Amount of daily intake= 50 g

1. Leavening agents, yeast, baker’s, active dry
   Contain: 38.3 g
   %DV: 77%
2. Soybeans, mature seeds, raw
   Contain: 36.5 g
   %DV: 73%
3. Lupins, mature seeds, raw
   Contain: 36.2 g
   %DV: 72%
4. watermelon seed kernels, dried
   Contain: 28.3 g
   %DV: 57%
5. Broad beans (fava beans), mature seeds, raw
   Contain: 26.1 g
   %DV: 52%
6. Lentils, raw
   Contain: 25.8 g
   %DV: 52%
7. Peanuts, all types, raw
   Contain: 25.8 g
   %DV: 52%
8. Spices, mustard seed, yellow
   Contain: 24.9 g
   %DV: 50%
9. Yard long beans, mature seeds, raw
   Contain: 24.3 g
   %DV: 49%

Deficiency symptoms

1. Edema
   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25223408
2. Fatty liver
   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15883438
3. Muscle loss
   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12122158
4. reduced bone density and increased rates of bone loss
   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12612169
5. growth restriction in children
   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12183721
6. impair immune function and increase the susceptibility to infectious disease
   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17403271

Function:

1. Help your body repair cells and make new ones
2. Important for growth and development
   https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002467.htm
3. Help in metabolism by acting as enzymes, carriers, or hormones
4. Help in digestion of food by digestive enzymes
5. Coordinate the activity of different body systems by hormones
6. Affect muscle contraction
   https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wm-biology1/chapter/reading-function-of-proteins/

Overdose: more than 35% of total calories you eat
or more than 175 grams for a 2,000-calorie diet
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK56068/table/summarytables.t5/?report=objectonly
https://www.healthline.com/health/protein-poisoning#recommendation

Excess: the body breaks them and stored as fat while the surplus of amino acids is excreted in urine
https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-gb/home/disorders-of-nutrition/overview-of-nutrition/carbohydrates,-proteins,-and-fats?query=proteins
https://www.healthline.com/health/too-much-protein#risks

Solubility: depends on the 3D shape of the protein. globular proteins are soluble in water (hydrophilic) while fibrous ones are not (hydrophobic).
https://socratic.org/questions/why-are-proteins-water-soluble-and-why-do-they-become-not-water-soluble-after-de

Side effects of excess protein intake:

1. Increased risk of body weight gain
2. Increased risk of overall death
   https://www.clinicalnutritionjournal.com/article/S0261-5614(15)00091-6/fulltext
3. High cholesterol and a higher risk of cardiovascular disease
4. Increased cancer risk
5. Constipation or diarrhea

Kidney disease and kidney stones
https://www.health.harvard.edu/diet-and-weight-loss/when-it-comes-to-protein-how-much-is-too-much