Protein GapFill

Proteins are organic macromolecules built from  adipose tissuepeptidesamino acidsfatty acids, bound together into long chains.There are about 20 different amino acids which can combine to make a molecule of protein. Some of the amino acids can be built by the body from scratch – for this reason they are called 'dispensable'. If an amino acid cannot be built by the body from scratch, it is called  a completea misoan essentiala high biological value amino acid and has to be provided as a part of a healthy diet.

There are  ninetwoone hundredeleven essential amino acids and if they are all present in a molecule of protein, such protein is called a complete protein and has a  incomplete valuehigh energy valuehigh biological valuelow biological value. If one or more of the amino acids is missing, the protein is considered  an essentialan unstablea low biological valuea stable protein.

Protein  coagulationcorrelationkwashiorkorcomplementation allows us to combine two or more sources of low biological value proteins to make a   high energycompletetextured vegetableadequate protein. An example of this is  spaghetti bolognesecheese on toasthot dogbeans on toast. Complete proteins occur mostly in  plant foodsanimal-derived foodsfruits and vegetablescereals, but also in  breadgherkinscouscousquinoa and  green peasolive oilsoysweetcorn.

Proteins are necessary to build  tooth enameladipose tissueunsaturated fatall cells in the body , enzymes and hormones. They can also be used as a  essential minorfreesecondaryprimary source of energy – this means that they are only used as a source of energy if other sources (carbohydrates and fats) are not available.

If a person eats too little protein, they may develop a disease called  kwashiorkorberiberikidney stonesscurvy. Too much protein can also be harmful for the body, causing harm to the liver and the kidneys.