{"id":9727,"date":"2017-07-20T03:49:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T08:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insta-pro.com\/?p=9727\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T07:43:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T12:43:20","slug":"amino-acids-looking-beyond-protein-levels-for-animal-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instapro.spinuhost.com\/en\/blog\/nutritionandtechnologies\/amino-acids-looking-beyond-protein-levels-for-animal-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Amino Acids: Looking Beyond Protein Levels for Animal Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this industry, we talk about protein a lot. This is because it helps evaluate the value of an ingredient or diet.\u00a0 The type of protein we are talking about though is \u201ccrude protein\u201d, which is a routine chemical measure that\u2019s been around since the 1800\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s been refined since then, but the chemical reaction is basically the same. Other predictive methods (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.leco.com\/products\/analytical-sciences\/nitrogen-protein-analyzer\/fp628-protein\">LECO<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insta-pro.com\/en\/2016\/02\/11\/manage-your-soy-extrusion-and-express-process-new-insta-pro-portable-ingredient-analyzer-pia-nir\/\">NIR<\/a>) have been based on results from the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kjeldahl_method\">Kjeldahl method<\/a> \u2013 the original chemical method named after the developer.<\/p>\n<p>So, you\u2019ll often hear us say that a soy meal has a certain protein level, or a complete fish diet has been formulated to contain a certain protein percentage, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>This is all appropriate to do, but sometimes this creates confusion because animals and humans don\u2019t need protein \u2013 it is the amino acids that make up proteins which are actually required.\u00a0 Without adequate amounts of these amino acids, it would not be possible to maintain muscle mass, create hormones that perform numerous functions, secrete enzymes that allow digestion, or repair skin, just to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>Crude protein uses the term \u201ccrude\u201d on purpose because this value reflects not only amino acids, but also anything with organic nitrogen.\u00a0 The amount of nitrogen is then used to reflect the amount of amino acids present.\u00a0 You can see the drawbacks right away \u2013 some of the nitrogen almost always comes from sources other than protein-building amino acids.\u00a0 In addition, two materials can have the same crude protein level, but have very different levels of individual amino acids.<\/p>\n<p>So, to fully evaluate the value of an ingredient or diet, we have to get to the level of amino acids.<\/p>\n<p>When formulating a diet, this often means not allowing yourself to get caught up with a particular protein percentage that you or your formulation program wants you to meet.\u00a0 I\u2019ve formulated numerous diets over the years where I was able to target a lower percentage of crude protein by using higher-quality ingredients, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insta-pro.com\/en\/2017\/05\/04\/using-dry-extruded-whole-soybeans-extruded-full-fat-in-formulations\/\">extruded full-fat soy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insta-pro.com\/en\/2017\/05\/18\/properly-processed-express-soy-meal-maintains-high-digestibility-greater-metabolizable-energy\/\">extruded\/pressed (ExPress\u00ae) meal<\/a>, as well as synthetic amino acids, such as L-lysine and DL-methionine, to meet the nutrient requirements of the animal.<\/p>\n<p>This approach is often cheaper because the protein ingredients, typically most expensive per unit mass, can be used at lower levels.\u00a0 In addition, as I\u2019ve documented here before, excess protein <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insta-pro.com\/en\/2016\/05\/19\/excessive-protein-formulations\/\">cannot be stored, it has to be excreted, and this comes at an energy cost to the animal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, in conclusion, while it\u2019s still important to understand the \u201cprotein\u201d level of ingredients and diets for the numerous beneficial reasons outlined here, it\u2019s important to look deeper to the amino acid level and understand the true value of what you\u2019re working with.\u00a0 Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insta-pro.com\/en\/contact\/\">send<\/a> us any questions about this topic, and we will work with you to optimize your operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this industry, we talk about protein a lot. 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