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What is an "incomplete" protein? I'm aware that the human body needs certain fatty acids that it can't produce. But protein?
by AlexandrB 4y ago
What is an "incomplete" protein? I'm aware that the human body needs certain fatty acids that it can't produce. But protein?
- mizzack 4y agoIncomplete protein refers to amino acid profile.
- stjohnswarts 4y agoThere are a group of amino acids that the body has to get externally. There are a few veggies that do have all those amino acids, but I guess soy and peas don't
- danans 4y ago> There are a few veggies that do have all those amino acids, but I guess soy and peas don't You guess incorrectly. Soy is a complete protein. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19145965/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19145965/
- stjohnswarts 4y agoComplete in the case of containing relatively minute amounts of some of them. You would have to eat an amazing amount of soy per day to get enough.
- bawolff 4y agoProtein is made up of different amino acids. If a food has all 9 essential amino acids humans need its called a "complete" protein. It really does not matter, since presumably that is not the only food you eat. You need all the amino acids, but like any other nutrient, you don't need them all from the exact same source. As long as all the food you eat balances out the needed nutrients, you are good. It'd be like saying, apples are unhealthy because it doesn't have literally every nutrient and if you only ate apples for the rest of your life you would be malnourished. Which is true but also a silly thing to say because nobody eats only apples.