AMINO-ACID CONTENT OF FOODS AND BIOLOGICAL DATA ON PROTEINS

Part I, Section II

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

Item No.

Food

Isoleucine

Leucine

Lysine

Methionine

Cystine

Phenylalanine

Tyrosine

Threonine

Tryptophan

Valine

Arginine

Histidine

Alanine

Aspartic acid

Glutamic acid

Glycine

Proline

Serine

Cassava (Manihot esculenta) meal

(CC) range

(113–319)

(181–325)

(208–354)

(31–179)

(25–154)

(76–215)

(79–159)

(136–252)

M (58–87)

(163–354)

(508–931)

(23–344)

(134–366)

(360–463)

(763–1174)

(105–231)

(100–241)

(163–252)

meal fermented

(CC) range

(115–214)

(183–330)

(65–277)

(61–98)

(37–83)

(137–223)

(93–123)

(118–219)

M (18–77)

(144–241)

(142–252)

(61–89)

(252–442)

(244–433)

(508–852)

(134–219)

(96–176)

(118–201)

Hausa potato (Solenostemon rotundifolius)

(CC) range

(281–288)

(281–438)

(269–444)

(131–156)

(38–44)

(325–331)

(231–269)

(312–400)

(362–412)

(288–725)

(119–156)

(306–356)

(588–706)

(600–906)

(281–350)

(275–331)

(275–344)

Potato (Solanum tuberosum)

(CC) σ

65.05

114.01

130.38

22.63

28.79

62.16

65.94

56.92

M 31.25

64.13

46.55

27.39

58.39

228.25

183.30

44.04

37.97

38.25

27.56

30.24

43.54

27.93

77.22

24.76

38.65

24.29

30.38

21.96

14.94

29.13

20.55

29.45

28.70

18.59

16.15

14.76

range

(138–338)

(250–569)

(163–488)

(54–125)

(7–81)

(206–356)

(125–313)

(188–344)

(39–188)

(206–394)

(250–356)

(45–131)

(175–344)

(581–1119)

(425–968)

(188–300)

(175–275)

(225–338)

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

(CC) range

(181–269)

(250–438)

(163–262)

M(50–163)

(206–306)

(125–194)

(188–338)

M (48–188)

(244–325)

(250–356)

(45–112)

(262–344)

(500–1562)

(425–625)

(188–300)

(175–275)

(225–294)

Taro (Colocasia esculenta)

(CC) range

(206–231)

(388–531)

(231–250)

(81–88)

(150–175)

(313–319)

(188–263)

(219–294)

(75–100)

(363–400)

(475–638)

(100–119)

344

(756–819)

(713–750)

331

(238–313)

(394–431)

Yam (Dioscorea spp.)

(CC) σ

24.62

72.63

33.97

24.72

18.14

46.40

36.77

30.59

36.73

119.58

8.54

28.65

101.48

88.05

73.99

27.40

45.29

10.53

17.96

13.25

24.77

25.32

15.48

18.25

13.56

12.60

25.09

7.26

10.80

14.69

11.33

33.67

10.98

13.72

range

(181–281)

(318–588)

(200–300)

(56–131)

(44–112)

(238–419)

(162–300)

(188–294)

(76–87)

(250–369)

(281–675)

(106–131)

(200–306)

(512–900)

(644–919)

(94–362)

(212–294)

(256–412)

Yautia (Xanthosoma spp.)

(CC) range

(131–206)

(281–425)

(163–238)

(25–81)

(225–325)

(163–188)

(144–225)

(80–94)

(225–413)

(350–525)

(75–106)

(213–319)

(588–744)

(506–756)

(200–363)

(169–288)

(244–375)

3. Dry legumes and legume products — Légumineuses et produits dérivés — Legumbres secas y productos de legumbres

Item No.	Food		Isoleucine	Leucine	Lysine	Methionine	Cystine	Phenylalanine	Tyrosine	Threonine	Tryptophan	Valine	Arginine	Histidine	Alanine	Aspartic acid	Glutamic acid	Glycine	Proline	Serine
44	African locust bean (Parkia spp.)
		(CC) σ	38.18	60.84	48.22	23.54	27.33	58.37	52.97	16.49	-	48.90	76.05	35.57	17.06	374.17	101.49	22.98	4.16	25.22
		V	15.25	14.13	11.93	39.23	37.05	19.62	23.29	8.45	-	16.43	19.38	21.22	5.52	48.65	8.83	8.63	1.41	8.72
		range	(194–300)	(318–500)	(325–444)	(38–100)	(50–113)	(219–381)	(169–313)	(169–212)	M (39–62)	(250–369)	(281–462)	(113–206)	(294–338)	(538–1444)	(994–1269)	(231–294)	(288–306)	(250–319)

47	Bambarra groundnut (Voandzeia spp.)
		(CC) σ	8.54	6.93	5.92	5.39	5.29	12.00	9.27	9.27	-	9.06	16.31	9.38	8.49	14.56	9.06	9.43	13.38	10.30
		V	3.11	1.41	1.46	4.88	8.15	3.42	4.26	4.26	-	2.73	4.12	4.96	3.00	1.98	0.86	3.75	4.22	2.95
		range	(262–288)	(481–494)	(400–413)	(106–119)	(56–69)	(331–369)	(206–231)	(206–231)	(63–72)	(319–344)	(375–419)	(175–206)	(269–294)	(719–756)	(1038–1062)	(244–269)	(306–338)	(338–362)

48	Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
		(CC) σ	11.58	44.19	50.20	36.78	19.92	31.00	29.93	32.15	M 15.13	45.28	62.75	15.75	29.26	61.67	128.84	28.64	50.66	51.99
		V	4.42	9.28	11.16	55.68	37.35	9.51	18.91	12.95	23.94	15.77	17.69	8.87	11.18	8.24	13.94	12.08	22.73	14.96
		range	(191–350)	(379–569)	(306–557)	(28–131)	(21–108)	(225–381)	(119–244)	(192–356)	(32–101)	(213–388)	(251–600)	(125–206)	(214–375)	(560–844)	(699–1238)	(188–306)	(125–381)	(238–444)

49	Bonavist Niger (Lab-lab niger)
49		(CC) range	(228–288)	(456–525)	(338–497)	(18–56)	(43–69)	(283–325)	(167–225)	(183–231)	M (29–81)	(255–344)	(280–456)	(163–212)	(251–281)	(693–751)	(906–1044)	(220–269)	(250–338)	(291–350)

50	Broad bean (Vicia faba)
		(CC) σ	14.80	39.99	38.67	5.48	-	17.87	41.86	17.03	M 13.00	19.29	67.13	20.05	19.13	53.12	117.47	24.64	7.81	9.27
		V	5.91	9.03	9.58	11.91	-	6.60	20.93	8.10	23.87	7.00	12.06	13.56	7.39	7.56	12.46	9.56	3.13	3.31
		range	(231–263)	(394–500)	(381–456)	(38–52)	(31–62)	(244–294)	(131–244)	(181–225)	(24–69)	(250–300)	(488–650)	(119–169)	(231–281)	(631–775)	(781–1106)	(238–300)	(238–256)	(269–294)

51	Chick-pea (Cicer arietinum)
		(CC) σ	12.61	32.12	22.38	29.46	14.42	65.23	28.74	16.79	M 25.98	43.34	94.89	13.75	13.75	62.42	116.61	32.59	67.22	32.43
		V	4.55	6.86	5.22	45.06	19.60	18.22	15.73	7.14	48.11	15.28	16.14	8.35	5.07	8.60	11.76	12.97	25.53	10.19
		range	(263–296)	(444–501)	(406–463)	(34–106)	(50–94)	(244–488)	(119–212)	(219–263)	(25–94)	(213–356)	(394–713)	(150–188)	(263–294)	(600–819)	(750–1125)	(179–294)	(131–356)	(300–356)

Item No.	Food		Isoleucine	Leucine	Lysine	Methionine	Cystine	Phenylalanine	Tyrosine	Threonine	Tryptophan	Valine	Arginine	Histidine	Alanine	Aspartic acid	Glutamic acid	Glycine	Proline	Serine
52	Cowpea (Vigna spp.)
		(CC) σ	17.69	29.38	33.16	27.44	-	33.84	40.79	47.28	-	33.76	50.38	24.66	14.70	45.08	72.14	23.37	39.50	31.84
		V	7.39	6.67	7.75	37.79	-	10.46	24.96	20.97	-	11.92	12.60	12.08	5.71	6.54	7.02	9.99	16.16	11.86
		range	(219–256)	(407–475)	(394–479)	(50–119)	(48–106)	(291–375)	(119–213)	(178–300)	(66–70)	(250–325)	(337–456)	(181–246)	(239–275)	(660–769)	(942–1125)	(209–256)	(219–313)	(231–313)

54	Fenugreek (Trigonella foenumgraecum)
		(CC) σ	16.03	40.62	10.34	2.35	11.92	15.81	17.77	11.18	-	17.97	35.51	7.68	11.00	30.22	16.46	7.74	16.22	20.25
		V	5.27	10.27	2.85	3.19	13.66	6.29	9.69	5.44	-	7.46	5.99	5.59	5.59	4.70	1.66	2.80	5.80	6.46
		range	(281–329)	(324–425)	(348–375)	(65–82)	(74–98)	(237–272)	(156–200)	(188–217)	(111–120)	(212–258)	(563–646)	(125–44)	(223–250)	(600–681)	(967–1010)	(269–285)	(262–301)	(279–331)

56	Ground bean (Kerstingiella geocarpa)
56		(CC) range	(275–288)	(463–494)	(388–438)	(75–94)	63	(356–369)	219	(231–244)	-	(369–406)	(381–425)	(163–181)	(269–288)	(713–719)	(1075–1100)	(275–281)	(306–375)	(363–375)

57	Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea)
		(CC) σ	21.52	24.84	19.90	20.42	25.50	26.19	26.19	18.17	M 12.41	30.00	44.19	18.00	19.03	50.65	120.00	44.77	29.60	31.75
		V	10.18	6.21	9.01	28.35	32.57	8.41	10.74	11.16	19.45	11.48	6.33	12.16	7.82	7.11	10.51	12.82	10.87	10.62
		range	(97–244)	(314–463)	(144–255)	(33–100)	(11–106)	(231–375)	(167–280)	(116–207)	(45–90)	(142–307)	(578–800)	(103–187)	(184–288)	(531–850)	(838–1469)	(250–388)	(206–338)	(146–350)

62	Lentil (Lens culinaris)
		(CC) σ	10.77	16.43	26.46	5.66	17.32	15.36	15.72	14.28	-	23.37	28.72	17.86	14.04	31.24	73.57	17.06	17.23	15.87
		V	3.98	3.44	5.89	11.43	30.27	4.70	7.70	5.76	-	7.46	5.29	10.44	5.22	4.32	7.09	6.47	6.45	4.82
		range	(256–282)	(450–488)	(413–484)	(43–60)	(45–82)	(300–338)	(188–231)	(225–266)	M (44–81)	(288–353)	(506–563)	(144–200)	(244–275)	(669–744)	(913–1096)	(231–275)	(238–282)	(306–344)