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Protein from vegetables, does it count?

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Maximilian

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Ive noticed every bowl of mixed veg i eat has ~5.75g of protein, so im eating 10 maybe 15g of protein from this a day. Does this protein count towards my macro?

Ive read various things from, no it dosent count it lacks amino acids to yes ofc it counts protein is protein. So... yeah... anyone know much about veg protein?
 
I'm not a sports physiologist, but protein is protein.

Lulz @ "lacks amino acids"... All protein is nothing but amino acids
 
I believe all the protein supplements are made from milk. I've heard animal protein is better, but never with any real data to back it up. I think it is more costly to extract the protein to make powders from plants, which is why most of it is whey, but I would wager that is more of a cost barrier than a "not as good" barrier.
 
It's an incomplete source but I count it for consistency when tracking my macros. Count it or don't count it but just be consistent with whichever path you pick.
 
Plan.B said:
Plant-based protein is complete protein, and yes it counts.
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What? It's the other way around - animal-based protein is always a complete source of amino acids. Plant-based protein is typically incomplete. Soy is a complete protein. However, legumes and grains in their own right are incomplete sources. Mixed together, they make a complete source.
 
Yes, essential amino acids. And yes, SC, agreed. My previous post was too condensed. Plant-based foods hit the spectrum of the essential amino acids, so you have to eat a variety to get them all. With a proper plant-based diet, you can get complete protein, w/out the fat & hormones found in alot of animal foods.
 
uclaLabrat said:
What do you mean by complete or incomplete? They lack all essential amino acids?
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Yes, certain vegetable sources have a select few amino acids, but not others. There are, I believe, 10 essential amino acids from which all others that are necessary can be synthesized within the body. Legumes don't contain all of them. Grains don't contain all of them. Legumes + grains do. Soybeans in themselves contain all of them.
 
Also in addition to lack of a complete amino acid profile, an even greater issue is absorption. Plant proteins don't digest as well as milk or animal based protein.
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinoa

Code: 
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
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Protein 	14 g
- Tryptophan 	0.167 g
- Threonine 	0.421 g
- Isoleucine 	0.504 g
- Leucine 	0.840 g
- Lysine 	0.766 g
- Methionine 	0.309 g
- Cystine 	0.203 g
- Phenylalanine 0.593 g
- Tyrosine 	0.267 g
- Valine 	0.594 g
- Arginine 	1.091 g
- Histidine 	0.407 g
- Alanine 	0.588 g
- Aspartic acid 1.134 g
- Glutamic acid 1.865 g
- Glycine 	0.694 g
- Proline 	0.773 g
- Serine 	0.567 g
 
I consume a lot of pea protein, which has an excellent protein profile and is inexpensive. Some people mix it with rice protein to make it a bit more complete of the essentials.

However unless I consume a protease product with the pea protein, I do not utilize it nearly as efficiently, and I believe this is not uncommon. While 'protein is protein' has some merit, utilization of all proteins does not happen equally.
 
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