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

* Data derived from Davis et al. [37].