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. 2021 Feb 6;26(4):852. doi: 10.3390/molecules26040852

Table 3.

The amino acid profile and amino acid score (AAS) for adults according to the standards reported by the FAO/WHO [52].

Amino Acid FAO/WHO Standard [mg/g] PJPH [g/16 g N] AAS
Essential Amino Acids
Histidine 16 1.92 ± 0.05 100
Isoleucine 30 2.44 ± 0.07 81.5
Leucine 61 2.35 ± 0.10 38.5
Lysine 48 2.28 ± 0.12 47.4
Methionine + Cystine 23 1.82 ± 0.21 79.0
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 41 4.25 ± 0.33 100
Threonine 25 2.19 ± 0.08 87.7
Tryptophan 6.6 1.10 ± 0.08 100
Valine 40 4.44 ± 0.17 100
Dispensable Amino Acids
Alanine - 8.56 ± 0.29 -
Arginine - 7.84 ± 0.31 -
Aspartic acid - 15.06 ± 0.43 -
Glutamic acid - 10.13 ± 0.50 -
Glycine - 1.46 ± 0.22 -
Proline - 1.69 ± 0.19 -
Serine - 2.93 ± 0.13 -