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Table 2 Amino acid and macronutrient content in supplements

From: Native whey protein with high levels of leucine results in similar post-exercise muscular anabolic responses as regular whey protein: a randomized controlled trial

 

Amino acids (per serving)

Native whey

WPC-80

Milk

Alanine

1.1

1.0

0.6

Arginine

0.6

0.5

0.7

Aspartic acid

2.5

2.2

1.6

Cysteine

0.6

0.4

0.2

Phenylalanine

0.8

0.7

1.0

Glutamic acid

3.8

3.6

4.3

Glycine

0.4

0.4

0.4

Histidine

0.4

0.4

0.6

Isoleucine

1.2

1.3

1.0

Leucine

2.7

2.2

2.0

Lysine

2.3

1.9

1.7

Methionine

0.5

0.4

0.5

Proline

1.1

1.3

2.0

Serine

1.0

1.1

1.1

Threonine

1.1

1.5

0.9

Tyrosine

0.6

0.4

0.8

Valine

1.1

1.2

1.3

Tryptophan

0.5

0.3

0.3

Total protein

21.2

19.7

20.5

Fat

6.9

6.7

6.3

Carbohydrate

40.7

42.0

38.2