Where do I get my proteins ?

Proteins are made up of amino acids.  Some of these amino acids are indispensable. Proteins can be classified has complete and incomplete based on their amino acid content. If a protein of a food supplies a sufficient amount of the nine essential amino acids it is called complete. If a protein contains low value of one or more of the essential amino acids it is considered incomplete.

Essential amino acids are: tryptophan, valine, leucine, isoleucine, methionine, phenylalaline, threonine and lysine;

Semi essential amino acids: taurine, histidine;

Complete aminoacids maintain life and provide fat normal growth of young and reproduction in the adult when fed as the sole protein food.

Incomplete aminoacids maintain life but do not support normal growth.

The best foods to eat for protein are not necessarily those that are highest in protein. The nutritional content of a food should be taken into account. Animal food can contain a higher percentage of protein than vegetable food but it also has a high percentage of fat. The calories that come from vegetable food come from protein, so it is actually a better source of protein. The rest of the calories come from desirable complex carbohydrates;

Most nuts and seeds provide more than 10 percent protein;

Most nuts contain complete and high-grade proteins. They rank and even surpass, flesh foods in the quantity of their proteins. Nut proteins are also free from pathogenic bacterial or parasitical contamination.

The following nuts are excellent sources of proteins (for more information see Fruit ONLY! Cure for one thousand illnesses)

Peanuts (raw) – Peanuts have 26% of protein;

Almonds - their proteins have a high biological value and some nutritionists say they are an excellent substitute for meat; Almonds have 19 %of protein; 

Walnuts – contain 18,5 % of protein;

Brazil nut – this nut is very valuable and recognised has complete; Brazil Nuts have 17% of protein;

Coconut - is an excellent and complete food; Coconut has 6% of protein;

Cashew and chestnuts – have 3% of protein;

 The following fruits are also rich in proteins:

 Dates – 2,5 % of protein;

Avocado – 2.5% of protein;

Grapes – 1,5% of protein;

Figs  - 1,5% of protein;