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Table 1 Amino acids composition of apricot, peach and mango kernel flours (g/100 g protein)

From: Amino acid profile, physico-chemical properties and fatty acids composition of some fruit seed kernels after detoxification

Amino acids (g.A.A/100 g.Protein)

Samples

FAO/WHO

Apricot

Peach

Mango

2007

Essential amino acids (E.A.A)

 Isoleucine

3.47 ±0.03B

3.22 ±0.02C

4.33 ±0.04A

3.0

 Leucine

6.66 ±0.02B

6.15 ±0.07C

8.16 ±0.01A

5.9

 Lysine

3.09 ±0.03B

2.58 ±0.03C

4.50 ±0.02A

4.5

 Methionine

0.87 ±0.02B

0.80 ±0.03B

2.00 ±0.01A

1.6

 Phenylalanine

5.63 ±0.03A

4.96 ±0.01B

5.33 ±0.04C

3.0

 Threonine

3.03 ±0.02B

3.05 ±0.02B

4.33 ±0.04A

2.3

 Tryptophan

1.31 ±0.03C

1.53 ±0.03B

1.65 ±0.03A

0.6

 Valine

4.82 ±0.02C

4.49 ±0.02B

6.16 ±0.03A

3.9

Total E.A. A

28.88 ±0.06B

26.78 ±0.07C

36.46 ±0.10A

Non-essential amino acids (Non-E.A. A)

 Aspartic

11.30 ±0.10B

16.27 ± 0.02A

10.50 ±0.20C

 

 Glutamic

23.52 ±0.02A

23.25 ± 0.00B

20.33 ±0.04C

 

 Histidine

2.42 ±0.02A

2.20 ± 0.03C

2.33 ±0.03B

1.5

 Arginine

9.43 ±0.02A

8.91 ± 0.04B

7.14 ±0.00C

 

 Proline

4.23 ±0.02B

3.98 ± 0.01C

4.50 ±0.10A

 

 Cystine

1.63 ±0.01B

1.48 ± 0.05C

2.16 ±0.04A

0.6

 Serine

4.11 ±0.01B

4.24 ± 0.07A

4.27 ±0.02A

 

 Glycine

5.34 ±0.01A

5.05 ± 0.04B

4.16 ±0.02C

 

 Tyrosine

3.53 ±0.02A

2.80 ± 0.10B

3.51 ±0.03A

 

 Alanine

4.99 ±0.00A

4.32 ± 0.20B

4.33 ±0.03B

 

Total Non. E.A. A

70.50 ±0.23B

72.50 ± 0.56A

63.23 ±0.35C

 
  1. Values are the mean of triplicate determinations with standard division
  2. The different letters at the row means significant differences at (p ≤ 0.05) and the same letters means no significant differences