Raw and roasted pistachio nuts (Pistacia vera L.) are ‘good’ sources of protein based on their digestible indispensable amino acid score as determined in pigs

Agriculture & Biology

• Pistacia vera 86%
• pistachios 76%
• nuts 64%
• protein sources 58%
• swine 39%
• amino acids 34%
• digestible protein 20%
• limiting amino acids 12%
• digestibility 11%
• roasting 5%
• threonine 4%
• phenylalanine 4%
• arginine 4%
• lysine 3%
• proteins 3%
• testing 1%

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Pistacia 100%
• Nuts 76%
• Swine 48%
• Amino Acids 42%
• Proteins 22%
• Nut Proteins 10%
• Threonine 5%
• Phenylalanine 5%
• Lysine 4%
• Arginine 4%
• Child 4%
• Age Groups 3%