ReviewNutrients2022
Protein Quality in Perspective: A Review of Protein Quality Metrics and Their Applications.
Review in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 82 papers.
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82 citing papers in PubMed.
- Complementary plant protein pairing does not further increase postexercise myofibrillar protein synthesis after a 20 g protein dose within a high-carbohydrate whole-food matrix in young adults: a randomized controlled trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Trial
- Fermented milk protein consumption improves exercise performance and total body mass in prepubertal children: a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Trial
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- Transcriptome Analysis Reveals a Potential Response Mechanism ofJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- From Single Foods to Whole Diets: A Critical Framework for Protein Quality Assessment Accounting for Complementarity and Matrix Effects.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2026Review
- Phytochemical Engineering of Alternative Plant Proteins for Enhanced Nutrition and Digestibility.Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2026Review
- Effects of thermal processing on protein quality and bioactivity of tilapia: Explored byFood chemistry: X · 2026Article
- Dietary diversity in Mediterranean countries is characterized by amino acid and fatty acid profiles.European journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Insects as an Alternative Protein Source: A Sustainable Approach to Future Food Security.Insects · 2026Review
- Improving feed safety and nutritional utilization of cassava waste through solid-state fermentation for sustainable duck feeding.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Article
- Limited net-export capacity undermines the Netherlands' 'feeding the world' narrative.Nature food · 2026Article
- Unlocking the Functional Properties of Plant Proteins in Designing Food Formulations for Senior Adults.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2026Review
- The fate of dietary protein in the gastrointestinal tract and implications for colonic disease.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2026Review
- Protein Paradox: Protein Quality Based on Amino Acids Composition is Poorly Associated with Health Outcomes.Current nutrition reports · 2026Review
- The role of protein quality in designing sustainable food systems.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Colorimetric detection of amino acids enabled by functional nanomaterials: mechanisms, performance evaluation, and translational perspectives.Mikrochimica acta · 2026Review
- Beyond daily totals: meal-level digestible indispensable amino acid score reveals how food groups shape protein quality in vegan diets.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Power from the press cake: a scoping and compositional review of defatted nut and seed powders with regards to sports nutrition.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Nutrient assessment of sea buckthorn residues as potential feed ingredients.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Comparative effects of pea protein vs. dairy proteins (α-lactalbumin and casein) on aminoacidemia, exercise performance, gut microbiota, hormonal responses, neurocognitive function, mood, and metabolic-inflammatory responses in older adults.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
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Abstract
For design of healthy and sustainable diets and food systems, it is important to consider not only the quantity but also the quality of nutrients. This is particularly important for proteins, given the large variability in amino acid composition and digestibility between dietary proteins. This article reviews measurements and metrics in relation to protein quality, but also their application. Protein quality methods based on concentrations and digestibility of individual amino acids are preferred, because they do not only allow ranking of proteins, but also assessment of complementarity of protein sources, although this should be considered only at a meal level and not a diet level. Measurements based on ileal digestibility are preferred over those on faecal digestibility to overcome the risk of overestimation of protein quality. Integration of protein quality on a dietary level should also be done based on measurements on an individual amino acid basis. Effects of processing, which is applied to all foods, should be considered as it can also affect protein quality through effects on digestibility and amino acid modification. Overall, protein quality data are crucial for integration into healthy and sustainable diets, but care is needed in data selection, interpretation and integration.
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