BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

PROTEINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is a complete protein?
A
hummus and celery
B
black beans and salsa
C
a cheeseburger
D
peanut butter
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Animal-based foods; for example, meat, poultry, fish, milk, eggs, and cheese are considered complete protein sources. An incomplete protein source is one that is low in one or more of the essential amino acids.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which foods are complete proteins? Animal proteins are complete, including meat, poultry, fish, eggs and dairy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Animal-based protein like meat, poultry, fish, eggs, milk, and cheese are considered complete proteins. Quinoa and soy are plant-based complete proteins. Incomplete proteins don’t include all the essential amino acids.

Detailed explanation-4: -Like whey, casein is derived from milk This is an important difference between these two popular dairy proteins. Like other animal proteins, casein is a complete protein source. That means it provides all the essential amino acids your body needs for growth and repair ( 1 ).

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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