Complete protein

Main article: Protein (nutrient)

A complete protein (or whole protein) is a source of protein that contains an adequate proportion of all nine of the essential amino acids necessary for the dietary needs of humans or other animals.[1]

The following table lists the optimal profile of the essential amino acids, which comprises complete protein, as recommended by the Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board:[2][3]

Essential Amino Acid mg/g of Protein
Tryptophan 7
Threonine 27
Isoleucine 25
Leucine 55
Lysine 51
Methionine+Cystine 25
Phenylalanine+Tyrosine 47
Valine 32
Histidine 18

The following table shows the amino acid requirements of adults as recommended by the World Health Organization[4] calculated for a 62-kilogram adult, and the amino acid profile of 2530 kilocalories of baked potatoes (9 large baked potatoes),[5] which comprise a day's worth of calories for a 62-kilogram (136 lb) adult:[6]

Essential Amino Acid Requirement /day/62 kg adult 9 large baked potatoes[5]
mg mg
Tryptophan 248 565
Threonine 930 1830
Isoleucine 1240 1830
Leucine 2418 2691
Lysine 1860 2933
Methionine+Cystine 930 1534
Phenylalanine+Tyrosine 1550 3553
Valine 1612 2826
Histidine 620 942

Nearly all foods contain all twenty amino acids in some quantity, and nearly all animal foods contain the essential amino acids in sufficient quantity. Proportions vary, however, and most plant foods are deficient in one or more of the essential amino acids. Though some vegetable sources of protein contain sufficient values of all essential amino acids, many are lower in one or more essential amino acids than animal sources, especially lysine, and to a lesser extent methionine and threonine.[7] Consuming a mixture of plant-based protein sources can increase the biological value of food. For example, to obtain 25 grams of complete protein from canned pinto beans requires consuming 492 grams (423 kcal); however, only 364 g of pinto beans (391 kcal) are required if they are combined with 12 grams of Brazil nuts (79 kcal).[8] Complementary proteins need not be eaten at the same meal for your body to use them together. Studies now show that your body can combine complementary proteins that are eaten over the course of the day.[7][9]

Sources of complete protein

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Protein in diet". Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia. U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institute of Health. September 2, 2003. Retrieved 2006-10-28.
  2. Institute of Medicine of the National Academies - Dietary Reference Intakes: Macronutrients http://www.nap.edu/read/10490/chapter/12
  3. http://www.nutritiondata.com/help/analysis-help#protein-quality
  4. World Health Organization, Protein and Amino Acid Requirements in Human Nutrition http://whqlibdoc.who.int/trs/WHO_TRS_935_eng.pdf, p. 245
  5. 1 2 National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Release 26, Nutrient data for 11357, Potatoes, white, flesh and skin, baked http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/3132?fg=&man=&lfacet=&count=&max=25&qlookup=potatoes&offset=&sort=&format=Full&reportfmt=other&rptfrm=&ndbno=&nutrient1=&nutrient2=&nutrient3=&subset=&totCount=&measureby=&_action_show=Apply+Changes&Qv=1&Q5995=9&Q5996=1.0&Q5997=1.0
  6. Interactive DRI for Healthcare Professionals http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/fnic/interactiveDRI/dri_results.php
  7. 1 2 Young VR, Pellett PL (1994). "Plant proteins in relation to human protein and amino acid nutrition" (PDF). American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 59 (5 Suppl): 1203S–1212S. PMID 8172124.
  8. Woolf, P. J.; Fu, L. L.; Basu, A. (2011). Haslam, Niall James, ed. "VProtein: Identifying Optimal Amino Acid Complements from Plant-Based Foods". PLoS ONE. 6 (4): e18836. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0018836. PMC 3081312Freely accessible. PMID 21526128.
  9. http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/protein.html
  10. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2770/2
  11. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/legumes-and-legume-products/4327/2
  12. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/legumes-and-legume-products/4284/2
  13. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/legumes-and-legume-products/4302/2
  14. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/nut-and-seed-products/3164/2
  15. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/nut-and-seed-products/3093/2
  16. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2391/2
  17. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/cereal-grains-and-pasta/10352/2
  18. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/nut-and-seed-products/3136/2
  19. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2704/2
  20. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2428/2
  21. http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/legumes-and-legume-products/4378/2
  22. Livestrong.com webpage entitled NUTRITIONAL SOURCES OF ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS
  23. "Tillery points out that a number of popular ethnic foods involve such a combination, so that in a single dish, one might hope to get the ten essential amino acids. Mexican corn and beans, Japanese rice and soybeans, and Cajun red beans and rice are examples of such fortuitous combinations."
  24. "Quinoa: An emerging "new" crop with potential for CELSS (NASA Technical Paper 3422)" (PDF). NASA. November 2003. Retrieved 2006-10-28.
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