(d).
| Amino acid composition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Principal component | Saudi Arabia (g/100 g protein ± SD) [69] | Pakistan (g/100 g protein ± SD) [70] |
| Isoleucine (Ile)∗ | 5.21 ± 0.014 | 5.11 ± 0.03 |
| Leucine (Leu)∗ | 9.03 ± 0.007 | 8.21 ± 0.01 |
| Lysine (Lys)∗ | 2.26 ± 0.390 | 6.26 ± 0.39 |
| Methionine (Met)∗ | 1.86 ± 0.000 | 0.97 ± 0.02 |
| Cysteine (Cys) | 0.80 ± 0.000 | — |
| Phenylalanine (Phe)∗ | 5.80 ± 0.004 | 5.65 ± 0.03 |
| Tyrosine (Tyr) | 3.82 ± 0.000 | 2.69 ± 0.09 |
| Threonine (Thr)∗ | 5.39 ± 0.019 | 2.66 ± 0.09 |
| Valine (Val)∗ | 6.24 ± 0.007 | 8.04 ± 0.03 |
| Alanine (Ala) | — | 4.83 ± 0.02 |
| Arginine (Arg)∗ | — | 4.51 ± 0.03 |
| Aspartic acid (Asp) | — | 9.76 ± 0.03 |
| Glutamic acid (Glu) | — | 19.33 ± 0.19 |
| Glycine (Gly) | — | 5.51 ± 0.07 |
| Histidine (His)∗ | 3.51 ± 0.007 | 3.87 ± 0.14 |
| Proline (Pro) | — | 5.84 ± 0.38 |
| Serine (Ser) | — | 4.96 ± 0.09 |
| Phenylalanine + tyrosine (Phe + Tyr) | 9.62 ± 0.000 | — |
| Methionine + cysteine (Met + Cys) | 1.86 ± 0.000 | — |
∗Essential amino acids. DW: dry weight; SD: standard deviation.