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. 2022 Nov 16;27(22):7924. doi: 10.3390/molecules27227924

Table 2.

Amino acid compositions of hemp proteins and hydrolysates.

Amino Defatted Hemp Protein Hemp Protein Isolate Hemp Protein Fraction
His 3.07 ± 0.01 2.78 ± 0.03 1.09 ± 0.33 2.23 ± 0.20 2.85 ± 0.05 2.81 ± 0.47 2.61 ± 0.06 2.47 ± 0.01 2.47 ± 0.03 2.49 ± 0.08
Arg 12.68 ± 0.21 14.07 ± 0.40 6.05 ± 0.56 10.64 ± 0.92 13.44 ± 0.03 9.91 ± 0.91 13.87 ± 0.11 12.96 ± 0.13 13.6 ± 0.25 13.31 ± 0.24
Thr 3.79 ± 0.08 3.68 ± 0.29 2.06 ± 0.18 3.36 ± 0.37 3.79 ± 0.10 4.57 ± 0.35 3.60 ± 0.04 3.77 ± 0.35 4.01 ± 0.19 4.00 ± 0.19
Val 5.27 ± 0.11 4.66 ± 0.02 2.51 ± 0.09 3.90 ± 0.12 3.77 ± 0.40 4.98 ± 0.13 5.67 ± 0.14 5.26 ± 0.11 4.45 ± 0.19 4.24 ± 0.14
Met 2.14 ± 0.11 1.81 ± 0.39 1.83 ± 0.15 1.63 ± 0.05 3.79 ± 0.10 1.39 ± 0.06 1.94 ± 0.04 2.03 ± 0.06 1.85 ± 0.14 1.80 ± 0.15
Lys 3.78 ± 0.09 2.97 ± 0.06 1.20 ± 0.23 1.97 ± 0.18 0.89 ± 0.34 4.16 ± 0.87 3.19 ± 0.11 2.94 ± 0.14 2.56 ± 0.03 2.51 ± 0.07
Ile 4.23 ± 0.08 3.84 ± 0.07 1.93 ± 0.02 3.12 ± 0.10 3.02 ± 0.40 3.99 ± 0.08 4.15 ± 0.13 4.16 ± 0.11 3.98 ± 0.05 3.90 ± 0.04
Leu 7.12 ± 0.05 6.75 ± 0.04 3.13 ± 0.08 4.90 ± 0.19 7.13 ± 0.11 6.63 ± 0.23 9.91 ± 0.06 7.26 ± 0.10 5.15 ± 0.04 4.82 ± 0.43
Phe 4.76 ± 0.09 4.60 ± 0.04 2.34 ± 0.19 3.86 ± 0.42 5.12 ± 0.02 4.57 ± 0.11 7.68 ± 0.05 5.01 ± 0.14 3.21 ± 0.02 2.85 ± 0.40
Non-essential
Trp 0.76 ± 0.05 1.23 ± 0.16 0.04 ± 0.00 0.02 ± 0.00 0.55 ± 0.02 NA 1.58 ± 0.01 1.44 ± 0.15 1.16 ± 0.12 1.11 ± 0.02
Asp 11.34 ± 0.37 11.39 ± 0.03 4.06 ± 0.40 6.55 ± 0.48 12.35 ± 0.34 9.41 ± 0.39 9.49 ± 0.06 11.70 ± 0.29 12.79 ± 0.47 12.70 ± 0.11
Ser 5.57 ± 0.11 4.63 ± 0.09 2.37 ± 0.23 3.90 ± 0.31 6.31 ± 0.21 5.18 ± 0.02 4.73 ± 0.21 4.79 ± 0.19 4.69 ± 0.07 4.47 ± 0.38
Glu 18.41 ± 0.13 20.06 ± 1.34 6.92 ± 0.45 11.46 ± 0.82 18.86 ± 0.35 16.14 ± 0.26 15.18 ± 0.96 19.31 ± 1.04 22.71 ± 1.58 22.87 ± 1.02
Gly 4.74 ± 0.07 4.29 ± 0.23 2.01 ± 0.24 3.19 ± 0.29 4.79 ± 0.23 3.99 ± 0.06 3.23 ± 0.06 3.93 ± 0.07 4.54 ± 0.20 4.71 ± 0.44
Ala 4.89 ± 0.10 4.47 ± 0.16 1.79 ± 0.04 2.73 ± 0.09 5.01 ± 0.14 4.50 ± 0.36 4.91 ± 0.06 4.77 ± 0.12 4.30 ± 0.19 4.12 ± 0.09
Pro 2.66 ± 0.69 4.00 ± 0.07 1.73 ± 0.07 2.66 ± 0.10 3.02 ± 0.00 4.53 ± 0.39 3.19 ± 0.33 4.04 ± 0.56 4.23 ± 0.11 4.89 ± 0.73
Cys 1.22 ± 0.02 1.32 ± 0.23 0.71 ± 0.02 0.99 ± 0.06 0.89 ± 0.34 0.17 ± 0.01 0.29 ± 0.13 0.66 ± 0.01 1.26 ± 0.07 1.58 ± 0.28
Tyr 3.79 ± 0.08 3.45 ± 0.00 1.51 ± 0.13 2.71 ± 0.26 3.79 ± 0.10 3.67 ± 0.23 4.78 ± 0.02 3.50 ± 0.02 3.06 ± 0.06 3.62 ± 0.96
Reference [76] [59] [77] [77] [76] [7] [59] [59] [59] [59]

Note: Each value is the mean and standard deviation and all values are expressed in g of amino acid per 100 g of protein. NA is not available.