Table 3.
The amino acid composition of basil seeds (mg/100 mg).
| Reference | [45] | [46] |
|---|---|---|
| Amino Acids | Hoary Basil (O. basilicum) | Holy Basil (O. tenuiflorum) |
| Aspartic acid | 4.61 | 1.45 |
| Serine | 3.58 | 1.00 |
| Glutamic acid | 10.55 | 3.16 |
| Glycine | 3.12 | 0.89 |
| Histidine | 1.70 | 0.65 |
| Arginine | 8.48 | 2.05 |
| Threonine | 2.16 | 0.60 |
| Alanine | 2.65 | 0.80 |
| Proline | 2.25 | 0.66 |
| Tyrosine | 2.08 | 0.52 |
| Valine | 2.63 | 0.77 |
| Lysine | 1.56 | 0.54 |
| Isoleucine | 1.91 | 0.54 |
| Leucine | 4.02 | 1.13 |
| Phenylalanine | 3.49 | 0.93 |
| Cysteic acid | ND | 0.58 |
| Methionine sulfone | ND | 0.90 |
| Tryptophan | ND | 0.96 |
In bold: essential amino acids. ND: not determined.