On Mon, 30 Oct 2000 10:38:35 -0800, Wally Day <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

i wrote:
>> As far as I know this is wrong.
>
Wally wrote:
>Huh? Then why did you write this...
>

to clarify, i repeat:
>> Generally, A SINGLE animal food (meat, egg, etc.)
>> DOES have all the essentials, while A SINGLE plant
>> food does NOT.

*this* is wrong to clarify. The last part of your sentence is wrong.

>> It is true that plants, in certain
>> COMBINATIONS, CAN provide all of the essentials.

The truth is, that any plant without any combination provides all
essential
amino acids.
The truth is, that there are known COMBINATIONS in which plant
proteins are
superior, and a plant protein combination with  small amounts of egg
is
outclassing all other proteins.

>> So in general you need more of plant protein
>> as you need of cow
>> muscle protein (and more amino acids go to the oven
>> - burning).
>
>Which is why meat is called "complete" and veggie
>sources is called "incomplete".
>
>> (wheat)..  a rather
>> low "value" because it has a relative low amount of
>> one amino acid - lysine.
>
>Which is why it's called "incomplete".
>
>> But it does contain lysine.
>
>Which does not make it "complete".

It is just toooo silly.
Anybody with an IQ higher that that of a sabbertooth tiger can
understand
that it is improper to use binary deciding words like
complete/incomplete
for a gradual occuring property.

You happen to draw the line between complete and incomplete
somewhere at 91% quality of egg.
Is meat incomplete then?
It is missing some amino acids which cost 9 percent of quality
compared to
eggs or maize/beans? Is it incomplete therefore?

 potatoe/egg     136   (1+1/2 eggs to 1500 grams Potatoe)
 milk/wheat      109   ( 75% milkprotein )
 maize/beans     100   (1 cup Beans to 2 cups maize)
 egg             100
 meat/gelatine    99   (17% gelatine is optimum)
 meat             91
 milk of cow      88    (alone)
 beans            79     "
 maize            72     "
 wheat            51     "
 gelatine          0     "

If there is one *incomplete* protein then it is gelatine, where
two amino acids are missing.
This word is from an antique vocabulary of silly "meat or not"
discussions,
not useful in any paleolithic context.
All natural (paleo-) proteins are complete.

A.S.