Amino acid	Relevant regions moringa seeds			Suggested amino acid pattern (FAO, 1973)^*
Amino acid	M. Asuit score	M. Oraby score	M. Monofya score	Suggested amino acid pattern (FAO, 1973)^*
Therionine	71.03	75.37	71.18	40
Valine	88.33	88.08	93.08	50
Isoleucine	94.98	99.25	97.17	40
Leucine	90.39	93.58	96.20	70
Tyrosine	76.39	72.84	82.10	35
Phenylalanine	105.51	109.84	107.76	48
Lysine	33.79	35.30	36.32	55
Histidine	131.38	127.01	132.92	21
First limiting amino acid	Lysine	Lysine	Lysine	-
Second limiting amino acid	Therionine	Tyrosine	Therionine	-
Third limiting amino acid	Tyrosine	Therionine	Tyrosine	-