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Table 5 Amino acid content in meat

From: Influence of an increased content of pea and yellow lupin protein in the diet of pigs on meat quality

Amino acid (g/100 g)

Feeding group

C

E1

E2

SEM

P < 

Essential

Threonine

3.619a

3.643

3.889b

0.044

0.023

Valine

3.907a

3.987

4.279b

0.056

0.019

Leucine

6.246a

6.284

6.705b

0.076

0.025

Isoleucine

3.645a

3.682

3.969b

0.049

0.015

Phenylalanine

3.203a

3.250

3.488b

0.047

0.033

Lysine

6.887a

6.904a

7.468b

0.085

0.006

Methionine

2.257

2.389

2.320

0.034

0.275

Nonessential

Aspartic acid

7.177A

7.360a

7.893Bb

0.085

0.002

Serine

3.102

3.115

3.287

0.036

0.071

Glutamic acid

11.633A

11.674A

12.715B

0.140

0.001

Proline

3.171

3.358

3.308

0.071

0.536

Glycine

3.212a

3.285

3.445b

0.036

0.030

Alanine

4.352

4.357

4.617

0.051

0.059

Tyrosine

3.106

3.065

3.424

0.099

0.286

Histidine

3.482A

3.549a

3.814Bb

0.044

0.006

Arginine

4.902A

4.959A

5.439B

0.067

0.001

Cysteine

1.109

1.172

1.188

0.026

0.453

  1. (A−B) Row means with different superscripts differ significantly at P < 0.01
  2. (a−b) Row means with different superscripts differ significantly at P < 0.05
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Porcine Health Management

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