Schedule 6 AMINO ACID COMPOSITION OF CASEIN AND BREAST MILK PROTEIN
The amino acid composition of casein and breast milk protein (g/100 g of protein):
| Caseinf1 | Breast milk | |
|---|---|---|
| Arginine | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Cystine | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Histidine | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Isoleucine | 5.4 | 4.0 |
| Leucine | 9.5 | 8.5 |
| Lysine | 8.1 | 6.7 |
| Methionine | 2.8 | 1.6 |
| Phenylalanine | 5.2 | 3.4 |
| Threonine | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| Tryptophan | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Tyrosine | 5.8 | 3.2 |
| Valine | 6.7 | 4.5 |
Annotations
Footnotes
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Amino acid content of foods and biological data on protein. FAO Nutritional Studies, No 24, Rome 1970, items 375 and 383.