How to Use essential amino acid in a Sentence

essential amino acid

noun
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  • Moreover, the nopal is rich in essential amino acids that cut down water weight (2).
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Corn, for example — considered a dietary staple by many people — is missing the essential amino acids tryptophan, lysine and threonine.
    — Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The ancient grain adds all nine essential amino acids to the dish.
    — Terri Milligan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2017
  • This high-protein snack packs all the essential amino acids and still tastes great.
    — Good Housekeeping, 20 June 2023
  • Just keep in mind most of these choices will not provide your body with all nine of the essential amino acids.
    — Lauren Manaker, Verywell Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Breadfruit is low in fat, high in complex carbs, contains all essential amino acids, and is gluten-free.
    — CBS News, 24 Nov. 2019
  • First of all, most plant proteins are lacking in just one or two essential amino acids, Gardner points out.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Getting the right mix of essential amino acids is important for muscle growth and recovery.6 No protein source contains all of the amino acids that the body needs.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Getting in a variety of protein and fiber sources, fruits and vegetables will help you to get all of those essential amino acids in.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Your liver helps by storing various essential amino acids over the course of a day for use later on.
    — Health.com, 10 Apr. 2018
  • That makes a constant supply of the essential amino acids, well, essential!
    — Caroline Walder, Good Housekeeping, 1 Mar. 2018
  • All of these high-protein options are also rich in leucine, an essential amino acid involved in the growth and repair of muscle, skin, and bone.
    — Outside Online, 17 Feb. 2021
  • Minestrone serves up essential amino acids, a potpourri of vitamins, and a range of fibers.
    — National Geographic, 17 Dec. 2019
  • These tablets contain the essential amino acid L-arginine, which is believed to enhance the blood flow in the body and assist in the production of nitric oxide.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
  • One scoop of this powder provides 20 grams of protein with a complete essential amino acid profile.
    — Jaclyn London, M.s., R.d., Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Some, such as spirulina, can contain up to 70 percent protein in dry weight, and have all the essential amino acids that humans need to survive.
    — Marta Zaraska, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2019
  • Made from split peas, pea protein ($21, Amazon) contains all of the essential amino acids, but is low in one—methionine.
    — Brierley Horton, Ms, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Just keep in mind that not all protein powders provide the entire range of essential amino acids that natural forms of protein can.
    — Alexandra Sifferlin, Time, 1 Sep. 2017
  • Without niacin, the body cannot produce tryptophan, an essential amino acid.
    — Ben Crair, Smithsonian, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Unlike the other six essential amino acids, which are broken down in the liver, BCAAs are metabolized in the muscle.
    — Donavyn Coffey, TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
  • This provides adequate amounts of all essential amino acids to be a complete protein, and each serving has 20 grams of protein.
    — Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Thus, Tremblaya and Moranella work together to produce essential amino acids for themselves as well as the ones that the mealybug cannot find in its strict sap diet.
    — Quanta Magazine, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Tofu is naturally high in protein and contains all the essential amino acids your body needs.
    — Women's Health, 25 May 2023
  • This all-natural formula combines a blend of herbs and essential amino acids that work together to calm your dog's nerves.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Quinoa, which is technically a seed, includes all essential amino acids (there are nine) that your body needs for repair and growth but can’t produce for itself.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 30 Apr. 2020
  • Complete proteins contain all nine essential amino acids needed to build and repair protein tissues in the body.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Seitan is not a complete protein, lacking the essential amino acid lysine.
    — NBC News, 31 Jan. 2020
  • In the search for another path to the fountain of youth, researchers have been exploring the role of methionine and cysteine, two of the body's nine essential amino acids which contain sulfur.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Crickets contain essential amino acids and are high in nutrients such as omega-3s, calcium and iron.
    — Jen Skerritt, Bloomberg.com, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Seaweed is nutritious, rich in dietary fiber, omega-3 fatty acids, essential amino acids, and vitamins A, B, C and E.
    — Juliet Eilperin, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2023

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