Chemical Composition, Nutritive Value, and Toxicological Evaluation of Bauhinia cheilantha Seeds: A Legume from Semiarid Regions Widely Used in Folk Medicine
Table 3
Amino acid composition (g/100 g protein) of B. cheilantha meal seed and protein concentrate compared to amino acid requirements for children and growing rats.
B. cheilantha
Child∧
Amino acids
Casein*
Rats**
Raw
Protein concentrate
2–5 years
10–12 years
Essential
Thr
6.7
3.8
4.2
4.0
3.4
2.8
Val
6.0
4.9
5.8
5.5
3.5
2.5
Ile
5.1
2.8
3.2
2.8
2.8
Leu
9.2
7.8
7.9
8.0
6.6
4.4
Lys
7.7
5.6
6.0
6.0
5.8
4.4
Phe + Tyr
10.8
8.8
8.8
9.0
6.3
2.2
Met + Cys
3.9
1.7
3.0
4.5
2.5
2.2
Trp
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.1
0.9
Nonessential
Asx
—
9.6
9.6
Glx
21.7
19.6
18.4
Ser
5.8
5.8
6.4
Gly
1.9
5.1
4.8
Ala
2.8
4.6
4.7
His
2.8
2.8
2.9
2.5
1.9
1.9
Arg
3.8
7.8
6.3
5.0
Pro
5.8
7.8
6.2
Amino acid composition based on the AIN 93 [28].
**Coates et al. [15]. ∧FAO/WHO/ONU [23].
