ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2024
Protein quality, nutrition and health.
Review in Frontiers in nutrition, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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13 citing papers in PubMed.
- Association Between Maternal Protein Intake and the Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Hybrid Fractionation of Cowpea: Combining Dry and Wet Routes to Produce Versatile Protein Ingredients.Journal of food science · 2026Article
- Nitrogen Balance and Protein Quality Ingestion in Pregnant Women: Characterizing a Nutritional Scenario in a Pilot Study in Mexico.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Safety Aspects of Cell Culture-Derived Food for Human Consumption.Advances in biochemical engineering/biotechnology · 2026Review
- The role of protein quality and amino acid composition in preventing sarcopenia and functional decline in older adults.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Fermentation Technologies to Produce and Improve Alternative Protein Sources.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Foliar-Applied Selenium-Zinc Nanocomposite Drives Synergistic Effects on Se/Zn Accumulation inNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Comparative Evaluation of Nutritional Quality and In Vitro Protein Digestibility in Selected Vegetable Soybean Genotypes at R6 and R8 Maturity.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Dietary Nitrogen and Its Role in the Gut Microbiome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Waste valorization ofFood science and biotechnology · 2025Article
- The Impact of Plant-Based Proteins on Muscle Mass and Strength Performance: A Comprehensive Review.Current nutrition reports · 2025Review
- MicroalgaFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Gut microbiota, nutrients, and depression.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
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Abstract
Dietary proteins are energy macronutrients providing nitrogen, amino acids (AA), and energy. AAs are the main nitrogen-containing compounds in the body and are the precursors for the synthesis of body proteins and of several other AA-derived molecules. Among the 20 AAs included in protein sequence, 9 are classified as "nutritionally essential" or "indispensable" AA (IAA) because they cannot be synthesized in the body and must be provided by the diet. IAAs are limiting components for protein synthesis. An adequate intake of protein is required to support growth, maintenance, body functions, health and survival. Official definition of protein requirement is based on nitrogen balance. Protein quality is related to the capacity of protein to provide an adequate quantity of nitrogen and of each of the 9 IAAs for the different physiological situations in humans. Protein source is considered high quality for humans when the protein is readily digested, simultaneously providing an adequate quantity of nitrogen and of each of the 9 IAAs to maintain an adequate metabolic AA pool. The most accurate assessment of protein quality of foods for humans is through metabolic studies that measure nitrogen balance. The protein quality score is the ratio of the content of each IAA in the food and in a reference profile. This score corresponds to the calculated composition of a protein which, when meeting protein requirements, simultaneously meets the requirements of each of the 9 IAAs. AA scores as predictors of protein quality must be adjusted for protein and AA availability.
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