Table 1.
Experimental diet: composition and amino acid content.
| CAS | WHEY | PEA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diet composition (g/100 g) | |||
| Protein | |||
| Casein | 14 | ||
| Soluble milk protein | 14 | ||
| Pea protein | 14 | ||
| Fat (soybean oil) | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Carbohydrates | 68 | 68 | 68 |
| Cellulose | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Vitamin and mineral mix | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Calculated energy (kcal/100 g) | 412 | 412 | 412 |
| Amino acid content (g/100 g protein) | |||
| Tryptophan | 1.17 | 2.09 | 0.87 |
| Threonine | 4.18 | 5.09 | 3.79 |
| Aspartic acid | 6.86 | 11.47 | 12.26 |
| Serine | 5.57 | 4.69 | 5.37 |
| Lysine | 7.55 | 9.84 | 7.45 |
| Valine | 6.16 | 5.23 | 5.25 |
| Proline | 10.84 | 4.77 | 4.30 |
| Alanine | 2.87 | 4.93 | 4.34 |
| Phenylalanine | 4.69 | 3.62 | 5.56 |
| Isoleucine | 4.79 | 5.26 | 4.67 |
| Glycine | 1.75 | 1.83 | 4.02 |
| Tyrosine | 4.19 | 2.76 | 3.28 |
| Arginine | 3.11 | 2.54 | 8.12 |
| Leucine | 8.99 | 12.15 | 8.51 |
| Histidine | 2.69 | 2.11 | 2.41 |
| Glutamic acid | 21.47 | 16.86 | 17.70 |
| Methionine | 2.65 | 2.05 | 1.03 |
| Cysteine | 0.49 | 2.70 | 1.07 |