Amino acid, fatty acid and phytochemical compositions of Luffa cylindrica seed flour were
investigated. The total amino acid concentration was 72.71 g/100g protein and the total
essential amino acid concentration was 38.76 g/100g protein. Arginine (9.75 g/100g protein)
was the most concentrated essential amino acid while the Lysine/Arginine ratio was 0.52.
The calculated isoelctric point (pI), predicted protein efficiency ratio (P-PER) and limiting
amino acid were 5.91, 1.89 and threonine respectively. Linoleic acid (31.47%) was the most …