Essential Amino Acid |
A. brunnescens(a) (g/100g protein) |
Egg(b)
(g/100g protein) |
Chemical score |
Threonine |
4.2 |
5.1 |
94.9 |
Methionine |
1.5 |
3.4 |
51.2 |
Valine |
6.2 |
6.8 |
105.8 |
Isoleucine |
4.9 |
6.3 |
90.3 |
Leucine |
7.4 |
8.8 |
97.2 |
Phenylalanine |
4.3 |
5.7 |
87.4 |
Lysine |
7.8 |
6.9 |
130.8 |
Histidine |
2.7 |
2.4 |
131.2 |
Tryptophan |
1.6 |
1.6 |
114.5 |
Total |
40.6 |
47.0 |
-- |
Protein Score |
-- |
-- |
51.2 |
(a) Present study, (b) FAO (1970) |