Protein Digestibility

Note: This manual is for Genesis R&D Supplements 1.6 and earlier. The manual for versions 2.0 and later can be found here: Genesis R&D Supplements 2.0 Manual

Protein Digestibility



Food item

Protein
digestibility

Source
(see below)

Food item

Protein
digestibility

Source
(see below)

almonds

0.88

15

amaranth

0.721

20

apple



4

barley

0.9

27

baru almond

0.7548

5

beans





beans, black

0.7

14

beans, black, pressure cooked

0.72

3

beans, broad

0.87

27

beans, brown, cooked

0.79

27

beans, butter

0.57

27

beans, faba, pressure cooked

0.86

3

beans, haricot

0.71

27

beans, lima

0.78

27

beans, kidney

0.786

14

beans, kidney, canned

0.81

3

beans, kidney, white

0.78

27

beans, navy

0.8

14

beans, pinto

0.762

14

beans, pinto, canned

0.73

3

beans, pinto, pressure cooked

0.8

3

beans, red

0.78

27

beans, seafarer, pressure cooked

0.84

3

beans, snap, frozen

0.82

27

beans, sugar

0.69

27

beans, sugar, speckled

0.78

27

beans, sugar, spotted

0.81

27

beans, velvet

0.68

27

beef

0.98

3

beef, ground, lowfat

0.91

27

beef, powdered, defatted

0.97

27

beef, steak

0.97

27

beef, tenderloin, roasted

0.91

27

brazil nut

0.892

5

buckwheat

0.8

10

cabbage

0.88

27

carrot



4

casein

0.99

3

casein, acid

0.95

27

casein, rennet

0.94

27

caseinate

0.96

27

cashew nut

0.8766

5

cheese, cheddar

0.99

27

cheese, cottage

0.99

27

chia, flour

0.798

6

chia, flour, toasted

0.3418

6

chia seed, raw

0.2901

6

chia seed, soaked

0.243

6

chia seed, toasted

0.1087

6

chicken

1

27

chicken, dark meat

0.92

27

chicken, light meat

0.93

27

chicken franks

0.96

3

chickpeas

0.85

14

chickpeas, canned

0.88

3

cocoa husk

0.68

16

cocoa powder

.36

31

coconut meal, defatted

0.893

24

coconut meal, whole

0.8875

24

coconut protein concentrate

0.9402

24

collagen/gelatin



21

corn, extruded cereal

0.62

27

corn, corn flakes

0.7

27

corn, degerminated opaque 2

0.94

27

corn, germ, w/pericarp



2

corn, puffed cereal

0.76

27

corn, whole

0.89

27

corn, whole kernel



2

corn, whole opaque 2

0.92

27

cornmeal

0.84

27

cottonseed flour, glandless

0.98

27

cottonseed meal

0.08

27

cowpeas

0.79

27





Food item

Protein
digestibility

Source
(see below)

Food item

Protein
digestibility

Source
(see below)

egg, albumen

0.97

27

egg, dried

0.98

27

egg, flakes

0.92

27

egg, powdered, defatted

1

27

egg, powdered, dried

0.93

27

egg, scrambled

0.96

27

egg, spray dried

0.92

27

egg, whole

0.97

27

egg white

1

3

egg white powder



1

flaxseed

0.85

27

haddock

1

27

hemp seed, dehulled

0.878

23

hemp seed, whole

0.8515

23

hemp seed meal

0.9415

23

herring, canned in oil

0.954

19

indian almond, T. Catappa seed

0.284

17

kale



4

kale

0.85

27

lactalbumin

0.94

27

lentils

0.85

27

lentils, canned

0.84

3

lentils, green, whole

0.879

14

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