this topic was discussed many, many times, but I have a habit to do a research on my own :) just to know more about an issue and at the same time to go on with my education ;)
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that we obtain 5% of our calories from protein. This would mean that if you were a man burning 3000 calories per day, you would need 38 grams of protein. Here's the math on how this 38 grams of protein is calculated.
more about a calculation read here
well, I've found this facts.
Food % Protein
Grains and Flours
Whole Wheat Flour 16
Oatmeal 15
White Flour 11
Brown Rice 9
Cornmeal 9
White Rice 7
Starchy Vegetables
Peas 28
Black Beans 27
Kidney Beans 27
Corn 11
Cassava 10
Potato 8
Sweet Potato 7
Green Vegetables
Spinach 51
Broccoli 42
Asparagus 42
Lettuce 40
Onions 32
Mushrooms 12
Carrots 10
Animal Products
Cottage Cheese 68
Beef 53
Chicken 46
Salmon 43
Skim Milk 39
Egg 32
Pork 29
Cheddar Cheese 25
Whole Milk 21
Human Milk 5
percentage of spinach protein is higher then in chicken :)
also the information about amino acids essential for humans (as 8 out of 20 of them we cant produce from scratch within our own bodies) are presented in this article
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Comment by PK on December 10, 2011 at 2:30am In biology, roughly all living cells are about 5% protein and 5% fat. No matter what you eat, you are getting this minimum.
This what I tell people who are concerned about protein intake, and then their light bulb will go off in their heads, like oh yeah, right, I learned that in high school biology.
As long as I am eating a raw leafy green and raw fruit diet, I never count or worry that I am getting enough protein anymore:)
Thanks for sharing and Peace, PK
Comment by Diospyros on December 10, 2011 at 1:40am Ultimately, all the protein and amino acids COME FROM PLANTS. That's where they are first made before animals eat them.
Comment by elena on December 9, 2011 at 8:58pm yeah, that's it. it's delicious to get protein from nanas :) as for spinach, we can get many more nutrients from it (apart from just protein) which we cant even imagine getting from chicken/animal products.
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