AMINO-ACID CONTENT OF FOODS AND BIOLOGICAL DATA ON PROTEINS

Part I, Section I

2. Starchy roots, tubers — Racines féculentes, tubercules — Raíces amiláceas y tubérculos

Item No.	Food	Moisture (g/100 g)	Nitrogen (g/100 g)	Conversion factor (N)	Protein (g/100 g)	Protein calorie percent	Results expressed as	Isoleucine	Leucine	Lysine	Methionine	Cystine	Total S-cont. am. ac.	Phenylalanine	Tyrosine	Total aromatic am. ac.	Threonine	Tryptophan	Valine	Arginine	Histidine	Alanine	Aspartic acid	Glutamic acid	Glycine	Proline	Serine	Total essential am. ac.	Total amino acids	Chemical score (egg)			Aliment	Alimento	Item No.
																														(1)	(2)
																														A/E	A/T	Limit. am. ac.
		(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)		(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)	(10)	(9 + 10)	(11)	(12)	(11 + 12)	(13)	(14)	(15)	(16)	(17)	(18)	(19)	(20)	(21)	(22)	(23)	(24)	(25)	(26)	(27)	(28)
31	Cassava (Manihot esculenta) meal																																Manioc farine	Yuca harina	31
	(CC)						A	175	247	259	83	90	170	156	100	256	165	72	209	683	129	235	406	1009	160	172	204	1553	4554	85	41	Ar
	No. of samples							9	9	9	9	9		9	9		9	2	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8
		13.1	0.26	6.25	^b1.6	1.3	B	46	64	67	22	23	45	41	26	67	43	19	54	178	34	61	106	262	42	45	53	404	1184		42	Is
	(M)						A	331	350	321	27	-	-	213	-	-	238	81	281	481	94	-	-	-	-	-	-
	No. of samples							1	1	4	2			1			1	6	1	1	1
							B											21

32	meal fermented																																farine fermentée	harina fermentada	32
	(CC)						A	141	231	162	77	56	133	163	106	269	150	(M)46	168	210	72	332	332	693	167	135	157	1300	3398	84	34	Is
	No. of samples							6	6	6	6	6		6	6		6	5	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
		21.6	0.16	6.25	^b1.0	0.8	B	22	37	26	12	9	21	26	17	43	24	7	27	34	12	53	53	111	27	22	25	207	544		37	Va

33	Giant arum (Amorphophallus aphyllus)																																Amorphophallus		33
	(CC)						A	219	356	281	88	144	232	294	219	513	244	-	369	650	144	288	769	731	269	263	344	♦2214	♦5672		♦53	Is
	No. of samples							1	1	1	1	1		1	1		1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
		71.2	0.38	6.25	2.4	6.2	B	83	135	107	33	55	88	112	83	195	93	-	140	247	55	109	292	278	102	100	131	♦841	♦2155		♦64	Le

34	Hausa potato (Solenostemon rotundifolius)																																Pomme de terre du Soudan		34
	(CC)						A	285	360	357	144	41	185	328	250	578	356	62	387	507	138	331	647	753	316	303	310	2570	5875	67	53	S-c
	No. of samples							2	2	2	2	2		2	2		2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
	(E.P.)	75.6	0.21	6.25	^b1.3	3.8	B	60	76	75	30	9	39	69	52	121	75	13	81	106	29	70	136	158	66	64	65	540	1234		62	Tr

35	Lotus, Egyptian (Nymphaea lotus)																																Lotus égyptien	Cabeza de negro	35
	(CC)						A	269	494	313	119	-	-	319	263	582	231	-	319	500	181	344	944	613	313	225	294	-	-
	No. of samples							1	1	1	1			1	1		1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
	(E.P.)	64.0	0.83	6.25	^b5.2	1.2	B	223	410	260	99	-	-	265	218	483	192	-	265	415	150	286	784	509	260	187	244	-	-

36	Potato (Solanum tuberosum)																																Pomme de terre	Patata	36
	(CC)						A	236	377	299	81	37	118	251	171	422	235	-	292	311	94	278	775	639	237	235	259	2082	4910	53	34	S-c
	No. of samples							7	7	7	7	7		7	7		7		7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
	(E.P.)	78.0	0.32	6.25	^a2.0	6.9	B	76	121	96	26	12	38	80	55	135	75	-	93	100	30	89	248	204	76	75	83	667	1572		57	Is
	(M)						A	303	361	351	106	67	173	293	171	464	204	103	331	345	96	375	682	463	188	188	163
	No. of samples							11	11	11	11	6		11	4		11	12	11	11	11	2	2	2	2	2	2
							B											33

37	Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)																																Patate douce	Batata	37
	(CC)						A	230	340	214	106	69	175	241	146	387	236	-	283	307	84	298	825	541	234	219	255	1972	4735	82	51	S-c
	No. of samples							5	5	5	1	1		5	5		5		5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
	(E.P.)	70.0	0.21	6.25	^a1.3	4.2	B	48	71	45	22	14	36	51	31	81	50	-	59	64	18	62	173	114	49	46	54	414	994		53	Ly
	(M)						A	349	374	297	93	15	108	305	-	-	331	107	486	263	105	-	-	-	-	-	-
	No. of samples							4	4	8	12	4		4			4	12	4	4	4
							B											22