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Table 1 Lysine requirement and addition calculation for Ghana

From: Effect of lysine supplementation on hypertensive men and women in selected peri-urban community in Ghana

 

Unit per capita

Lysinea

mg/ day = 2240

Lysinea

mg/g = 41.1

Current recommended lysine value

mg/g protein = 45.0

Addition 25%

Buffer = 56.3

Lysine to be added

mg/g = 15.2

Total lysine needed

mg/day = 826

Total Lysine to be added

mg per day = 908

Total Lysine HCL

mg per day = 1135

  1. aSource: [5] FAO/Faostat (2004). Data for 2001. (Adapted from Pellett 2004)