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. 2022 Jul 25;14(15):3003. doi: 10.3390/polym14153003

Table 1.

The essential and non-essential amino acids present in rice protein and composition in g/100 g.

Amino Acids Rice Protein (g/100 g) Reference
Essential amino acid threonine 2.09–5.06
Valine 3.78–6.80
Isoleucine 2.69–5.18
Leucine 5.30–9.51
Lysine 2.2–6.24
Histidine 1.19–3.49 [7,15,18,22,24,31]
Methionine 0.65–3.49
Cystine 0.13–3.42
Tyrosine 1.33–6.0
Phenylalanine 3.5–6.30
Methionine + cystine 2.35–3.88
Phenylalanine + tyrosine 6.80–10.33
Non-essential amino acid Aspartic acid 8.10–10.98
Serine 2.96–5.64
Glutamic acid 13.36–22.42
Glycine 4.21–5.98 [33,34,35,36]
Alanine 3.69–6.20
Arginine 5.30–9.84
proline 2.70–14.88