Low-protein food products are recommended to
persons with particular types of metabolic disorders such as Homocystinuria (HCU),
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Methylmalonic Acidemia(MMA)
and Tyrosinemia. Each of these disorders require food products which are low in
particular type of amino-acid. i.e.
methonine in the case of HCU, phenylalanine in the case of PKU. However it is not easy to find high protein foods
with low content of these amino acids. Hence, the patients are given low-protein
foods .
A lot of mouth-watering recipes can be found in www.lowprotein.com,
www.tasteconnections.com,
www.cambrookefoods.com,
Methonine content in common foods is available
in the book , Bowes and Church's Food Values of
Portions Commonly Used' by Jean A. T. Pennington.
Similar data is also available in
the U.S.D.A website. You will freely be able to download the data.
U.S.D.A : http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/
| Vegetables that are High
in methionine/ per 100 gm (more than 25mg - 50mg of methionine/ 100
gm of the product) |
Broccoli, Mushroom, Cauliflower, Avocado, Bean
sprouts, potatoes, |
| Vegetables that are High
in methionine/ per 100 gm (more than 50mg of methionine/ 100 gm of
the product) |
Spinach, Green Peas, corn (boiled), |
| Vegetables that are low in
methionine / per 100 gm (less than 25 mg / 100 gm of the product) |
Carrot ,Beetroot (boiled)., Swiss Chard,
Tomatoes, Italian Squash, Yellow Squash, Green Pepper, Red Pepper, Yellow
Pepper, Eggplant, Green Cabbage & Red Cabbage, Kale (boiled), lettuce,
cucumber, Green Beans (boiled), Red& Brown Onions, Celery, okra |
| Fruits that are medium
high in methionine 25-50 mg of methionine/ 100 gm of the product) |
Navel orange, Mandarin Oranges, |
| Fruits that are Low in
methionine (less than 25mg of methionine/ 100 gm of the product) |
Watermelon, cantaloupe, Honeydew melon,
apples, pears, Cranberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Strawberries, mango,
plums, Dates (dried), peaches, nectarines, Banana, pineapple,
apricots |
| Snacks that are moderate in
methionine (25- 50mg of methionine/ 28 gm of the product) |
Potato chips( 28 gm), French Fries(10
pieces), Hash browns, pretzels |
| Snacks that are high in
methonine
(more than 50mg of methionine/ 28 gm of the product) |
All nuts, like peanuts, pistachio, Macadamia
Nuts
Popcorn
|
| Deserts that are low in
methionine (less than 25mg of methionine/ 100 gm of the product) |
Mocha mix Ice cream, plain fruit sorbet(
with no added egg white), Cool Whip in limited quantity |
| Other foods that are High in
methionine (more than 100mg of methionine/ 100 gm of the product) |
Tofu, dried beans like kidney beans, black
beans, Tempeh |
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