What natural food (meat, egg, hemp, soy, etc) has the highest amount of DIGESTIBLE protein?

Question

I had a debate with my brother on this. Which has more digestible protein, a pound of egg? or a pound of hemp seed? I looked for a broken down chart given me percentage or some other measurement of this and cannot find one. I heard once that hemp seed has more digestible protein than any other natural source.

Answer 1

Soy

Answer 2

Skully, that is incorrect. Half the protein in an egg is from the yolk, half from the white. The yolk also contains all the fat.

The biological value of egg protein (100%) > dairy >> meat/fish > plant sources (70%)
However, a pound of dry hemp seed obviously has more protein than a pound of eggs, and the amount easily compensates for the differences in BV.

Answer 3

Eggs are high in PERCENTAGE of USABLE protein.....but eggs aren't super high in protein. Now, digestible is another matter. Humans aren't good at digesting eggs, and consider that cooking protien cuts it's usage in half. (I get more protein from fruit than most people get from eggs)

And, if your brother is just one of those people who've come to BELIEVE animal protein is 'special", arguing with him is a waste of time.

AND, this all doesn't matter, because - a highly digestible protein source is not nessessary. :) Happy new year.

Answer 4

intense protein would not advise high quality protein, if this grow to be the case all bodybuilders could consume a ton of plant ingredients for protein using it being greater low-value/denser in nutrition. everyday protein supplies that are of sturdy high quality interior the bodybuilding community are -eggs -milk fairly -cottage cheese -lentils -a number of forms of meat yet especially fish/fowl using their expenses & intense protein content cloth -Quinoa -& ultimately a protein supplement in the event that they are looking it hard to realize protein needs or are desirous to shop some money.

Answer 5

I learned in nutrition class that the protein in eggs is 100% digested, which is more than all the meats. Milk came in second.

Answer 6

You have to look at the BV (Biological Value) to determine how much digestible protein is left for the body to use ... chicken, fish, eggs, milk, have a higher BV than other plant based items. With regard to the egg ... all of the protein in the egg is contained in the white of the egg.

"In general, animal proteins, such as from milk, eggs, and meats, are considered highly digestible and higher quality than plant sources of protein." http://pediatrics.about.com/od/nutrition/a/06_protein_food.htm

Actually Andromeda ... neither of us was correct ...eggs as the BV standard are rated at 93.7% . . .

Protein (g) is divided as follows: Protein (g) 6.29 (entire egg) 3.60 (white/albumin) 2.70 (yolk).

It is quite distressing that I have erred since it happens so infrequently. But I suppose a couple of times a year isn't so bad.

Now I would agree that equivalency can be compensated by volume consumed. However perhaps we leave it to the asker if he/she wants to eat a boatload of hemp seeds to make up for what can be obtained by eating a couple of eggs. It is quite the predicgtable but vacuous statement on your part.

Moreover, your statement of "compensation by eating tons of something else" does not change the validity of the statement that "In general, animal proteins, such as from milk, eggs, and meats, are considered highly digestible and higher quality than plant sources of protein." http://pediatrics.about.com/od/nutrition. BTW digestible & useable are usually used interchangeabley in active clinical settings.

Supply references when you make statements.

Answer 7

the most digestible protein for people is the protein found in breast milk.

Answer 8

whey