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. 2022 Aug 17;12(16):2107. doi: 10.3390/ani12162107

Table 2.

Amino acid composition of coconut kernel [56] and coconut water [65].

Amino Acids Coconut Kernel (% of Total Nitrogen) Coconut Water (% of Total Protein)
Lysine 4.8 1.95–4.57
Threonine 2.7 -
Methionine 1.1 -
Cystine 1.0 0.97–1.17
Tryptophan 0.8 -
Isoleucine 2.9 -
Leucine 4.4 1.95–4.18
Valine 4.1 -
Phenylalanine 2.5 1.23
Arginine 31.0 10.75
Histidine 2.4 1.95–2.05
Alanine - 2.41
Aspartic acid - 3.6
Proline - 1.21–4.12
Serine - 0.59–0.91
Tyrosine - 2.83–3.00