Amino Acids

CB

RALB

Ref. Pattern FAO (2011)

Chemical Score % (CS)

Children

Adult

CB

RALB

Children

Adult

Children

Adult

Essential amino acids

Threonine

3.40

3.99

2.50

2.30

136.00

147.83

159.60

173.48

Valine

4.80

5.54

4.00

3.90

120.00

123.08

138.50

142.05

Isoleucine

4.00

4.33

3.00

3.00

133.33

133.33

144.33

144.33

Leucine

7.32

7.80

6.10

5.90

120.00

124.07

127.87

132.20

Phenylalanine

5.03

5.22

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Tyrosine

3.20

4.33

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Phenylalanine + Tyrosine

8.23

9.55

4.10

3.80

200.73

216.58

232.93

251.32

Lysine

3.21

4.62

4.80

4.50

66.88

71.33

96.25

102.67

Methionine

2.40

2.26

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Cystine

2.70

2.52

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Methionine + Cystine

5.10

4.78

2.30

2.20

221.74

231.82

207.83

217.27

Histidine

2.43

3.20

1.60

1.50

151.88

162.00

200.00

213.33

TEAA

38.49

43.81

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Biological value% (BV)

68.09

80.62

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Non-essential amino acids

Aspartic

6.51

8.28

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Serine

5.10

5.47

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Glutamic

28.87

23.04

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Glycine

3.73

3.52

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Alanine

3.90

3.64

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Arginine

4.10

4.78

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Proline

9.30

7.46

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TNEAA

61.51

56.19

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