AMINO-ACID CONTENT OF FOODS AND BIOLOGICAL DATA ON PROTEINS

Part I, Section II

5. Vegetables — Légumes — Hortalizas

Item No.

Food

Isoleucine

Leucine

Lysine

Methionine

Cystine

Phenylalanine

Tyrosine

Threonine

Tryptophan

Valine

Arginine

Histidine

Alanine

Aspartic acid

Glutamic acid

Glycine

Proline

Serine

201

Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) young in pods

(CC) range

(212–256)

(425–438)

344

(43–62)

(244–288)

(206–212)

(238–244)

M (56–125)

(300–312)

(256–275)

(144–150)

275

(675–825)

(631–706)

238

(225–250)

(306–362)

208

Broccoli (Brassica oleracea italica) leaves

(M) range

(200–406)

(275–419)

(169–419)

(50–150)

(187–375)

(206–281)

(37–88)

(244–355)

(300–406)

(94–131)

209

Brussels sprout(Brassica oleracea v. gemmifera) leaves

(M) range

(256–375)

262–494)

(271–400)

44–70)

(175–269)

(200–331)

(50–100)

(263–375)

(356–405)

(138–150)

210

Burweed (Triumfetta spp.) leaves

(CC) range

(281–356)

(550–644)

(331–344)

(138–156)

(338–406)

(206–331)

(369–469)

(312–375)

(131–138)

(369–431)

(569–581)

(600–644)

(344–394)

(400–450)

(256–262)

211

Cabbage (Brassica oleracea v. capitata) leaves

(M) range

(162–438)

(231–550)

(170–226)

(31–84)

(25–100)

(119–356)

(163–288)

(175–325)

(319–488)

(77–131)

216

Carrot (Daucus carota) root

(CC) σ

22.36

28.61

34.34

9.53

15.13

16.00

25.05

21.72

23.43

49.34

22.64

27.13

18.97

23.00

21.77

13.03

19.65

12.02

10.35

14.21

12.70

23.42

9.36

17.84

12.01

8.44

17.82

25.61

9.00

2.58

1.89

11.85

7.35

9.79

range

(178–218)

(264–325)

(200–252)

(43–70)

(165–194)

(135–162)

(176–200)

M (33–70)

(275–288)

(200–275)

(84–106)

(300–306)

(730–744)

(1207–1225)

(181–194)

(162–181)

(196–219)

217

Cassava (Manihot esculenta) leaves

(CC) range

(271–394)

(478–604)

(225–515)

(50–138)

(46–124)

(316–409)

(225–301)

(201–318)

(37–156)

(331–389)

(250–459)

(90–212)

(326–416)

(556–670)

(550–739)

(268–394)

(258–400)

(224–363)

218

Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea v. botrytis)

(M) range

(269–362)

(325–500)

(325–394)

(50–163)

(188–262)

(213–313)

(56–100)

(325–400)

(231–319)

(106–131)

220

Celosia (Celosia spp.) leaves

(CC) range

(219–238)

(400–413)

(289–300)

(94–100)

(262–294)

(238–256)

(250–256)

(281–319)

(262–275)

(100–131)

(275–281)

(481–525)

(644–744)

(319–356)

(281–338)

(244–250)

Item No.

Food

Isoleucine

Leucine

Lysine

Methionine

Cystine

Phenylalanine

Tyrosine

Threonine

Tryptophan

Valine

Arginine

Histidine

Alanine

Aspartic acid

Glutamic acid

Glycine

Proline

Serine

221

Corn (Zea mais) leaves

(CC) σ

24.68

19.44

38.36

21.12

10.49

27.33

25.77

23.52

M 14.93

16.43

30.76

30.41

20.25

33.53

38.17

11.66

55.85

12.29

7.54

3.06

10.01

15.06

27.85

7.50

10.46

7.47

15.71

4.09

7.71

24.41

4.72

5.35

5.15

3.29

17.36

3.84

range

(306–400)

(606–669)

(288–444)

(94–175)

(18–50)

(306–406)

(194–275)

(269–357)

(75–119)

(375–431)

(363–444)

(113–144)

(387–462)

(563–675)

(694–825)

(331–369)

(219–419)

(294–338)

223

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) in pods

(M) range

(304–444)

(27–39)

(60–65)

229

Eggplant (Solanum melongena) leaves

(CC) range

(212–306)

(288–525)

(275–344)

(94–144)

(288–312)

(212–275)

(200–281)

(306–412)

(244–281)

(100–138)

(279–388)

(562–1138)

(738–856)

(238–294)

(369–462)

(212–300)

236

Fameflower (Talinum triangulare) leaves

(CC) range

(163–219)

(288–369)

(188–206)

(63–94)

(63–106)

(256–288)

(88–181)

(156–219)

(250–288)

(200–225)

(81–100)

(238–263)

(325–438)

(638–919)

(194–281)

(294–331)

(188–225)

237

Fenugreek (Trigonella foenumgraecum) leaves

(M) range

(319–346)

(291–494)

(236–381)

(75–113)

(278–319)

(255–325)

(43–119)

(266–369)

(269–425)

(100–112)

252

Lucerne
(Medicago sativa) leaves

(CC) σ

54.38

97.58

89.74

38.24

22.80

70.99

67.74

52.22

M 18.65

53.19

104.80

26.51

36.85

84.44

108.38

59.31

24.76

47.80

18.75

19.76

24.37

39.96

29.68

23.11

29.16

17.99

17.25

14.92

29.35

19.14

10.14

12.72

17.50

17.57

8.40

16.68

range

(225–412)

(327–623)

(245–522)

(43–144)

(38–119)

(163–425)

(61–361)

(225–374)

(84–141)

(286–456)

(258–654)

(111–193)

(284–415)

(470–826)

(409–762)

(264–515)

(254–334)

(225–375)

253

Lupine (Lupinus) leaves

(CC) range

(194–318)

(322–399)

(218–288)

(32–76)

(39–46)

(200–400)

(88–164)

(219–242)

(132–249)

(156–221)

(81–139)

(309–336)

(641–1523)

(412–524)

(199–252)

(139–174)

(254–272)

256

Mulberry(Morus spp.)

(CC) range

(253–285)

(408–545)

(228–263)

(113–125)

(316–345)

(209–252)

(176–238)

(325–356)

(356–360)

(131–140)

(325–406)

(400–590)

(476–545)

(285–360)

(276–321)

(172–200)

259

Okra (Hibiscus esculentus) leaves

(CC) range

(200–294)

(362–512)

(275–356)

(25–100)

(213–350)

(113–244)

(206–313)

M (25–88)

(250–388)

(175–325)

(100–131)

(219–369)

(600–1219)

(494–731)

(169–338)

(312–525)

(219–288)

265

Pea (Pisum sativum) seed

(CC) range

(231–281)

(369–487)

(350–581)

(44–69)

(44–81)

(212–319)

(150–225)

(212–250)

M (44–87)

(288–306)

(431–544)

(106–163)

(256–300)

(518–706)

(825–1025)

(200–281)

(212–269)

(206–294)

267

Pepper (Capsicum annuum) leaves

(M) range

(226–230)

(225–262)

(183–215)

(20–37)

(262–295)

(250–278)

(37–40)

(170–173)

(122–125)

(70–74)