SECTION A
AMINO ACID CONTENT OF SOME EAST ASIAN FOODS

Item No	Food and Description	Moisture (grams/100 grams of food, edible portion)	N (grams/100 grams of food, edible portion)	Protein (grams/100 grams of food edible portion)	Results expressed as	Isoleucine	Leucine	Lysine	Methionine	Cystine	Total amino acids	Phenylalanine	Tyrosine	Total aromatic am. acids	Threonine	Tryptophan	Valine	Arginine	Histidine	Alanine	Aspartic acid	Glutamic acid	Glycine	Proline	Serine	Total essential am. acids	Total amino acids	Chemical score	Limit. amino acids
Item No	Food and Description	1	2	3		4	5	6	7	8	7+8	9	10	9+10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
	1. CEREALS AND GRAIN PRODUCTS
1	Barley (Hordeumvulgare):
	Whole grain
	(M)				A	230	430	212	89	123	212	273	169	442	200	85	294	207	123	261	329	1433	217	706	334	2105	5715	62	Ly
	No. of samples					14	14	14	14	12		14	1		14	16	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12			80	Th
		13.7	1.80	10.5	B	414	774	382	160	221	381	491	304	795	360	153	529	373	221	470	592	2579	391	1271	601	3789	10287
2	Milled, pressed
	(M)				A	217	414	202	95	124	219	255	78	333	184	79	242	180	168	238	314	1506	196	740	329	1890	5561	59	Ly
	No. of samples					6	6	6	6	5		6	6		6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5			74	Th
		13.8	1.53	8.9	B	332	633	309	145	190	335	390	119	509	282	121	370	275	257	364	480	2304	300	1132	503	2892	8508
	Breads - see individual cereal or grain
	Buckwheat (Fagopyrumsagittatum; F. esculentum):
3	Whole grain
	(M)				A	466	426	395	110			250			312	82	420	630
	No. of samples					7	7	7	7			7			7	7	7	7
		11.3	1.64	10.3	B	764	699	648	180			410			512	134	689	1033
4	Flour (65–70%extraction)
	(M)				A	230	390	390	100	100	200	260	^C100	360	230	93	320	680	140	260	580	1000	330	340	290	2213	5833	89	Le
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			91	S-c
		13.0	1.02	(6.4)	B	235	398	398	102	102	204	265	102	367	235	95	326	694	143	265	592	1020	337	347	296	2257	5949
	Corn and corn products - see Maize
	Foxtailmillet - see Millets
5	Job's tears (Coix lacryma - jobi):
	Whole seed, hulled
	(M)				A	306	869	138	125	63	188	269	144	413	181	63	413	225	131	569	381	1519	200	906	275	2571	6777	41	Ly
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			72	Th
		15.0	1.92	12.0	B	588	1669	265	240	121	361	517	277	794	348	121	793	432	252	1093	732	2917	384	1740	528	4936	13014
	Maize; corn (Zea mays):
6	Whole kernel, dried
	(M)				A	319	777	213	137	58	195	324	150	417	263	44	347	330	224	469	381	1131	238	744	325	2632	6474	63	Ly
	No. of samples					6	6	1	6	6		6	1		1	1	6	6	6	1	1	1	1	1	1			68	Tr
		13.6	1.46	9.1	B	466	1134	311	200	85	285	473	219	609	384	64	507	482	327	685	556	1651	348	1086	474	3843	9452
7	Flakes
	(CC)				A	230	960		120	^C130	250	330	120	450	210	M37	300	110	170	550	350	1400	190	740	310
	No. of samples					1	1		1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
		6.0	1.44	9.0	B	331	1382		173	187	360	475	173	648	302	53	432	158	245	792	504	2016	274	1066	446
	Millets:
8	Foxtailmillet (Setaria italica):
	Whole grain
	(M)				A	258	781	115	158	92	250	310	190	500	261	110	313	171	114	571	401	1099	193	650	363	2588	6150	34	Ly
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
		11.3	1.52	9.5	B	392	1187	175	240	140	380	471	289	760	397	167	476	260	173	868	610	1670	293	988	552	3934	9348
	Millete (Conted)
9	Japanese barnyard millet; sanwa millet (Echinochlca crusgalli var. frumentacea):
	Whole grain
	(M)				A	344	720	140	139	123	262	368	209	577	254	74	411	280	133	641	422	1457	172	630	356	2782	6873	41	Ly
	No. of samples					2	2	2	2	2		2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
		11.1	1.56	9.8	B	537	1123	218	217	192	409	574	326	900	396	115	641	437	208	1000	658	2273	268	983	555	4340	10722
10	Prosomillet (Panicum miliaceum; P. miliare):
	Whole grain
	(M)				A	256	756	138	175	113	288	306	163	469	250	81	325	200	131	756	394	1388	156	650	438	2563	6676	41	Ly
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
		13.5	2.03	12.7	B	520	1535	280	355	229	584	621	331	952	508	164	660	406	266	1535	800	2818	317	1320	889	5203	13554
11	Ragimillet; fingermillet; coracanmillet (Eleusine coracana):
	Whole grain
	(M)				A	263	613	219	169	44	213	350	125	475	294	63	369	238	144	506	438	1175	356	631	363	2509	6360	64	Ly
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			97	S-c
		11.7	0.99	6.2	B	261	607	217	167	44	211	347	124	471	291	62	365	236	143	501	434	1163	352	625	359	2483	6296
12	Spiked millet (Pennisetum spicatum; P. americanum; P. typhoideum L.C. Rich):
	Whole grain
	(M)				A	350	638	181	113	44	157	231	106	337	300	88	400	281	113	481	444	1288	219	888	263	2451	6428	53	Ly
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			71	S-c
		11.3	1.66	10.4	B	581	1059	300	188	73	261	383	176	559	498	146	664	466	188	798	737	2138	364	1474	437	4069	10670
	Noodles - see individual cereal or grain
13	Cats (Avena sativa):
	Whole grain
	(M)				A	231	488	306	125	94	219	325	169	494	250	81	375	388	131	281	506	1331	294	488	350	2444	6213	90	Ly
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			92	Is
		11.0	2.24	13.1	B	517	1093	685	280	211	491	728	379	1107	560	181	840	869	293	629	1133	2981	659	1093	784	5475	13917
14	Catmeal or rolled oats
	(CC)				A	240	480	200	110	^C160	270	360	250	610	220	^M71	330	310	130	310	580	1300	320	340	270	2421	5981	59	Ly
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			88	Th
		11.5	2.32	13.5	B	557	1114	464	255	371	626	835	580	1415	510	165	766	719	302	719	1346	3016	742	789	626	5617	13876
	Rice (Cryza sativa):
15	Brown or bulled
	(CC)				A	285	536	248	141	104	245	344	295	639	243	^M78	403	528	150	386	607	1175	298	292	335	2677	6448	73	Ly
	No. of samples					8	8	8	3	3		8	8		8	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8			97	Th
		13.5	1.27	7.6	B	362	681	315	19	132	311	437	375	812	309	99	512	671	191	490	771	1492	379	371	425	3399	8187
16	Milled, polished
	(CC)				A	277	521	263	146	67	213	338	172	510	236	^M72	350	497	155	369	605	1251	296	334	324	2442	6273	77	Ly
	No. of samples					6	6	6	6	6		6	6		6	4	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6			94	Th
		11.8	1.07	6.4	B	296	558	281	156	72	228	362	184	546	253	77	375	532	166	395	647	1339	317	357	347	2613	6712
17	Rice products:
	Noodles, dried
	(CC)				A	261	532	203	231	103	334	301	141	442	171	217	361	462	121	412	583	1195	201	311	261	2521	6067	60	Ly
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			68	Th
		13.0	0.82	4.9	B	214	436	166	189	84	273	247	116	363	140	178	296	379	99	338	478	980	165	255	214	2067	4975
	Rice, glutinous(Cryzaglutinosa):
18	Brown or hulled
	(CC)				A	238	533	204	162	109	271	256	144	400	166	^M107	346	433	128	376	538	1176	216	286	225	2265	5643	60	Ly
	No. of samples					2	2	1	2	1		2	2		2	9	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2			66	Th
		12.1	1.24	7.4	B	295	660	253	201	135	336	317	179	496	206	133	429	534	159	466	667	1458	268	355	279	2809	6998
	Rice, glutinous (Ct.d)
19	Undermilled or Home pounded
	(M)				A	188	450	175	56	81	137	194	94	288	150		269	369	113	294	375	1025	238	319	262	1657*	4652*	51*	Ly
	No. of samples				7	7	7	7	7		7	7		7		7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7			60*	Th
		12.0	1.18	7.0	B	222	531	207	66	96	162	229	111	340	177		317	435	133	347	443	1210	281	376	309	1955*	5489*
	Rice: high protein varieties (Oryza spp):
20	Brown or hulled
	(CC)				A	261	549	225	143	73	216	362	257	619	232	62	362	536	152	359	593	1268	303	322	344	2526	6403	66	Ly
	No. of samples					19	19	19	19	19		19	19		19	3	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19			93	Th
		12.0	1.71	10.2	B	446	939	385	245	125	370	619	440	1059	397	106	619	917	260	614	1014	2168	518	551	588	4319	10949
21	Milled, polished
	(CC)				A	269	530	223	112	64	176	351	225	576	226	^C74	370	507	148	371	624	1366	286	313	363	2444	6422	66	Ly
	No. of samples					7	7	7	7	7		7	7		7	4	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7			80	S-c
		12.0	1.78	10.6	B	479	943	397	199	114	313	625	401	1026	402	132	659	903	263	660	1110	2432	509	557	646	4350	11431
22	Parboiled
	(CC)				A	252	509	211	131	79	210	311	239	550	221	^C92	348	492	140	337	569	1131	275	282	339	2393	5958	62	Ly
	No. of samples					7	7	7	7	7		7	7		7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7			88	Th
		12.0	1.49	8.9	B	376	758	314	195	118	313	463	356	819	329	137	519	733	209	502	848	1685	410	420	505	3565	8877
	Rice:IR8 (Oryza sp.):
23	Brown or hulled
	(CC)				A	276	510	235	146	82	228	334	246	580	248	69	404	516	146	386	616	1208	298	304	344	2550	6368	69	Ly
	No. of samples					2	2	2	2	1		2	2		2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2			99	Th
		12.0	1.63	9.7	B	450	831	383	238	134	372	544	401	945	404	113	659	841	238	629	1004	1969	486	496	561	4157	10380
24	Polished, milled
	(CC)				A	265	491	222	168	95	263	324	298	622	232	64	389	514	146	355	571	1133	280	283	320	2548	6150	65	Ly
	No. of samples					5	5	5	5	5		5	5		5	2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5			93	Th
		12.0	1.49	8.9	B	395	732	331	250	142	392	483	444	927	346	95	580	766	218	529	851	1688	417	422	477	3796	9163
25	Rye (Secale cereale):
	Whole grain or meal
	(M)				A	219	369	288	94	88	182	300	94	394	206	69	306	319	81	275	331	1486	231	944	231	2033	5931	82	Th
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			83	S-c
		12.5	2.19	12.8	B	480	808	631	206	193	399	657	206	863	451	151	670	699	177	602	725	3254	506	2067	506	2067	506	4452	12989
26	Sorghum sp. (Sorghum bicolor Moench):
	Whole seed
	(M)				A	263	838	125	106	69	175	281	169	450	244	125	331	225	125	669	400	1456	175	813	344	2551	6758	37	Ly
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			80	S-c
27	Sorghum sp. (Sorghum sudanese, Piper Stapf):
	Whole seed
	(M)				A	369	856	163	131	63	194	275	156	431	275	69	369	238	138	556	450	1444	269	975	263	2726	7059	48	Ly
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			88	S-c
	Wheat (Triticum aestivum, T. vulgare):
28	Whole grain or meal
	(M)				A	244	388	194	113	81	194	275	125	400	213	81	269	331	125	194	306	1856	256	775	331	1983	6157	57	Ly
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		85	Th
		12.0	2.09	(12.2)	B	510	811	405	236	169	405	575	261	836	445	169	562	692	261	405	640	3879	535	1620	692	4143	12867
29	Flour (80–90% extraction)
	(M)				A	220	361	170	96			266			204	72	268
	No. of samples					7	7	7	7			7			7	5	7
		12.0	2.05	(11.7)	B	451	740	349	197			545			418	148	549
30	Flour (60–70% extraction) (M)				A	247	440	139	97	113	210	287	^C190	477	165	70	277	243	113	147	270	1933	223	763	767	2025	6014	41	Ly
	No. of samples					3	3	4	3	3		4	3		4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3			66	Th
		12.0	1.61	(9.2)	B	398	708	224	156	182	338	462	306	768	266	113	446	391	182	237	435	3112	359	1228	478	3260	9683
	Wheat (Cont. ed)
31	Gluten, dried
	(M)				A	260	450	110	110	120	230	290	^C180	470	170	60	280	180	100	130	190	2100	200	800	300	2030	6030	32	Ly
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			68	Th
		4.5	14.47	(82.5)	B	3762	6512	1592	1592	1736	3328	4196	2606	6802	2460	868	4052	2605	1447	1881	2749	30387	2894	11576	4341	29734	87254
	Wheat products
32	Bread, white
	(CC)				A	220	390	120	72	^C110	182	270	220	490	160	^M67	260	170	120	170	270	2200	200	670	270	1889	5959	35	Ly
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			64	Th
		31.6	1.54	8.8	B	339	601	185	111	169	280	416	339	755	246	103	400	262	185	262	416	3388	308	1032	416	2909	9177
33	Noodles ,“Udan”
	(M)				A	260	440	150	100	110	210	280	190	470	170	70	270	270	130	140	270	1900	230	750	280	2040	6010	44	Ly
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			68	Th
		72.0	0.46	(2.6)	B	120	202	69	46	51	97	129	87	216	78	32	124	124	60	64	124	874	106	345	129	938	2765
34	Wild rice (Zizania latifolia):
34	Whole seed
	(M)				A	281	506	294	131	44	175	263	94	357	244	106	413	338	175	375	600	1056	288	388	356	2376	5952	80	S - c
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			87	Ly
		8.6	2.21	(13.8)	B	621	1118	650	290	97	387	581	208	789	539	234	913	747	387	829	1326	2334	636	857	787	5251	13154
	2.STARCHY ROOTS, TUBERS and FRUITS
35	Burdock, great; goba (Arctium lappa):
	Root, raw
	(CC)				A	100	140	300	45	^C27	72	130	^C100	230	110	^M25	140	590	69	110	1100	980	110	240	110	1117	4426	32	Le
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			33	S - c
		76.5	0.40	2.5	B	40	56	120	18	11	29	52	40	92	44	10	56	236	28	44	440	392	44	96	44	447	1751
	Cassava, bitter, common (Manihot esculenta; M. utilissima)
	Root:
36	Raw (M)				A	247	338	544			112	202	60	262	225		262	324	136							1990*		51*	S - c
	No. of samples					1	1	1				1	1		1		1	1	1									69*	Ar
		65.5	0.16	1.0	B	40	54	87			18	32	10	42	36		42	52	22							319*
37	Grits
	(M)				A	198	283	395			128	169	54	223	203		224	359	108							1654*		58*	S - c
	No. of samples					1	1	1				1	1		1		1	1	1									59*	Ar
		9.2	0.29	1.8	B	57	82	115			37	49	16	65	59		65	104	31							480*
	Dasheen - see Taro
	Goba - see Burdock, great
	Lotus - see Group 5
38	Potato, white (Solanum tuberosum):
	Tuber, raw
	(CC)				A	240	390	330	70	^C59	129	210	170	380	240	^M65	360	330	110	250	820	1100	220	240	220	2134	5424	59	S - c
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			89	Le
		78.3	0.32	2.0	B	77	125	106	22	19	41	67	54	122	77	21	115	105	35	80	262	352	70	77	70	683	1734
39	Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas):
	Root, raw
	(CC)				A	250	400	260	67	^C76	143	260	300	560	310	^M79	380	220	120	360	1100	870	260	210	310	2382	5832	65	S–c
	No. of samples					1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			76	Le
		72.3	0.16	1.0	B	40	64	42	11	12	23	42	48	90	50	12	61	35	19	58	176	139	42	34	50	381	933
40	Taro; dasheen (Colocasia antiquorum; C. esculenta):
	Tuber, raw
	(M)				A	271	456	366	166	61	227	438	184	622	369	68	403	339	119	140	620	270	230	210	390	2782	5100	*
	No. of samples					2	2	2	2	2		2	2		2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
		75.4	0.35	2.2	B	95	160	128	58	21	79	153	64	217	129	24	141	119	42	49	217	95	81	74	137	973	1785

SECTION A AMINO ACID CONTENT OF SOME EAST ASIAN FOODS

SECTION A
AMINO ACID CONTENT OF SOME EAST ASIAN FOODS