What is the difference between animal and plant proteins?

Bodybuilding News · Aug 23, 2018

Protein is an essential part of the diet. It helps to build, repair, and maintain the body's structures. Foods derived from plants and animals can both provide protein, but there are some differences.
Protein exists throughout the body, in everything from the muscles and organs to the bones, skin, and hair. The body does not store protein like it does other macronutrients, so this protein has to come from the diet.

Proteins are made up of amino acids. A person's body needs a balance of all 22 types of amino acids to function correctly.

The body cannot produce nine of these acids, called essential amino acids.

A complete protein source refers to a type of food that contains all nine.

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Folk Artist · Aug 26, 2018

Animal proteins are complete because they have all the essential amino acids, but plant proteins are not because they may lack one or more of the essential amino acids. Animal proteins have a lot more fat and saturated fat than the plant proteins though, and meat has other harmful compounds in it as well, so you might want to consider that as well.

Heatman · Aug 26, 2018

Well, in a very simple answer, the difference between the two is that animal proteins comes from animal meat and plant proteins comes from plants. Now, if you break it down to the mineral contents of these protein sources, it appears that animal proteins are more complete than the ones available in plants.

Alexandoy · Aug 29, 2018

I admit my ignorance on proteins. To me, any protein is good as long as it is from fresh food and not from pills or powder. I don't think I lack protein because I am a meat eater and I also love nuts. In fact, walnuts and dates will be my snack today. Natural food is my recourse when it comes to vitamins and I haven't tried energy drinks yet until now.

Heatman · Aug 30, 2018

Alexandoy said:
I admit my ignorance on proteins. To me, any protein is good as long as it is from fresh food and not from pills or powder. I don't think I lack protein because I am a meat eater and I also love nuts. In fact, walnuts and dates will be my snack today. Natural food is my recourse when it comes to vitamins and I haven't tried energy drinks yet until now.

I do take energy drinks from time to time especially when I'm into active workout. One of my favorite energy drink is red bull. I used to take power horse but choose red bull over it because it lightings me up real fast.

Athanas · Feb 11, 2022

Plant proteins are extracted from plants, for example groundnuts and beans. Animal proteins, on the other hand, are derived from animals such as poultry, beef, pork and mutton.

TalkAdmin · Feb 11, 2022

Athanas said:
Plant proteins are extracted from plants, for example groundnuts and beans. Animal proteins, on the other hand, are derived from animals such as poultry, beef, pork and mutton.

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