ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID
MILK PROTEIN ISOLATE
WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE
WHEY PROTEIN HYDROL.
CASEIN
SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE
EGG PROTEIN
Isoleucine
4.4
6.1
5.5
4.7
4.9
5.7
Leucine
10.3
12.2
14.2
8.9
8.2
8.4
Lysine
8.1
10.2
10.2
7.6
6.3
6.8
Methionine
3.3
3.3
2.4
3.0
1.3
3.4
Phenylalanine
5.0
3.0
3.8
5.1
5.2
5.8
Threonine
4.5
6.8
5.5
4.4
3.8
4.6
Tryptophan
1.4
1.8
2.3
1.2
1.3
1.2
Valine
5.7
5.9
5.9
5.9
5.0
6.4
Total BCAAs
20.4
24.2
25.6
19.5
18.1
20.4
Total EAAs
42.7
49.2
49.8
40.7
36.0
42.3
Approximate concentration of essential and branched chain amino acids (EAA and BCAA, respectively) present within various forms of commercially available protein (g/100 g). Adapted from [
27]. Casein is the average of reported values for Calcium Caseinate, Sodium Caseinate, and Potassium Caseinate; Whey Protein Isolate is the average of reported values for Ion-Exchange and Cross-Flow Microfiltrated Whey Protein Isolates. Hydrol. is hydrolysate.
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