Proteins continued
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Sources of Essential Amino acids
. Isoleucine mg's Leucine mg's Lysine mg's Methionine mg's

Phenyl- alanine mg's

Threonine mg's Tryptophan mg's  Valine mg's

Female, 52kg

450 620 500 350 220 300 160 650

Male, 70kg

800 1100 800 200 300 500 250 800
. .   Animal Products . . .
Whole milk 200 43 0 250 90 230 150 50 250
Lean beef 850 1600 1500 480 780 800 200 900
Whole egg 780 1000 860 400 900 600 180 850
. . . . Cereals . . . .
Rice 300 600 250 150 350 240 95 400
Wheat 870 370 370 200 590 380 140 580
Corn Meal 350 1100 250 180 460 340 60 460
Millet 300 580 250 150 430 230 90 400
Bread 430 640 240 120 430 250 100 390
Pasta 350 650 180 140 470 250 100 390
Rye Bread 360 560 270 130 400 270 100 440
. . . . Tubers . . . .
Carrot 30 50 40 14 30 30 8 30
Sweet- Potato 50 70 45 22 50 50 20 60
White- Potato 70 120 96 26 80 75 30 90
. . . . Legumes . . . .
Soybeans 1900 3200 2600 500 2000 1600 500 1900
Peas 90 160 130 30 100 90 30 110
Green beans 270 460 480 60 290 250 70 300
Kidney beans 920 1700 1600 230 1200 900 220 1000
Peanuts 1000 1900 1000 340 1500 760 300 1200
. . . Leafy Greens . . .
Cabbage 50 90 50 20 50 60 20 70
Spinach 100 200 160 50 130 120 30 133
Lettuce 50 80 50 25 70 50 10 70
. . . . Fruits . . . .
Apple 13 23 22 3 10 14 3 15
Orange 22 22 43 12 30 12 6 31
Banana 32 53 46 22 44 38 13 45
Tomato 20 30 32 7 20 25 9 24
. . . . Nuts . . . .
Cashew 1000 1700 900 300 900 650 380 1200
Walnut 700 300 250 250 750 500 190 800

 

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