On Fri, 24 Mar 2000 03:35:50 -0500, Amadeus Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>On Thu, 23 Mar 2000 13:49:47 -0500, Bruce Sherrod <[log in to unmask]>
>wrote:
>
>>But to answer your question, I've provided a table of foods sorted by
>>tryptophan/calorie ratio.
>>
>>I have to admit I have little intuition about what the results of
>>this table mean.  For example, brown mushrooms have a fairly high
>>tryptophan/calorie ratio, but does that mean they are a good source
>>of tryptophan?  At .056g/100g, I would say not.  You would have to eat
>>a kilogram of brown mushrooms in order to get as much tryptophan as is
>>in 100g of cooked elk meat.
>...
>Tryptophan is available to the brain only throu a transportation vessel
>(enzyme) which it shares and competes to with other amino acids.
>Eating much carbohydrates helps, because the elevated insulin signals
>body-cells to use (up) valin, isoleucin, leucin, and so the *relative*
>part of tryptophan rises.

"wombn" was so kind to provide such a list (by prive mail).

It shows some interesting stuffs high in RELATIVE tryptophan
(according to my idea above).
Some items with the best ratios i've listed below.
As rough rule of thumb: medication of 5-htp (intermediate
betweed try and serotonin) was seen at 30-50 mg.
Kelp, breadnuttree, dates sesame pork, game meat and brazils
range top at the list (beef is down).
Someone interested in serotonin at the evening might try
at least 50mg (would be 0.050 for the 100g list below)
or a multiple together with some carbo in the evening.
A multiple for niacin deficient in the food (60 to 1 for niacin conversion).

My further request to english speaking people here:
Please, what are "breadnuttree" and "winged beans"???
I haven't any dictionary containing it, babelfish also refuses to
translate it.
Who knows and can describe it please help.

regards

Amadeus S-


Ratio|Tryptophan|Protein|Food Desc
0.028|0.048|1.68|Seaweed, kelp, raw
0.027|0.234|8.62|Seeds, breadnuttree seeds, dried
0.027|0.064|2.37|Mushrooms, enoki, raw
0.025|0.762|29.65|Winged beans, mature seeds, raw
0.025|0.05|1.97|Dates, domestic, natural and dry
0.023|0.044|1.87|Mushrooms, canned, drained solids
0.023|0.051|2.17|Mushrooms, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
0.023|0.051|2.17|Mushrooms, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
0.021|0.371|16.96|Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, roasted and toasted
0.021|0.625|28.5|Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, pancreas,
0.018|0.545|30.19|Game meat, elk, cooked, roasted
0.018|0.026|1.43|Radicchio, raw
0.018|0.26|14.34|Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched
0.018|0.282|15.55|Wheat bran, crude