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Amino Acids in Correct Proportions: Chrisb1
 
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Amino Acids in Correct Proportions: Chrisb1


Hi Chrisb1,

Much the way Dr. Fuhrman's nutrient density chart assigns the number 1000 to kale, in terms of "amino acids in correct proportions" "Egg is assigned a value of 100, and the "quality" [or completeness] of other food proteins is determined based on how their amino acid composition compares with egg."

While it is true that these foods you mentioned contain all 8 essential amino acids, the real issue is containing these essential amino acids in the right proportions, no? ie: a carrot contains every essential amino acid, but might have (i don't recall exactly) only 10% of the necessary proportion of one of them, so in itself and without pulling from the pool, (ie: just as an extreme example to demonstrate a point, in a "carrot only diet" of 10 grams of protein gleaned from carrots, only 1 gram would be able to form complete protein chains and thereby be usable as building blocks, is this correct? 

While it is a myth that different plant foods need to be combined in each meal, it is no myth at all that they do need to be combined within a certain period of time, correct?

Even combining 20 different plant foods, do we come up with a pool that is as excellent in amino acid proportions to form as many complete chains as would egg whites alone given the same number of total grams of protein?  I don't have the figure, perhaps somebody else does, but i would be surprised even in a diet that includes beans and nuts if it was above 60 or 70%.  Not to say one couldn't work with this, but it seems to me something that has to be taken into consideration. 

Is this pool everlasting, or do these amino acids need to be used within a certain period, like 24 hours?... or is this even known? 

If the pool is empty in the morning when we wake up (is it?), would it be fair to assume that eating oatmeal would not allow our bodies to utilize a good % of the protein intake as complete chains and we would need to await the next meal of beans (for example) for this to take place? 

After this said period (of amino acid pool availability) is expired, what then happens to the leftover aminos, are they either burned as fuel or stored as fat? 

Also, i can believe that 56 grams of protein is enough for a 170 pound man that is not attempting to build muscle, but if that protein over a 24 hour period was only 60-70% complete, would we not now be talking about having only 34-39 grams of protein that is usable as protein and therefore need about 80-95 grams to get the needed 56?  If this man was doing resistance training and needed proper nutritional support for building muscle, how much additional protein intake would be needed?

If i am going to consider making the transition especially if it was to veganism, these are the things i need to explore before doing so.  I am actually feeling strangely ready for the first time in my life to make such a change - or to at least give it a trial - and vegetarianism for me would seemingly be a fairly easy transition. 

 

 
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