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Table 1 Relative amino acid composition of the two protein drinks administered in the study

From: Lupin protein positively affects plasma LDL cholesterol and LDL:HDL cholesterol ratio in hypercholesterolemic adults after four weeks of supplementation: a randomized, controlled crossover study

Amino acid (%)

LPI drink

MPI drink

n = 3

n = 3

Alanine

3.2 ± 0.2

3.0 ± 0.1

Arginine

10.9 ± 0.5

3.3 ± 0.1

Aspartate + asparagine

10.4 ± 0.5

7.1 ± 0.2

Cystine

1.4 ± 0.3

0.8 ± 0.1

Glutamate + glutamine

23.2 ± 1.1

21.2 ± 0.3

Glycine

4.0 ± 0.2

1.8 ± 0.1

Histidine

2.4 ± 0.1

2.5 ± 0.1

Isoleucine

3.8 ± 0.3

4.4 ± 0.1

Leucine

7.3 ± 0.3

9.2 ± 0.2

Lysine

4.2 ± 0.2

8.0 ± 0.1

Methionine

0.4 ± 0.1

2.5 ± 0.2

Phenylalanine

3.9 ± 0.2

4.6 ± 0.2

Proline

8.8 ± 3.8

9.4 ± 1.4

Serine

5.0 ± 0.3

5.5 ± 0.1

Threonine

3.2 ± 0.3

4.8 ± 0.5

Tryptophan

1.2 ± 1.2

1.5 ± 0.6

Tyrosine

3.6 ± 0.4

5.0 ± 0.2

Valine

3.3 ± 0.2

5.6 ± 0.1

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
  2. Abbreviation: LPI lupin protein isolate, MPI milk protein isolate.