BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

PROTEINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many essential amino acids do complete proteins contain?
A
7
B
8
C
10
D
9
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A complete protein or whole protein is a food source of protein that contains an adequate proportion of each of the nine essential amino acids necessary in the human diet.

Detailed explanation-2: -Foods that contain all nine essential amino acids are called complete proteins. These foods include beef, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, soy, quinoa and buckwheat. Foods that contain some but not all the essential amino acids are called incomplete proteins. These foods include nuts, seeds, beans and some grains.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dubbed the “essential amino acids, ” these nine are histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine. A food is considered a complete protein when it contains all nine essential amino acids, whereas an “incomplete protein” only contains a few of them.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 9 essential amino acids are: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine.

Detailed explanation-5: -Examples of complete proteins Complete proteins contain all nine essential amino acids in consistent amounts.

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