Incomplete proteins

[N_nam]

If I eat whole grain bread, that gives me an incomplete protein, but if I eat it with meat, does that fill in the other amino acids?

For example, if I ate a piece of pork with say 22g of protein, and a slice of whole grain bread of 5g incomplete protein, am I really getting 27g of true protein, or is it more like 23-24g of quality protien?

[SumDumGoi]

Originally Posted by N_nam

If I eat whole grain bread, that gives me an incomplete protein, but if I eat it with meat, does that fill in the other amino acids?

For example, if I ate a piece of pork with say 22g of protein, and a slice of whole grain bread of 5g incomplete protein, am I really getting 27g of true protein, or is it more like 23-24g of quality protien?

Yes

[in10city]

Originally Posted by N_nam

If I eat whole grain bread, that gives me an incomplete protein, but if I eat it with meat, does that fill in the other amino acids?

For example, if I ate a piece of pork with say 22g of protein, and a slice of whole grain bread of 5g incomplete protein, am I really getting 27g of true protein, or is it more like 23-24g of quality protien?

It counts as is. Even though they may be incomplete proteins, you are likely covering the lacking aminos at least in part thus complementing it. Layne may know a bit about protein, eh?

Originally Posted by Layne Norton

Myth: "Don't count incomplete protein sources toward your total protein intake."

The real deal: An incomplete protein source is defined as a food lacking in one or more amino acid. I believe this myth came about in response to research that concluded that when certain amino acids are deficient in the diet, skeletal muscle protein synthesis can be inhibited. This is very unlikely to be a problem for the typical bodybuilder as the condition would only manifest itself if he or she ate a diet that was predominately based on a certain food that was deficient in an amino acid over a few days, not meal to meal. Additionally, most bodybuilders consume a complete source of protein at almost every meal because any animal product will contain the complete spectrum of amino acids. Even if one consumed an incomplete protein source at a meal there's no way a decrease in protein synthesis would occur so long as a complete protein source was consumed with this meal. One should therefore absolutely count incomplete protein sources toward their total protein intake since they're consuming the full spectrum of amino acids over the range of their entire diet.

[belairdfence99]

Don't sweat the incomplete proteins, they are protein. You will likely replace the missing or lacking amino acids later in the day anyway with other carb and fat sources.