Typically, plant-based foods have more varied levels of indispensable amino acids that the body can use, as compared to animal-sourced foods, so they are of particular concern in vegan diets.

Share on Pinterest Many plant-based proteins are less digestible and may have lower concentrations of one or more essential amino acids. Kseniya Ovchinnikova/Getty Images Vegans who meet their ...

They are especially important in vegan diets since, generally speaking, plant-based foods include more varied amounts of essential amino acids that the body can use than meals derived from animals.

Heyns and Pavel 1 reported on the pyrolytic decomposition of glycine in which small amounts ot other amino-acids (alanine, aspartic acid, α-aminobutyric acid) and other carboxylic acids (fumaric ...

Unlike animal-based proteins, many plant-based proteins are less digestible and may have lower concentrations of one or more essential amino acids. Vegans who consume adequate protein may still ...