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Peas are a complete protein, but in their natural form they suffer from poor digestability compared to animal proteins. (Split peas have a PDCAAS score of arou
by marcus0x62 4y ago
Peas are a complete protein, but in their natural form they suffer from poor digestability compared to animal proteins. (Split peas have a PDCAAS score of around 0.5 - 0.6. Pea protein isolates can get up to 0.9, or comparable to chicken.)
- ianai 4y agoIt’s not all about bioavailability. Fiber might not be digested by us but the microbes that do fill the role of an organ. Giving the body something to work on offers benefits like leveled out blood sugars. This pdcaas metric needs a high quality reference.
- marcus0x62 4y agoHere you go. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10867064/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10867064/ https://systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13643-022-01951-2 https://systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/...