Table 4 Postprandial areas under the curve (iAUC 0–60 min) for the different plasma amino acids

Ala

0.4 ± 0.2^a

3.5 ± 0.7^b

2.4 ± 0.6^b

2.7 ± 0.6^b

2.1 ± 0.5^ab

Arg

0.2 ± 0.1^a

1.0 ± 0.2^b

0.9 ± 0.2^b

0.9 ± 0.2^b

0.5 ± 0.1^ab

Glu

0.9 ± 0.5^a

3.0 ± 1.1^a

2.9 ± 0.5^a

1.7 ± 0.5^a

1.3 ± 0.5^a

Gly

0.3 ± 0.1^a

0.5 ± 0.1^a

0.5 ± 0.2^a

0.4 ± 0.2^a

0.2 ± 0.1^a

Hist

0.3 ± 0.1^a

0.6 ± 0.1^a

0.4 ± 0.1^a

0.6 ± 0.2^a

0.7 ± 0.4^a

Leu

0.3 ± 0.1^a

5.0 ± 0.5^c

2.7 ± 0.5^b

2.6 ± 0.5^b

0.6 ± 0.2^a

Lys

0.5 ± 0.3^a

4.7 ± 0.6^b

2.9 ± 0.6^b

2.9 ± 0.6^b

1.0 ± 0.3^ab

Phe

0.5 ± 0.2^a

0.5 ± 0.2^a

0.5 ± 0.1^a

0.3 ± 0.1^a

0.3 ± 0.1^a

Pro

2.4 ± 0.6^a

2.4 ± 0.7^a

2.1 ± 0.3^a

3.0 ± 0.5^a

1.5 ± 0.4^a

Ser

0.1 ± 0.1^a

1.2 ± 0.2^c

0.9 ± 0.2^c

0.8 ± 0.2^bc

0.3 ± 0.1^ab

Thr

0.2 ± 0.1^a

1.7 ± 0.3^b

1.3 ± 0.1^b

0.8 ± 0.2^a

0.6 ± 0.2^a

Tyr

0.2 ± 0.1^ab

1.0 ± 0.3^b

0.6 ± 0.2^ab

1.1 ± 0.4^b

0.1 ± 0.1^a

Val

0.6 ± 0.2^a

3.3 ± 0.5^b

3.0 ± 0.4^b

2.3 ± 0.5^b

0.6 ± 0.2^a