Simply put, complete proteins are proteins that contain all 8 or 9 essential amino acids. Understanding the importance of this requires a few more details.
When proteins are eaten, they can be broken down into their 22 amino acid building blocks. There are 13 that we can make. Since we can make these, they are considered non-essential to our diets. Then there are 9 essential amino acids. Think of these 9 as essential to have in your diet because you cannot make them. Once we ingest the 9 essential amino acids, we can make the rest.
List of Amino Acids
The non-essential list: alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, proline, serine, and tyrosine.
The essential list: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine.
Eggs are the best source of complete proteins! Worried about eggs and cholesterol? Don’t! Also, beans with ground sesame seeds are excellent sources. Most people eat a plate full of rice with a little beans on top. In the past, we suggested a plateful of beans with a little rice mixed in. Unfortunately, rice now contains excessive amounts of mercury and arsenic. Therefore, we no longer recommend rice as a staple food to be eaten regularly. Instead, we recommend adding ground sesame seeds. To ensure you do not get tired of eating eggs and beans, begin collecting many recipes and restaurant dishes featuring these two precious foods.
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