Proximate Composition, Amino Acid Profile, and Mineral Content of Four Sheep Meats Reared Extensively in Morocco: A Comparative Study

Table 5

Protein quality index (CS and IEAA) of Beni-Guil, Timahdite and Ouled-Djellal sheep meats.

	Pattern protein	Breed				Effect
		BGA	BGT	Ti	ODj
CS-valine	3.9	282.71 ± 12.02^a	296.27 ± 3.97^abc	345 ± 84±42.41^bc	328.45 ± 10.55^bc
CS-Met-Cys	2.2	573.51 ± 4.36^ab	536.80 ± 21.93^a	585.36 ± 18.04^b	614.92 ± 26.13^b
CS-isoleucine	3	468.18 ± 7.64^a	471.12 ± 0.90^a	536.76 ± 17.64^b	535.64 ± 6.75^b
CS-threonine	2.3	705.13 ± 20.90^a	706.91 ± 10.36^a	773.82 ± 8.03^b	809.46 ± 15.36^c
CS-leucine	5.9	347.90 ± 3.15^a	348.11 ± 1.91^a	402.65 ± 8.51^b	396.40 ± 6.46^b
CS-Phe-tyr	3.8	757.58 ± 14.99^b	752.94 ± 11.15^b	822.03 ± 19.10^b	861.84 ± 12.91^c
CS-histidine	1.5	707.79 ± 7.46	523.83 ± 92.17	867.74 ± 71.99	542.88 ± 21.34
CS-lysine	4.5	376.90 ± 10.51a	390.13 ± 1.91^a	458.66 ± 4.78^b	438.13 ± 13.01^b
IEAA		158.71 ± 0.43^a	159.65 ± 0.38^ab	162.20 ± 0.67^c	161.02 ± 1.38^bc

; ; ; ^a,b,cvalues with different letters are significantly () different within rows; BGA: female lambs of Beni-Guil breed sampled in the Ain Beni Methar region; BGT: female lambs of Beni-Guil breed sampled in the Tendrera region; Ti: Timahdite breed; ODj: Ouled-Djellal breed; pattern protein: reference protein provided by WHO/WHO/UNU (2007); CSEAA or CS: chemical score essential amino acid; IEAA: essential amino acids index; Met-Cys: methionine + cysteine; Phe-Tyr: phenylalanine + tyrosine; values of CS and IEAA are referred only with respect to FAO/WHO/UNU (2007) protein pattern.