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Table 3 Amino Acid Composition

From: Effects of daily 24-gram doses of rice or whey protein on resistance training adaptations in trained males

 

Whey Protein

Rice Protein

 

AA (mg/serving)

AA (mg/g protein)

AA (mg/serving)

AA (mg/g protein)

Aspartic acid

2512

104.2

2213

89.2

Threonine

1625

67.4

909

36.7

Serine

1193

49.5

1272

51.3

Glutamic Acid

3966

164.6

4319

174.2

Proline

1424

59.1

1181

47.6

Glycine

423

17.6

1114

44.9

Alanine

1210

50.2

1446

58.3

Valine

1327

55.1

1466

59.1

Isoleucine

1520

63.1

1114

44.9

Leucine

2509

104.1

2118

85.4

Tyrosine

771

32.0

1374

55.4

Phenylalanine

717

29.8

1378

55.6

Lysine

2247

93.2

705

28.4

Histidine

411

17.1

553

22.3

Arginine

673

28.0

2006

80.9

Cystine

585

24.3

581

23.4

Methionine

533

22.1

681

27.5

Tryptophan

455

18.9

352

14.2

Essential AAs (mg)

11,344

471

9276

374

Total BCAAs (mg)

5356

222

4698

189

Total Amino Acids (g)

24.1

1

24.8

1