Table 3.
Amino acids (AA) profile (g/100 g) of cowpea seeds (cv. Ofelia).1
AA | CWP | AA | CWP |
---|---|---|---|
Lysine | 1.844 | Phenylalanine | 1.394 |
TSAA | 0.679 | Tyrosine | 0.712 |
Threonine | 1.218 | Serine | 1.969 |
Leucine | 1.834 | Glycine | 0.730 |
Isoleucine | 1.203 | Alanine | 1.058 |
Arginine | 1.784 | Aspartic acid | 2.585 |
Valine | 1.153 | Glutamic acid | 5.674 |
Abbreviations: AA, amino acids; CWP, cowpea; TSAA, total sulfur amino acids (methionine + cysteine).
In duplicate samples.