Protein: Complete Doesn’t Always Mean High-Quality
Protein quality depends on the proportions of essential amino acids and their digestibility, beyond whether a food contains all nine.
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How Your Body Digests and Absorbs Protein
Protein digestion breaks food proteins into amino acids and small peptides that intestinal cells can absorb for the body’s ongoing protein turnover.