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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  elevennineone hundredtwo essential amino acids and if they are all present in a molecule of protein, such protein is called a complete protein and has a  low biological valuehigh biological valueincomplete valuehigh energy value. If one or more of the amino acids is missing, the protein is considered  a low biological valuean essentialan unstablea stable protein.

Protein  complementationkwashiorkorcoagulationcorrelation 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  hot dogbeans on toastcheese on toastspaghetti bolognese. Complete proteins occur mostly in  cerealsfruits and vegetablesanimal-derived foodsplant foods, but also in  breadquinoagherkinscouscous and  sweetcornsoygreen peasolive oil.

Proteins are necessary to build  all cells in the bodyadipose tissueunsaturated fattooth enamel , enzymes and hormones. They can also be used as a  essential minorprimarysecondaryfree 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  kidney stonesscurvykwashiorkorberiberi. Too much protein can also be harmful for the body, causing harm to the liver and the kidneys.