Review Article
Excessive Leucine-mTORC1-Signalling of Cow Milk-Based Infant Formula: The Missing Link to Understand Early Childhood Obesity
Table 2
Leucine content per g total milk protein in various species*.
| Species | Total amino acids g/100 mL whole milk | Leucine content mg/g total amino acids |
| Human | 0.85 | 104 | Chimpanzee | 0.92 | 104 | Gorilla | 1.15 | 102 | Baboon | 1.15 | 105 | Rhesus | 1.16 | 111 | Horse | 1.58 | 93 | Goat | 2.57 | 96 | Llama | 2.96 | 99 | Cow | 3.36 | 99 | Pig | 3.50 | 89 | Elephant | 3.71 | 98 | Sheep | 5.41 | 90 | Cat | 7.57 | 118 | Rat | 8.69 | 92 | | Range: 0.85–8.69 g/100 mL | Mean: 100 ± 8 mg/g protein |
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* Data derived from Davis et al. [37].
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