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. 2021 Oct 20;19(10):e06846. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6846

Table 10.

Calculated amino acid scores for the NF

Amino acid Indispensable amino acids in the NF (mg/g protein)1 Scoring pattern (indispensable amino acid reference profiles) for children aged 3–10 years2
(mg/g protein) Calculated AAS (%) of the NF using amino acid reference profile for children aged 3–10 years2
Histidine 28.7 16 1.79
Isoleucine 48.6 31 1.57
Leucine 85.8 61 1.41
Lysine 70.7 48 1.47
Methionine + cysteine 16.7 24 0.68
Tyrosine + phenylalanine 101.5 41 2.48
Threonine 28.1 25 1.12
Tryptophan 9.5 6.6 1.44
Valine 54.7 40 1.37

AAS: amino acid score.

1

Amino acid content in mg/g protein based on the analytical results from the NF (Appendix A).

2

As described by EFSA and WHO (WHO, 2007; EFSA NDA Panel, 2012).