complete protein

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complete
adjective
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/kəmˈpliːt/us
/kəmˈpliːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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protein
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈprəʊ.tiːn/us
/ˈproʊ.tiːn/
one of the many substances found in food such as meat, cheese, fish, or eggs, that is necessary for the body to grow and ...
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Complete proteins such as meat, eggs, and soy provide the athlete with all essential amino acids for synthesising new tissues.
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These two amino acids allow the body to manufacture complete proteins, thereby eliminating wet-malnutrition.
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Something other than carbohydrates, fats and complete proteins was missing from this artificial diet.
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Soy protein products can replace animal-based foodswhich also have complete proteins but tend to contain more fat, especially saturated fatwithout requiring major adjustments elsewhere in the diet.
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Soybeans are considered by many agencies to be a source ofcompleteprotein.
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Thecompleteproteincomplement of a cell or organism is known as the proteome.
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At the time when the first complete antibody sequence was determined (1969) it was the largestcompleteproteinsequence that had ever been determined.
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Together they make up acompleteprotein, which provides each of the amino acids the body can not make for itself.
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Legumes combined with whole grains can offer acompleteproteinsource.
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A serving also provides 9 g of protein and is acompleteprotein, providing all nine amino acids the human body can not produce.
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Several subunits are assembled into thecompleteprotein.
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Casein was found to be acompleteprotein, thus paving the way for the use of this protein in modern rat diets.
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Nutritional evaluations indicate that quinoa is a source ofcompleteprotein.
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It is acompleteproteincontaining all essential amino acids, though with reduced amounts of methionine, cysteine and lysine when compared to the proteins of meat, eggs and milk.
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It is possible to combine two incomplete protein sources (e.g. rice and beans) to make acompleteprotein source, and characteristic combinations are the basis of distinct cultural cooking traditions.
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Adding other foods with complementary amino acid profiles to this food may yield a morecompleteprotein source and improve the quality of some types of restrictive diets.
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Proteins known as complete proteins contain all eight of the essential amino acids.
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