Overall, the discussions are highly engaged, supported by scientific references such as 1952 studies and recent research, with exchanges emphasizing that all plants contain complete proteins. The tone is confident and fact-based, with users correcting misinformation like the myth of incomplete plant proteins and highlighting the outdated nature of such claims, demonstrating strong conviction about the nutritional adequacy of plant-based diets.
AgreementStrong agreement
Most discussions strongly support the idea that plant foods contain complete amino acid profiles, emphasizing that this debunks outdated myths about incomplete plant proteins.
InterestHigh interest
Posts demonstrate high interest, with contributors referencing scientific sources, studies, and historical debates to validate their points.
EngagementHigh engagement
Many users actively engage by citing scientific research, sharing rebuttals, and correcting misconceptions, indicating deep involvement in the topic.
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The discussions seem to influence perceptions of plant-based diets, with many asserting that plant foods provide all necessary amino acids, which could shift dietary attitudes.
Abstract in brief
Plant foods contain all the essential amino acids needed for the body's functions, making them a complete source of protein.
This means that consuming a variety of plant foods can meet your protein requirements without needing animal products.
A balanced diet including different plant sources ensures you get all the amino acids your body needs for growth and repair.
Not a single documented case of protein deficiency in a calorie-sufficient, varied diet
https://t.co/cMUBVB38gA
Must protein be "complete"?
https://t.co/q4dx7CYHce
Every plant has every amino acid
https://t.co/RFlGBql5Yr
@jvegavara Buenos días! Yo como vegano no rencoroso, si le ofrezco saludos señor… y un poco de lectura científica para que aprenda algo sobre las proteínas y no haga el ridículo en su próximo comentario
@KorraSpears @callmeJessixoxo All plants contain all amino acids. Plants have lower protein but sufficient, most people actually majority of their protein from plants than animal flesh
https://t.co/bA0ylbtwuQ https://t.co/hD1eITFFjH https://t.co/M7LUQ9FxdK
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Dragofix
@Dragofix · X
@tonycanales @Accion_Directa1 That is not true. As example, buckwheat, hemp seeds, quinoa, goji, etc. contains full protein. And you don't need to get all from one source. It's even better toeat wide-varied diet. Also..
Plant Foods Have a Complete Amino Acid Composition https://t.co/qtcJ0gwkow
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Megg Gawat
@MeggGawat · X
@Denielle425 All plants contain all essential amino acids too btw
https://t.co/bA0ylbtwuQ
Jun 16, 2023 · 4 likes · 2,542 followersView post →
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Megg Gawat
@MeggGawat · X
@ultraviolenqe @JennyWing17 @franalicee @revengeoflana @worstbehaviorll Also lowest rates of heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, best long term COVID outcomes, etc. which 9 amino acids are vegans insufficient in? All plants contain all amino acids
https://t.co/bA0ylbu4ko https://t.co/IdvquYebTp
Mar 4, 2023 · 4 likes · 2,542 followersView post →
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1. Plant Proteins Are Complete in a Varied Diet—No Strict Combining Needed:
Essential amino acids are found in all complex starches, fruits and vegetables as a complete amino profile.
Amino acids are the building blocks of protein.
Source:
https://t.co/WA5lV2zgq3
Our bodies
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Karen "KC" Call Ⓥ
@VeganReignmaker · X
RT @VeganReignmaker: @whitfieldlewis6 @DrNeilStone 1. Plant Proteins Are Complete in a Varied Diet—No Strict Combining Needed:
Essential a…
@whitfieldlewis6 @DrNeilStone 1. Plant Proteins Are Complete in a Varied Diet—No Strict Combining Needed:
Essential amino acids are found in all complex starches, fruits and vegetables as a complete amino profile.
Amino acids are the building blocks of protein.
Source:
https://t.co/WA5lV2zgq3
Our bodies
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Vaibhav Baweja
@Veganhindu7 · X
@Tarunnnd Stop yapping
https://t.co/fGGhk0mlxZ
Plants have all essential amino acids
Though, Plant based protein may have less bioavailability
Doesn't mean that its harder to build body on plant based diet.
Also consider long term effects of eating red meat!
@VeganChristian3 Yes! Mcdougall was talking about it all the time.
https://t.co/gwpuGYnFwA
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Karen "KC" Call Ⓥ
@VeganReignmaker · X
@JudiciaIreview @lexfridman ^The article I wrote with sources is in the caption.
Important points:
"Essential amino acids are found in all complex starches, fruits and vegetables as a complete amino profile."
Source:
https://t.co/WA5lV2zgq3
@mbrochh @nutrition_facts To be fair he did link a study called "Plant Foods Have a Complete Amino Acid Composition" though its from 1952 so idk, i havent read it yet, this isnt the only problem with plants, do we know if the body actually gets those proteins in spite of the anti nutrients for example?
@its2er0 @Daredev1ll @JoeyCarbstrong @sneako Wrong. All plants have a complete amino acid profile. Plant protein is healthy if not healthier than animal products. https://t.co/9vroFVNpgN
@sebkova_vladka @voricz1 @jrjelinek Tady ještě Americká kardiologická společnost: https://t.co/B65aNWZkVp
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Megg Gawat
@MeggGawat · X
@DezGroves @JoriusMagnus Every plant food has every amino acid including all essential
https://t.co/SYyWx0mZcC
All proteins actually originate in plants, as animals cannot make 9 of them
“nine out of twenty-one proteinogenic amino acids cannot be synthesized in animals”
https://t.co/PspnMxlYwS
Oct 10, 2023 · 1 like · 2,542 followersView post →
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Megg Gawat
@MeggGawat · X
@MikeYoungs7 @Denielle425 All plant foods contain all amino acids btw. No need to murder an innocent victim and eat their body for it when we can just eat plants instead https://t.co/ksX9DW2v5r
Jun 17, 2023 · 2 likes · 2,542 followersView post →
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Megg Gawat
@MeggGawat · X
@Denielle425 All plants contain all essential amino acids too btw
https://t.co/bA0ylbtwuQ
Jun 16, 2023 · 4 likes · 2,542 followersView post →
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Marcas (sé/é) ⛧ⓥ
@majw666 · X
RT @MeggGawat: @KorraSpears @callmeJessixoxo All plants contain all amino acids. Plants have lower protein but sufficient, most people actu…
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Megg Gawat
@MeggGawat · X
@KorraSpears @callmeJessixoxo All plants contain all amino acids. Plants have lower protein but sufficient, most people actually majority of their protein from plants than animal flesh
https://t.co/bA0ylbtwuQ https://t.co/hD1eITFFjH https://t.co/M7LUQ9FxdK
Mar 21, 2023 · 6 likes · 1 share · 2,542 followersView post →
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Damned Atheist
@AtheistDamned · X
@DonutMooch @Kizwiz6 @PlantBasedNews @VFCfood Do you know that every single plant contains every single amino acid? I’m betting you don’t.
Your “incomplete protein” myth is rooted in the 70’s and was debunked decades ago. You’re living in the 21st century, catch up.
https://t.co/zQqKrjIqUV
RT @Dragofix: @tonycanales @Accion_Directa1 That is not true. As example, buckwheat, hemp seeds, quinoa, goji, etc. contains full protein.…
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PehiccⓋ
@_Pehicc · X
RT @Dragofix: @tonycanales @Accion_Directa1 That is not true. As example, buckwheat, hemp seeds, quinoa, goji, etc. contains full protein.…
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Ely
@awkward_1110 · X
RT @Dragofix: @tonycanales @Accion_Directa1 That is not true. As example, buckwheat, hemp seeds, quinoa, goji, etc. contains full protein.…
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Lyn Wright
@PerfectMisty · X
RT @Dragofix: @tonycanales @Accion_Directa1 That is not true. As example, buckwheat, hemp seeds, quinoa, goji, etc. contains full protein.…
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Riley T Chiweenie
@RileyTChiweenie · X
RT @Dragofix: @tonycanales @Accion_Directa1 That is not true. As example, buckwheat, hemp seeds, quinoa, goji, etc. contains full protein.…
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Dragofix
@Dragofix · X
@tonycanales @Accion_Directa1 That is not true. As example, buckwheat, hemp seeds, quinoa, goji, etc. contains full protein. And you don't need to get all from one source. It's even better toeat wide-varied diet. Also..
Plant Foods Have a Complete Amino Acid Composition https://t.co/qtcJ0gwkow
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Megg Gawat
@MeggGawat · X
@eyecreate_ken @Trekk12 All plants are complete proteins, they have all amino acids. We don’t need to eat animals and can get all our nutritional needs met on plants, I haven’t eaten animals and animal products for 10 years.
https://t.co/ksX9DW2v5r https://t.co/N724SfSdSm
@ultraviolenqe @JennyWing17 @franalicee @revengeoflana @worstbehaviorll Also lowest rates of heart disease, diabetes, some cancers, best long term COVID outcomes, etc. which 9 amino acids are vegans insufficient in? All plants contain all amino acids
https://t.co/bA0ylbu4ko https://t.co/IdvquYebTp
Mar 4, 2023 · 4 likes · 2,542 followersView post →
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Megg Gawat
@MeggGawat · X
@AELITAH0PPER All plants have all amino acids including all essential. It’s been debunked long ago but meat eaters spread misinformation which I hope we can all correct
https://t.co/bA0ylbtwuQ https://t.co/2fj6NlpW7w
@tisha_bhat @Ash_with_earth All plant foods have all amino acids btw, they are all complete proteins. https://t.co/sppx4lBZXS
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Megg Gawat
@MeggGawat · X
@pete74au @kemminnick @DrAlanDesmond All plants are complete proteins too in fact. You don’t need to kill and eat others to get your protein https://t.co/bA0ylbu4ko
@jvegavara Buenos días! Yo como vegano no rencoroso, si le ofrezco saludos señor… y un poco de lectura científica para que aprenda algo sobre las proteínas y no haga el ridículo en su próximo comentario
@Royjr2187 @AssisT_styx @CarnivoreSapien This is outdated, you are quoting lobbyists. If you wanna learn new stuff:
https://t.co/sUBmUGhpZP
https://t.co/UYWaD3Voii
https://t.co/qoqMCuzRId
@eurekaskastle "...it is impossible to design an amino acid–deficient diet based on the amounts of unprocessed starches and vegetables sufficient to meet the calorie needs of humans. Furthermore, mixing foods to make a complementary amino acid composition is unnecessary"
https://t.co/V5lQbyAiua
@WSmith01984 Acknowledging an upward *trend* is not absolutist. Its an observation. I'm not saying this is right & that is wrong. I haven't made an ethical judgement. Your choice is your choice. Re the old amino acid argument, plants provide the full spectrum.
https://t.co/sTZUgEJHB5
Not a single documented case of protein deficiency in a calorie-sufficient, varied diet
https://t.co/cMUBVB38gA
Must protein be "complete"?
https://t.co/q4dx7CYHce
Every plant has every amino acid
https://t.co/RFlGBql5Yr
@DerHitman1887 @kalleMarquardt @ralfheimann Pflanzliches Protein ist komplett und eignet sich hervorragend zum Muskelaufbau.
1.https://t.co/ZAkqCWn7cd
2.https://t.co/S89wbrKP7I
Tierisches Protein ist schädlich.
1.https://t.co/eVe44V2nha
2.https://t.co/m3RJnAySDu
Die Proteinquellen mit der höchsten Dichte sind pflanzlich. https://t.co/NXAKe2pYjz
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thisischaniece
@thisischaniece · X
Plant Foods Have a Complete Amino Acid Composition
https://t.co/kv3iHeb1yz
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Marc Pieterse (⧖) @marcpieterse.bsky.social
@PieterseMarc · X
@Zwibi37 @maskedxheathen @UsagikoNat Sorry but you are wrong here
All amino acids in animal products are either derived from plants by the farmed animal or can be synthesized in the body of those animals (like humans do).
https://t.co/54FGGPkCNN
@thepaffy @Provokateur_Tom Sie können alle essentiellen Aminosäuren, die Sie benötigen, die in Eiern sind, aus pflanzlicher Nahrung beziehen:
https://t.co/nk0SrnvUMb
Außerdem würden Sie auf externe Cholesterin-Einnahme verzichten, sowie das Risiko an Krebserkrankungen zu erleiden, verringern.
Win-Win
@AndreaBertaglio Hai informazioni decisamente datate: le proteine vegetali sono complete e persino il mito del dover combinare cibi vegetali si è rivelato scientificamente infondato.
Un paio di fonti: https://t.co/WL7pCAFG7P
https://t.co/Z6zvsMx2Kh
@ByronMurphy8 @BodyByLentils Check out this response from John McDougall to the American Heart Association about this exact topic ⬇️
https://t.co/77ThB4kqbI
Jun 30, 2020 · 1 like · 34,279 followersView post →
@NeilFlochMD @pedrodefelicio For one, the idea of having to combine proteins to get a "complete" protein has been debunked numerous times and yet persists https://t.co/P5gCYeVkRd
@TheresaZ2019 @Oxfordite Thanks Theresa. It's not just quinoa, it's literally all plant foods. Please see what Dr. McDougall wrote
"the results show that any single one or combination of these plant foods provides amino acid intakes in excess of the recommended requirements"
https://t.co/SjSBRThnQG
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Conscientious Omnivore
@COmnivore · X
@Oxfordite @StormzysDog https://t.co/zclKIgdUj8
"the results show that any single one or combination of these plant foods provides amino acid intakes in excess of the recommended requirements."
@DerGraslutscher @alcesmoose Leute, das echte Internet ist nur ein Klick entfernt. Hab was gelernt! (ZB für Kinder sind eher zehn essentiell)
https://t.co/k63Ij3mYJU
@KoganGad @sibaburck @MaryamDuraid @DaveTheHerbi Here's some more science proving you wrong. All plants have complete protein.
https://t.co/LTbJPRToin https://t.co/nTU5VCdIdA
@columbaliviia @fabuladeum @Mango_IcedTea @TheVeganGrind @karl_fiehler @amandaasette "it is impossible to design an amino acid–deficient diet based on the amounts of unprocessed starches and vegetables sufficient to meet the calorie needs of humans. Furthermore, mixing foods to make a complementary amino acid composition is unnecessary"
https://t.co/LTbJPRToin https://t.co/XTCOWajXnU
@sandijslv @miculis @ArtursBridaks Kā arī, neeksistē “incomplete” proteīni, jo jebkurš augu valsts produkts satur VISUS nepieciešamos amino acid komponentus.
Tu pats to vari pārbaudīt ievadot 200kcal jebkuram augam, burkānam vai salātlapai myfitnesspal vai https://t.co/zf1TP69o7l https://t.co/L549FbSHoR
@BarneyCalman @juliannejtaylor @FoodFirst_Ty @kcklatt @SummerDietitian That topic was the subject of a back and forth in the journal circulation but they seem to have agreed to disagree, or at least they didn't want to overtly admit they were wrong?https://t.co/ekccztPxFL
@JBD_87 @akashpq @vivekagnihotri That's incorrect myth refer research paper circular here https://t.co/WHlKP5ZDkD
Plant Foods Have a Complete Amino Acid Composition
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Not A Lady
@NeverALady · X
@GeorgieTheGeek @Chr1stinaG @BBCSounds You can definitely get every single amino acid from a plant based diet, here are some resources, hope it helps:
https://t.co/pU0bzmbiLZ
https://t.co/LPC00ZCvoO
@whsource @bigfatsurprise Did you ever see Dr Mcdougall's journal spat with the AHA scientific advisory committee on this topic? Difficult to tell who won the argument
https://t.co/Rbfq19QvfE
@ChuCheeFace @CholesTroll @Caveman_1975 @Pattyshenker @animal_leaks "Weird how only meat & eggs give all essential amino acids, rather than trying to mix n match disparate foods"
False
https://t.co/3xLROOYvTy
Plant Foods Have a Complete Amino Acid Composition - AHA Journals https://t.co/ST64Vrv2bn
@sambalatteman @raphaels7 That is plant based propaganda from people like McDougall
https://t.co/pYGY308Eic
Although plants are the only protein scource we need according to him it obviously leads to sarcopenia... https://t.co/cXtS42O4Rr
@nymeriam_ @Radioheaded_ Most plants are deficient in one or more essential amino acids, but you can get all 9 from a mixture of plants https://t.co/MY8toor2ys
@Kenpo_Power_888 @EAllen0417 @netgogate What a scientific way of dismising evidence you happen not to like! More peer-reviewed evidence: https://t.co/yFMNvbHzpb Or read https://t.co/zbpsA2ZmeQ! And you might also look at proteins' impacts https://t.co/4WnJkwwxSx
@plantprincesa I know you mean well, but I wish vegans would stop spreading this 1970's myth. Plants contain all essential amino acids in excess of human requirements: https://t.co/AzGeP7TsT7
@Tickdoc2010 @Canine13242877 @365Ifarm @VanillaVegan @Vegan_Rey @IFJCaitriona 1970's nutrition myths regarding protein have been debunked. Plants contain all essential amino acids in excess of human requirements. The population over-consumes protein on average anyway. https://t.co/KusmYPyvak
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동글한 치치
@ssolia_ · X
RT @Goo_Vegan: 이 주장은 '몇몇 아미노산은 육류를 통해서만 섭취 또는 합성이 가능하다'는 원문과 다른 주장입니다.
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KANG NewⓋ 캉뉴
@Effymom · X
RT @Goo_Vegan: 이 주장은 '몇몇 아미노산은 육류를 통해서만 섭취 또는 합성이 가능하다'는 원문과 다른 주장입니다.
그런데 수정된 주장 또한 오정보 입니다.
Plant foods have a complete amino acid compos…
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솔담
@btwmidnights · X
RT @Goo_Vegan: 이 주장은 '몇몇 아미노산은 육류를 통해서만 섭취 또는 합성이 가능하다'는 원문과 다른 주장입니다.
그런데 수정된 주장 또한 오정보 입니다.
Plant foods have a complete amino acid compos…
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비퀴페연
@yii_lee · X
RT @Goo_Vegan: 이 주장은 '몇몇 아미노산은 육류를 통해서만 섭취 또는 합성이 가능하다'는 원문과 다른 주장입니다.
그런데 수정된 주장 또한 오정보 입니다.
Plant foods have a complete amino acid compos…
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고비건
@Goo_Vegan · X
이 주장은 '몇몇 아미노산은 육류를 통해서만 섭취 또는 합성이 가능하다'는 원문과 다른 주장입니다.
그런데 수정된 주장 또한 오정보 입니다.
Plant foods have a complete amino acid composition.
https://t.co/I7TkRHMwJX https://t.co/yKI5J3Smgx
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