Table 4. Amino acid score (AAS), chemical score (CS) and essential amino acid index (EAAI) of lyophilized eggs of Helix aspersa maxima and Helix aspersa aspersa.

Amino acids	AAS		CS
	H. a. maxima	H. a. aspersa	H. a. maxima	H. a. aspersa
Leucine	1.10	1.00	0.85	0.77
Lysine	1.24	0.93	1.02	0.77
Phenylalanine + tyrosine	1.62	1.41	1.09	0.95
Valine	1.46	1.41	0.78	0.75
Threonine	1.34	1.35	0.97	0.98
Isoleucine	1.46	1.38	0.76	0.72
Methionine + cysteine	1.34	1.20	0.59	0.53
Tryptophan	1.32	1.22	0.85	0.79
Histidine	1.09	1.06	0.94	0.91
EAAI	132.03	120.38	85.95	78.37

Note:

Grey fields, the first limiting amino acids.