Potential Benefits of Jujube (Zizyphus Lotus L.) Bioactive Compounds for Nutrition and Health

Table 7

Comparison of amino acids content in Z. lotus seeds and other plants. Amino acid contents are expressed as g/100 g.

Amino acids	Z. lotus seed	Z. jujuba seed	O. ficus-indica seed	Source
Isoleucine	2.85	2.55	6.20
Leucine	13.11	5.52	9.94
Lysine	1.55	4.42	6.79
Glycine	2.67	3.46	5.06
Phenylalanine	2.65	2.82	5.25
Threonine	26.73	30.98	1.53
Valine + Methionine	1.80	4.05	0.7 + 6.02	[11, 67, 68]
Tryptophan	1.36		trace
Glutamic acid	17.28	10.02	21.68
Aspartic acid	7.76	6.38
Tyrosine	2.27	1.59	3.09
Serine + histidine + Glutamine	4.57	17	11.57
Alanine	4.56	4.23	4.75
Arginine	9.47	2.87	6.63