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Essential Amino Acids
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Leucine
Essential, found in chicken breast and is critical for protein synthesis
Isoleucine
Essential, found in eggs and helps with muscle metabolism
Lysine
Essential, found in red meat and necessary for collagen production
Methionine
Essential, found in sesame seeds and plays a role in methylation processes
Phenylalanine
Essential, found in soybeans and required for the production of neurotransmitters
Threonine
Essential, found in lentils and important for immune function
Tryptophan
Essential, found in turkey and used in the synthesis of serotonin
Valine
Essential, found in dairy and necessary for muscle synthesis
Histidine
Essential for infants, found in pork and used in the synthesis of histamine
Arginine
Conditionally essential, found in turkey and important for nitric oxide production
Cysteine
Conditionally essential, found in broccoli and used in the synthesis of glutathione
Tyrosine
Conditionally essential, found in cheese and necessary for dopamine production
Serine
Non-essential, found in soy and involved in the synthesis of phospholipids
Alanine
Non-essential, found in chicken and important in glucose production during exercise
Asparagine
Non-essential, found in asparagus and plays a role in the nervous system
Glutamine
Conditionally essential, found in beef and crucial for immune function and gut health
Proline
Non-essential, found in gelatin and important for collagen stability
Glycine
Non-essential, found in gelatin and required for collagen production
Aspartic Acid
Non-essential, found in oysters and involved in the citric acid cycle
Glutamic Acid
Non-essential, found in tomatoes and functions as an excitatory neurotransmitter
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