Amount of daily intake= 50 g
- Leavening agents, yeast, baker’s, active dry
Contain: 38.3 g
%DV: 77% - Soybeans, mature seeds, raw
Contain: 36.5 g
%DV: 73% - Lupins, mature seeds, raw
Contain: 36.2 g
%DV: 72% - watermelon seed kernels, dried
Contain: 28.3 g
%DV: 57% - Broad beans (fava beans), mature seeds, raw
Contain: 26.1 g
%DV: 52% - Lentils, raw
Contain: 25.8 g
%DV: 52% - Peanuts, all types, raw
Contain: 25.8 g
%DV: 52% - Spices, mustard seed, yellow
Contain: 24.9 g
%DV: 50% - Yard long beans, mature seeds, raw
Contain: 24.3 g
%DV: 49%
Deficiency symptoms
- Edema
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25223408 - Fatty liver
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15883438 - Muscle loss
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12122158 - reduced bone density and increased rates of bone loss
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12612169 - growth restriction in children
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12183721 - impair immune function and increase the susceptibility to infectious disease
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17403271
Function:
- Help your body repair cells and make new ones
- Important for growth and development
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002467.htm - Help in metabolism by acting as enzymes, carriers, or hormones
- Help in digestion of food by digestive enzymes
- Coordinate the activity of different body systems by hormones
- 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:
- Increased risk of body weight gain
- Increased risk of overall death
https://www.clinicalnutritionjournal.com/article/S0261-5614(15)00091-6/fulltext - High cholesterol and a higher risk of cardiovascular disease
- Increased cancer risk
- 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