Table 4.
Free amino acid contents of mixed cereals powder (mg/100 g)

Free amino acid A B C D E F
Essential amino acid Threonine 1.43±0.05 1.59±0.20 1.42±0.05 1.78±0.19 1.64±0.05 1.53±0.00
Valine 4.22±0.13 4.70±0.24 4.19±0.00 4.99±0.32 4.33±0.51 4.23±.02
Methionine 0.57±0.02 0.83±0.16 0.56±0.14 0.90±0.13 0.85±0.03 0.65±0.03
Isoleucine 1.11±0.07 1.42±0.25 1.19±0.00 1.58±0.16 1.42±0.00 1.22±0.02
Leucine 1.77±0.10 2.42±0.25 1.93±0.01 2.63±0.20 2.43±0.03 2.02±0.09
Phenylalanine 1.28±0.19 1.62±0.19 1.34±0.07 1.75±0.06 1.63±0.01 1.38±0.00
Lysine 2.17±0.18 2.84±0.22 2.26±0.12 3.05±0.13 2.80±0.02 2.33±0.00
Total essential amino acid 12.54±0.75 15.41±1.41 12.89±0.25 16.67±1.19 15.11±0.64 13.45±0.15
Nonessential amino acid Aspartic acid 12.77±0.67 11.22±0.78 13.37±0.24 12.93±0.55 12.30±0.20 14.67±0.09
Serine 2.61±0.06 2.79±0.19 2.64±0.04 2.90±0.19 2.68±0.05 2.65±0.04
Glutamic acid 12.44±0.51 13.11±0.51 12.87±0.13 13.50±0.86 13.26±0.23 12.53±0.56
Glycine 2.36±0.01 2.63±0.14 2.33±0.04 2.73±0.11 2.63±0.01 2.47±0.02
Alanine 6.05±0.21 6.13±0.51 5.54±0.11 6.65±0.23 6.23±0.33 6.31±0.35
Tyrosine 1.40±0.04 1.70±0.14 1.47±0.02 1.79±0.07 1.70±0.00 1.61±0.02
Histidine 0.75±0.04 0.92±0.15 0.81±0.03 0.85±0.01 0.83±0.02 0.76±0.11
Arginine 4.27±0.12 5.19±0.24 4.33±0.11 5.35±0.30 4.99±0.19 4.41±0.03
Total nonessential amino acid 42.65±1.16 43.69±2.65 43.37±0.65 46.71±2.30 44.61±1.04 45.40±0.87
Total free amino acid 55.19±1.91 59.11±4.06 56.26±0.90 63.38±3.49 59.72±1.67 58.85±0.71
Total EAA / Total FAA (%)) 22.72 26.07 22.91 26.30 25.30 22.85
A, barley : proso millet : sorghum : adlay = 2:2:2:1; B, barley : proso millet : sorghum : adlay = 2:2:1:2; C, barley : proso millet : sorghum : adlay = 2:1:2:2; D, barley : proso millet : sorghum : adlay = 2:2:1:1; E, barley : proso millet : sorghum : adlay = 2:1:1:2; F, barley : proso millet : sorghum : adlay = 2:1:2:1.
Total EAA: Total essential amino acid.
Total FAA: Total free amino acid.
Nd: Not detected.