Methionine Restriction

[FusionHalo]

Is anyone else here watching their Methionine intake, and purposefully trying to minimize it? If so, what is your average intake, or what goal is set?

Am I correct in assuming you pretty much must be vegan to have low Methionine intake?

[Saul]

Hi FusionHalo!

 

Some of us -- myself included -- try to avoid foods that are unusually high in their methionine content (i.e., high methionine per gram of protein).

For example, grains are high methionine -- particularly bad is seitan, aka textured vegetable protein, which is the protein in wheat. Egg white -- otherwise a good protein source

-- is also on the high side in methionine. Soy -- e.g., edamame and tofu -- are total protein sources that are low methionine.

 

But, as you can see from the above, vegan doesn't mean low methionine.

 

-- Saul

[Guest keith scott]

Hi,

 

I've been moderating my methionine for about 6 months now. I set a limit in cron0meter 0.7 g per day. I like lentils for a low methionine protein source. I often meet my goal on this.

[Michael R]

Is anyone else here watching their Methionine intake, and purposefully trying to minimize it? If so, what is your average intake, or what goal is set?

Am I correct in assuming you pretty much must be vegan to have low Methionine intake?

First, please be careful to distinguish methionine moderation from methionine restriction, which latter is (literally) impossible on a natural-foods diet, vegan or not.

 

Second: use the search ;) . I just posted a link to a detailed analysis on this earlier this week.

[Glenn R Henshaw]

Hi,

 

I've been moderating my methionine for about 6 months now. I set a limit in cron0meter 0.7 g per day. I like lentils for a low methionine protein source. I often meet my goal on this.

 

I'm usually over a gram. But I do eat fish some days.