalanine	234.7^b	312.2^a	202.9^c	242.4^b	243.0^b	2.676
Threonine	123.4^cd	203.4^a	111.6^d	134.7^bc	135.9^b	2.838
Tryptophan	125.3^d	133.4^c	117.7^e	182.5^a	140.0^b	1.394
Valine	183.7^cd	267.9^a	173.7^d	194.1^c	214.4^b	3.023

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

¹DIAAS 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.