Sunday, May 9, 2021

so, i'm not going to spend too much time getting into the specifics of each amino acid, other than to provide some kind of guess at an rdi. broadly speaking, these are the building blocks that your body uses dna as the instruction set to synthesize proteins with. there's a lot of woo around dna, but this is what dna actually does, and the truth is that it doesn't actually do much else. so, there are 20 of these; each of them will produce many types of proteins, built out of different combinations of the different amino acids. it's really just not useful to get into it too much, other than to make sure you're getting enough. your body will deal with it, completely autonomously. you'd only ever need to know the details if somebody at a school were testing you, and, even them, it would really just be for the fuck of it - you can't do anything with all of these information. i mean, i'm glad it's written down somewhere, and stored in some computer system for reference, but you simply don't need this burned into your neurons...

that said, there are also a number of vitamin-like proteins (we have discussed a few already, like taurine and glutathione) that end up produced by amino acid synthesis and i should attempt to discuss each of them in turn, as they are often the primary purpose of consuming these amino acids.

these rdis are (to begin with) adopted from the highest option at the following site
h tt p  s : / /  e n.w i k i p e d i  a .o  r g/ w i  k i/ E s s e n t i a l _ am i n o _a c i d

i'm standardizing to 70 kg, which is more than i've ever weighed in my life. my range is more along the lines of 55-65 kg. 70/60 > 115%. so, by setting it to to 70 kg, i'm ensuring that i'm getting more than enough. as such, i don't feel the need to go over the limits too much.

so, the per meals will be 50% and the totals will be 150%, across the board. requirements may increase for some amino acids that are specific precursors to important vitamin-like proteins that have independently set rdis.

the vector cereal is likely quite rich in protein but i don't have a reasonable source for it and will leave it open, for now.

most data from fda/usda, except:

yeast:
h t t p s ://d  sd  f gh g h f s d  fl g k f  g kj a . b l o g s p o t . c o m / 2 0 2 0 / 1 0 / s o - i t - p r o b a b l y - m  ak e s - m  or e - s e n s e - t o . h t m l 

algae:
h t t ps : // w w w . n c b i .  nlm . n i h . g o v / p  mc / a r t  i c l e  s/ P M C 7 1 9 8   5 4    7/ 
 h t t p s : / / w w w . n c b i . n l m . n i h .g  ov / p m c  / ar t ic l e s /PM C 5 4 0 8 2  61/

histidine

this is an essential amino acid used to create histamine and carnosine (with β-alanine, which an ovo-lacto like me will get from rna degradation. i may attempt to measure these nucleotides last, perhaps as b4-1 through b4-5), amongst other things, such as glutamate, which is used in the kreb's cycle. carnosine is only present in the diet in red meat, and it is absorbed, but the thing is that we then split it up and put it back together before we use it. as such, despite the absorption, it's actually more efficient to get carnosine this way. for that reason, carnosine is now removed from the lower list. if you want your body to produce more carnosine, you should consume more β-alanine, which is itself only available directly from red meat or supplements (or rna degradation for those that don't eat red meat). for that reason, vegetarians tend to have lower carnosine levels, but i'm willing to let me body deal with this.

i found a good write-up on histidine:
 ht t p s: / / w w w . n cb  i . nl m .n i h. g o v/ p m c/ a r t ic l e s / PMC 7 2 84 8 7 2 /

ergothioneine is one of the items in the bottom list of iffy molecules. it's down there because i had previously read that humans can't synthesize it, which appears to be more of an open question than a stated fact. if we are able to synthesize it, we would synthesize it from histidine. so, i'll file that away mentally, for later - but i should be clear that humans have not been proven able to generate this amino acid, and the general opinion at this time appears to be that we can't. further, while we can absorb it, and appear to even transport it actively, and even know what codons are responsible for the transport, we don't actually know what our body does with it. it's an antioxidant in vitro, but we haven't demonstrated as much in vivo. garlic, wheat, eggs & beans are good sources for ovo-vegetarians. note that mushrooms are nutritionally useless because we can't do anything with chitin, but they are quite high in this compound (along with heavy metals and whatever else is in the shit they grow in, because they don't have an excretion system). there's a write up on this molecule here:
h t tp s : / /w w w . l i e b e r t p u b. c o m / d oi  / f u l l / 1 0. 1 0 8 9 / a r s.20 1 6 . 67 7 8 

urocanic acid is another molecule produced by histidine in humans, which was once thought to act as a natural sunscreen to block the effects of uvb radiation on dna in the skin, but that has since been debunked. this molecule seems to react to uv light, and seems to have something to do with immune response, but it's not clear how or why. there's a write-up on this in chapter 5.2.2 (p. 98 in the text, 121 in the pdf) in this book:
 h t t ps :/     / b d .   b- o  k .a f r  ic a  /b o o  k / 2 0 5 41 0  2 /2 e 7 d 0 c 

this study suggests 57 mg/kg as a concern point:
 h tt p s : // ww   w.  r es  e a    r ch   ga t  e   . ne t / p ub l i c  a t   ion   / 3 0 6 9 0  7 749 _  R i  s k _  a s  se   s s m  e nt  _ of _ L- h i s  ti d  in e 

upper limit:
1.5*57*50/980 ~ 435%
.5*57*50/980 = 145%

water - 0
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raspberry - ?. raspberries have very low amounts of amino acids, low enough that nobody bothered measuring it, or that it couldn't be measured. i have not been able to find data, but it's minimal across the board.
guava -  22*.3 = 6.6 mg
banana  -   91 mg
strawberry  -  12 mg
avocado  -  74 mg
kiwi  -  19 mg
soy - 35*4 = 140 mg
ice cream - 88*.825 = 72.6 mg
yogurt - 142*.5 = 71 mg
yeast - 245*5/20 = 61.25 mg
vector cereal -  ?
all bran cereal -  430*.45 = 193.5
wheat bran - 430*.07 = 30.1 mg
sunflower seeds - 632*.08 = 50.56 mg
flax - 472*.12 = 56.64 mg
algal oil -  1020*.1922*.0157 = 3.0778908 mg
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(6.6 + 91 + 12 + 74 + 19 + 140 + 72.6 + 71 + 61.25 + 193.5 + 30.1 + 50.56 + 56.64 + 3.07789)/980 = 
0.89931417346 ----> 90% > 50

isoleucine

this one seems to be mostly used to generate coenzyme a, functionally making it a supplemental source of vitamin b5 - something i thought i wasn't getting enough of. i've set my rdi for b5 at 6 mg/meal (12 mg/day). this should add another gram or two per day.

if isoleucine is a precursor for other proteins, it's not clear what they are.

while i cannot find information regarding upper limits, that's not the same thing as stating that there isn't one. this study suggests that the data doesn't exist:
h t tp s   : //v  km .n  o / d o w n   l   o a   d / 1 8 . 6 4 5 b 8 4 0 41 5d 0 3 a 2 f e 8 f 2 6 0 0 d / 1 5 0 2 8 0 0 7 6 5 7 8 8 / d 3 0 8 2 b c a8 b. p d f

water - 0
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raspberry - ?. raspberries have very low amounts of amino acids, low enough that nobody bothered measuring it, or that it couldn't be measured. i have not been able to find data, but it's minimal across the board.
guava -  93*.3 = 27.9 mg
banana  -   33 mg
strawberry  -  16 mg
avocado  -  126 mg
kiwi  -  35 mg
soy - 66*4 = 264 mg
ice cream - 195*.825 = 160.875 mg
yogurt - 313*.5 = 156.5 mg
yeast - 510*5/20 = 127.5 mg
vector cereal -  
all bran cereal -  486*.45 = 218.7 mg
wheat bran -  486*.07 = 34.02 mg
sunflower seeds - 1139*.08 = 91.12 mg
flax -  896*.12 = 107.52
algal oil -  1020*.1922*.0352 = 6.9007488
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100*(27.9 + 33 + 16 + 126 + 35 + 264 + 160.875 + 156.5 + 127.5 + 218.7 + 34.02 + 91.12 + 107.52 + 6.9007)/1400 = 100.359692857

leucine

leucine is also primarily used to produce coenzyme a, as well as a specialized high energy fuel molecule used by specific organs in place of glucose, called acetoacetate. so, that should functionally act as another b5 boost, by another 5+ mg a day. i'm definitely getting my coA, afterall......

as an aside, when i did the b5 writeup i found the literature to produce an open question. humans were apparently replenishing coenzyme a even while fasting, indicating that b5 (or coA, generally) has some stores in the body, under the direction (in the literature.) that the whole point of b5 as a vitamin is that it's necessary to produce coA. that's why b5 is a vitamin - you need it for coA. or so i thought! i suggested maybe some was being stored in the liver, after all. i mean, it's not spontaneously generating - it's coming from somewhere. but, leucine & isoleucine have deep stores in the body, so that's a secondary explanation as to where the coA was coming from (in other words, i was sort of right in my deduction, and this is the answer). but, it opens the question as to how necessary b5 actually is, in the form of pantothenic acid, in the presence of sufficient leucine & isoleucine. i guess getting the rdi and then some for all three should ensure you're getting enough coA, which is something i wasn't sure about. is that part of the reason that the rdi for b5 got halved?

that said, b5 seems to be the better option for the production of coA due to blood sugar level regulation concerns and efficiency of conversion, so i wouldn't give up on b5 quite yet; conversely, i'm not getting a good answer as to why you need these specific amino acids, if you get enough b5. isoleucine deficiency is documented and apparently produces a hypoglycemia-like effect, but all the research i'm seeing is hypothetical - it "may" help produce hemoglobin, but they don't seem to know how. there actually seems to be a lot of overlap in the symptoms described by b5 & isoleucine deficiency, making you wonder if they aren't the same syndrome and what's actually happening is a broader coA deficiency. but, really the deficit of clear statements seems to suggest a deficit of basic underlying research. leucine seems to have more documented purposes, but the deficiency symptoms seem to be tied into a coA deficiency as well. this also appears to be vaguely understood at this time, but i admit that google may just be being less than useful to me. i can't find much....

while leucine has a longer list of known uses than isoleucine, i can't find any vitamin-like compounds that it acts as a precursor or cofactor in the production or metabolism of. there is a third amino acid, valine, that also seems to have the production of coA as a primary function, further blurring the necessity of vitamin b5, in absolute terms.

leucine also should have upper limits, as determined by this article:
h  t t p s : / /p u b m e d .n c b i . n l m. n i h . g o v / 22 9 5 2 1 7 8 /

as it's 500 mg/kg, if i set a lower limit of 50 kg,
500*50/2940 = 8.50340136054---->850%

150% of 850% is 1275%, so that's the total 36 hours upper limit.
50% of 850% is 425%, so that's the per meal upper limit.

i don't see any reason to think i'm close to these upper limits.

water - 0
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raspberry - ?. raspberries have very low amounts of amino acids, low enough that nobody bothered measuring it, or that it couldn't be measured. i have not been able to find data, but it's minimal across the board.
guava -  171*.3 = 51.3
banana  -   80
strawberry  - 34  
avocado  -   214
kiwi  -  46
soy - 107*4 = 428
ice cream - 316*.825 = 260.7
yogurt - 577*.5 = 288.5
yeast - 775*5/20 = 193.75
vector cereal -  
all bran cereal -  928*.45 = 417.6
wheat bran -  928*.07 = 64.96
sunflower seeds - 1659*.08 = 132.72
flax -  1235*.12 = 148.2
algal oil -  1020*.1922*.0996 = 19.5259824
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100*(51.3 + 80 + 34 + 214 + 46 + 428 + 260.7 + 288.5 + 193.75 + 417.6 + 64.96 + 132.72 + 148.2 + 19.526)/2940 = 80.9270748299 > 50

lysine

lysine plays a number of homeostatic, generative and regulatory roles in the body, but what i need to point out is that it is a precursor for carnitine, which i will likely need to supplement for, given that i am either removing red meat or reducing it severely. i have set very low rdis for carnitine (which exists in dairy, avocado & eggs, mostly, in my diet) based on data for actual absorption rates because excessive dietary carnitine is probably bad for cardiac health; even so, i'm likely going to struggle to meet those low requirements and will need to tap into lysine to make up for it. for the fruit bowl, that's not the issue (due to the avocados) that it is likely going to be in the other two bowls, but we'll have to see how it stabilizes, in the end.

lysine can also be catabolized to coA, providing yet another compliment to b5.

upper limit:
1.5*300*50/2660 = 845%
.5*300*50/2660 = 280%

sources:
h t t ps : / / ac a d e m i c . ou p . c o m / jn / a r t i c le / 1 5 0 / S u p p l e m en t _ 1 / 2 5 4 8S / 5 9 1 3 2 9 3 
h t t p s : // a c a d e mi c . o up . c om / j n/ a r t ic l e /1 3 7 / 6 / 16 4 2 S /4 6 6 4 9 3 4

water - 0
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raspberry - ?. raspberries have very low amounts of amino acids, low enough that nobody bothered measuring it, or that it couldn't be measured. i have not been able to find data, but it's minimal across the board.
guava -  72*.3 = 21.6
banana  -   59
strawberry  - 26 
avocado  -  198
kiwi  -  42
soy - 76*4 = 304
ice cream - 258*.825 = 212.85
yogurt - 514*.5 = 257
yeast - 918*5/20 = 229.5
vector cereal -  
all bran cereal -  600*.45 = 270
wheat bran -  600*.07 = 42
sunflower seeds - 937*.08 = 74.96
flax -  862*.12 = 103.44
algal oil -  1020*.1922*.0579 = 11.35
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100*(21.6 + 59 + 26 + 198 + 42 + 304 + 212.85 + 257 + 229.5 + 270 + 42 + 74.96 + 103.44 + 11.35)/2660 = 69.6127819549

methionine + cysteine + taurine + glutathione (sulfur containing amino acids)

Methionine is a nutritionally indispensable amino acid required for the normal growth and development of all mammals (1, 2), whereas cysteine is conditionally indispensable (3, 4). In addition to its required role in protein synthesis, methionine supplies the methyl group for numerous methylation reactions and the sulfur atom for cysteine formation (5–8). Through the intermediate S-adenosylmethionine, methionine is the source of the methyl groups of choline, creatine, and both DNA and RNA intermediates (1, 5, 6, 8). Cysteine is involved in the protein synthesis and biosynthesis of taurine, sulfate, and glutathione (6).
h t tp  s:  //  a c ad e  m ic . o u p . c  o m/ a  jc n / a  r ti  c l  e /7 4 /  6/ 7 5  6/ 4 7  3 7 4 2 9  

so, the amino acid here that is considered essential is methionine, but it seems like the major purpose of methionine in the diet is actually to act as a source of sulfur (in conversion to cysteine) or as a methyl donor (via s-adenyl-methionine, or sam); taurine and glutathione are actually both derived more directly from cysteine, which is formed by the combination of serine & sulfur (from the methionine). it's really serine that is the precursor here, not methionine. as such, if i'm concerned about synthesizing cysteine, i need to ensure i'm getting enough serine.

serine is apparently primarily converted from glycine, but glycine is then apparently mostly converted from serine, so that doesn't help. rather, it seems like i should aim to get sufficient serine levels directly.

but, then, i should just focus on getting cysteine directly. right? yeah.

so, the main thing i'd want to do with methionine, proper, then, is use it to build s-adenosyl-methionine which is the form that methionine seems to be used as most readily. methionine also plays a role in synthesizing some neurotransmitters (including acting as a precursor to choline, where necessary), but this is a general role for amino acids, and they seem to be converted back and forth fairly easily. i'm actually going to do some more research into neurotransmitters as it's own unit topic, and may add further requirements to ensure i'm generating enough of them. for now, i'm going to assume that the rdis for the amino acids & vitamins, together, are enough to ensure i'm getting enough brain food. if i get extra methionine it could potentially end up as cysteine, but excess homocysteine (the intermediate) should be avoided - which is partly what all the extra betaine is about. b6 & b12 also help in clearing out excess homocysteine. so, i want to get a little extra methionine, but broadly keep it down a little.

so, the two main derivatives of cysteine are glutathione (with glutamic acid & glycine), which is one of the few known antioxidants that actually functions in vivo but cannot be absorbed in tact and must be synthesized, and taurine, which, due to the lack of red meat in my diet, can only be derived from cysteine. i'm phasing taurine out because i just don't get it in my diet, but i'll be working the 100 mg/day requirements into the cysteine requirements as a subcomponent.

rdi:
this is unsettled science, at this point. i've looked at a number of sources and built up the following chart:

eu: 10.4 mg/kg for methionine, 4.1 mg/kg for cysteine 
(source: h t t  ps : / / e n . w i  ki p e d i a  .o r g / w i k i / E s s e n  t ia l _ a m i  no _ a c i  d)

usda: 19 mg/kg total 
(source: h tt  ps : / / w w w . na p  .e d u / r e a d / 1 0 4 9 0 /   ch a p t e r / 1 2 # 6  74 )

di buono 1: 21 mg/kg total + taurine & glutathione requirements
(source: h t tp  s:  //  a c ad e  m ic . o u p . c  o m/ a  jc n / a  r ti  c l  e /7 4 /  6/ 7 5  6/ 4 7  3 7 4 2 9  )

caveat:
Therefore, the total SAA requirements found in the present study represent the amount of dietary methionine needed to fulfill all the functions of methionine in vivo. However, it cannot be concluded from the present study whether the amount of cysteine required for the synthesis of glutathione, taurine, or sulfate was achieved with methionine intakes at the breakpoint for protein synthesis. This is an important consideration for deciding on appropriate dietary reference intakes for SAAs; additional research is required on this issue.

di buono 2: 10.1 mg/kg for methionine (lower bound) + 10.9 mg/kg cysteine (upper bound)
(source: h t t     p s : /   /  a     ca  d e  m i c . o u p. c o  m /   a j c n /  a rt  ic l e /7 4 / 6 /  76 1 / 4 7 3 7 4  3 4 )

Results: The mean and population-safe (upper limit of the 95% CI) methionine requirements in the absence of exogenous cysteine were found to be 12.6 and 21 mg·kg−1·d−1, respectively. The mean and population-safe methionine requirements in the presence of excess dietary cysteine were found to be 4.5 and 10.1 mg·kg−1·d−1, respectively, representing a cysteine sparing effect of 64% in a comparison of mean methionine requirements and of 52% in a comparison of population-safe methionine intakes. Furthermore, the difference between population-safe intakes with and without dietary cysteine establishes a safe cysteine intake of 10.9 mg·kg−1·d−1 in the presence of adequate methionine intakes.

milk study 1: 36.3 mg/kg total, with a cys:met ratio of ~ 1.25
(source: h t t p : / / s c h o l a r . g o o gl e . c a  / s c h o l a r _ u r l ? u r  l = h t t p s : // w w  w. ac a d e m ia . e d  u/  d o wn l o  a d / 4 93  3 73 7 8/ A m i n o _a c  i d _ co m  po si t  i on _ o f _ h u m an  _m   i lk _ i s _ 2 01 6 1 0 0 4- 5 3 4 7 -1  k 1 2 h xa .  p d f & h  l = e n & s a =  X  & e  i= x M o  T Y K v 8 A 9 K E 6r  Q  P g J a 7 8 A c  & s c i s i g = A A G B f m 3 s s H xT H U B S 0 WR V Vx d V 8 F i 8 J h z v g A & n o s s l = 1 & o i = s c h o l a r r )

milk study 2: cys/met ratio of ~ 1.42
(source: h   t t p s :/ / b  en g r e e n f i e ld  f it n e s s . c o m / wp - c o n t e nt / u p lo a d s / 2 0 1 6 / 0 4 / m o t h e rs - m i lk- a m ino - a c i d - p ro fi l e - f r o m - b io l o g i c al - c h em i s t r y . p d f )

further sources:
1) who: h t tp s : / / a p p s. w h o . i n t / i r i s / bi t s t r e a m / h a n d l e /1 0 6 6 5 /4 3 4 11 / WH O_T R S _   9 35 _ e n g .  p d f? u a =  1
2) the survey:  ht   t p s : / / a c a d e m ic . o u p . c o m /j n / a r t ic l e / 1 3 6 / 6 / 1 6 8 2 S/ 4 66  44  58 

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that's a messy pile of data. some comments are necessary.

i posted this earlier:

i think a part of the reason this is confusing - and the survey states as much up front - is that the language they're using is often inexact, to say the least. the ideas are not being presented clearly. so, let me work through this and try to get the ideas clarified, first.

their argument is that cysteine can "substitute" for methionine if it's present in sufficient quantities that you can prevent the conversion of methionine to cysteine. but, this isn't actually a substitution process at all. it's more like a blocking process. they should by talking about transsulfuration-blocking, not cysteine-sparing.

they then erect this idea of "total sulfur requirement", which is the amount of methionine you need without any cysteine, and subtract out the minimum obligatory amount of methionine, which they decide is the amount of methionine you need to do methionine things. the argument is that what's left should be the amount converted to cysteine, but, as i've said before, that doesn't actually make any sense, and i'd advise against citing that deduction. i guess you could use that number as a crude upper bound, but you don't actually know how much non-essential methionine gets converted, so you can't actually say anything besides that. the amount of cysteine you need to block conversion could very well be half of that. worse, if you go back to the first study, it mentions that they don't know that the amount of methionine cited is truly sufficient for what i'm measuring - they explicitly poi\int out that that number may be insufficient to produce enough taurine and glutathione. so, you can only deduce that you need some amount that is less than 10.9 mg/kg of cysteine to block transsulfuration from occurring at levels that may or may not be sufficient to meet cysteine needs.

so, what's the right experiment, then, even if i can't find it?

what you should do if you want the answer i'm looking for is measure the maximum amount of methionine that gets converted to cysteine, and base your cysteine requirements on how much you observe your body transsulfurate. so, what you want to do is give the subject massive levels of methionine & serine with zero cysteine and zero cysteine derivatives and see where the breakpoint occurs. that will determine total dietary cysteine requirements, independent of methionine. i'd want to take that number and build an rdi for cysteine on it. then, i could subtract that out from the total sulfur requirements to get a methionine rdi.

the confusion is likely stemming from methionine being seen as essential and cysteine being seen as inessential. that may be technically true, in terms of the chemistry, but cysteine seems to be the more valuable chemical, so it should really be what the requirements are built around. methionine may be indispensable, but only at much lower levels, and only as an after thought, in the presence of sufficient cysteine.

so, i'm taking a giant step back and asking a different question - has anybody tried to measure how much total cysteine your body requires, independent of methionine? let me figure that out first...

so, the way that this has been approached up to now has generally been to look at the two of them as "sulfur containing amino acids" and try to determine the total amount of sulfur required by the body. as methionine can convert to cysteine, but cysteine cannot convert back to methionine, and specifically cannot convert to sam, methionine is labeled as "essential", while cysteine is not. unfortunately, cysteine requirements are then generally approached with the intent to minimize methionine requirements by "sparing" them, which is really a blocking process - what di buono 2 really does is determine how much cysteine you need to take before your body decides it has enough that it can stop converting methionine to cysteine, but it doesn't tell us how much cysteine we need, altogether, if we aim to minimize our methionine intake to methylation and stop transsulfuration from occurring, altogether. so, this is ultimately a very conservative argument that ignores the implication that we may have evolved these pathways - we transsulfurate in only one direction - for a good reason, and that maybe excess cysteine is a better idea than excess methionine because of it. as mentioned, excess homocysteine is bad news for your arteries; loading up on cysteine seems like a better idea. yet, it means that we need to ensure we get enough methionine in it's own right, too, because it remains essential, in the form of sam.

the second question - how much cysteine we need, altogether, if we aim to minimize our methionine intake to methylation and stop transsulfuration from occurring, altogether - is the one i'm seeking an answer to, and it doesn't seem to be a question that has been asked. rather, the question that has been asked is the third one, "what is the minimum methionine requirements in the presence of sufficient cysteine, whatever the latter is",  and we have two answers:

- 10.1 mg/kg (di buono 2 ) & 10.4 mg/kg (eu)

these are relatively close, but let's take the bigger number. then,

methionine: 10.4*70 = 728 mg

to go back to the second question, then, the bounds are 4.1 mg/kg (eu) and 10.9 mg/kg (di buono 2 ). 10.9 is explicitly an upper bound, although they acknowledge that the upper bound may not be sufficient. i've previously calculated that 100 mg/day is a reasonable target for taurine production, so that should be added to the derived upper limit, whatever it's determined to be. so, these numbers are in truth only marginally useful. if nobody wants to ask the question i'm asking, what else can we do?

one thing we could do is look at human breast milk for clues. 

i've found two studies, both of which determine that there is more cysteine than methionine in breast milk, which suggests that humans have indeed evolved these pathways in some sort of complicated manner; it doesn't seem to be an accident that we only transsulfurate in one direction, given that our mothers give us an excess of cysteine, and just enough methionine to act as a methyl donor. the two studies provide ratios of 1.25 and 1.42. while an upper bound of 1.5 is nice and round, i am already exaggerating by using 70 mg/kg, so let's take an average instead. then, (1.25 + 1.42)/2 = 1.335 and, adding in the 100 mg/day for taurine (h  ttps : /  /d s d f g h g h f s d  fl g k  fg k j  a. b l o g s p o t  . c om /  2 02 0 / 1  0 /t a  u ri n e  -i s - s o m e t h i n   g - t h a t -  im - s o r t - o f .  h t m l):

cysteine: 10.4*1.335*70 + 100 = 1071.88

in total, that would be: (1071.88 + 728)/70 =  25.71 mg/kg

this number is higher than any of the numbers presented, except the numbers in breast milk. however, note that (1071.88 + 728)/50 = 35.9976, so a more realistic body weight estimate takes me much closer to the sulfur levels in breast milk, which are no doubt way more than enough. at 125%, that's 1.25*(1071.88 + 728)/50 = 44.997 mg/kg, which is approaching the upper limit in the next section; 1.25*(1071.88 + 728)/55 = 40.9063636364, 1.25*(1071.88 + 728)/60 = 37.4975, 1.25*(1071.88 + 728)/65 = 34.6130769231.

after much hair pulling, i believe this is sufficient.

upper limit:
this article sets it at 46 mg/kg:
h   t   t   p   s   :   /           / a   c   a  d   e mi  c .o up . c o m / j n / ar t i c l e / 1 5 0 / S u p p l e m e n t _ 1 / 2 60 6  S /5 9 1 3 2 9 4 

1.5*46*50/728 ~ 474%
.5*46*50/728 ~ 158%

i'm going to use the same ratio for cysteine.

1.5*46*50/1072 ~ 322%
.5*46*50/1072 ~ 107%

so,

methionine (728 mg):
per meal: >50, <158
total: >150, <474

cysteine (1072, includes taurine + glutathione):
per meal: >50, <107
total: > 150, <322

methionine

water - 0
=============
raspberry - ?. raspberries have very low amounts of amino acids, low enough that nobody bothered measuring it, or that it couldn't be measured. i have not been able to find data, but it's minimal across the board.
guava -  16*.3 = 4.8
banana  -   9
strawberry  -  2
avocado  -  57
kiwi  -  17
soy - 16*4 = 64
ice cream - 81*.825 = 66.825
yogurt - 169*.5 = 84.5
yeast - 184*5/20 = 46
vector cereal -  
all bran cereal -  234*.45 = 105.3
wheat bran -  234*.07 = 16.38
sunflower seeds - 494*.08 = 39.52
flax -  370*.12 = 44.4
algal oil -  1020*.1922*.0135 = 2.646594
===============
100*(4.8 + 9 + 2 + 57 + 17 + 64 + 66.825 + 84.5 + 46 + 105.3 + 16.3 + 39.52 + 44.4 + 2.64659)/728 = 76.8257678571

cysteine

the usda has 0 for cysteine in soy milk, but that seems to be wrong. here is a different source:
h ttp s : / / w w w . r e s e a r c h g  a t e . n e t / fi g u r e / D i e t a ry -  so u r c e s - o f - c y s t e i ne _ tb l 1 _2 2 3 9 5 9 3 0 5

water - 0
=============
raspberry - ?. raspberries have very low amounts of amino acids, low enough that nobody bothered measuring it, or that it couldn't be measured. i have not been able to find data, but it's minimal across the board.
guava -  ?
banana  -   11
strawberry  -  6
avocado  -  41
kiwi  -  21
soy - 113*1.6 = 180.8
ice cream - 29*.825 = 23.925 
yogurt - 52*.5 = 26
yeast - 102*5/20 = 25.5
vector cereal -  
all bran cereal -  371*.45 = 166.95
wheat bran -  371*.07 = 25.97
sunflower seeds - 451*.08 = 36.08
flax -  340*.12 = 40.8
algal oil -  1020*.1922*.0062 = 1.2154728
===============
100*(11 + 6 + 41 + 21 + 180.8 + 23.925 + 26 + 25.5 + 166.95 + 25.97 + 36.08 + 40.8 + 1.21547)/1072 = 56.5522826493

methionine + cysteine

met: (4.8 + 9 + 2 + 57 + 17 + 64 + 66.825 + 84.5 + 46 + 105.3 + 16.3 + 39.52 + 44.4 + 2.64659) = 559.29159
cys: (11 + 6 + 41 + 21 + 180.8 + 23.925 + 26 + 25.5 + 166.95 + 25.97 + 36.08 + 40.8 + 1.21547) = 606.24047
tot: 728 + 1071.88  = 1799.88,

(559.29159 + 606.24047)/1799.98 = 0.64752500583

....but i'm not measuring this.

valine

valine is a "branched-chain amino acid" like leucine and isoleucine, and again seems to end up with coA as the end point. i don't see any derivatives or transformations worth measuring separately, and i seem to be getting quite a lot.

water - 0
=============
raspberry - ?. raspberries have very low amounts of amino acids, low enough that nobody bothered measuring it, or that it couldn't be measured. i have not been able to find data, but it's minimal across the board.
guava -  87*.3 = 26.1 mg
banana  -   55
strawberry  -  19
avocado  -  161
kiwi  -  39
soy - 67*4  = 268
ice cream - 217*.825 = 179.025
yogurt - 474*.5 = 237
yeast - 612*5/20  = 153
vector cereal -  
all bran cereal -  726*.45 = 326.7
wheat bran -  726*.07 = 50.82
sunflower seeds - 1315*.08 = 105.2
flax -  1072*.12 = 128.64
algal oil -  1020*.1922*.0517 = 10.1354748
===============
100*(26.1 + 55 + 19 + 161 + 39 + 268 + 179.025 + 237 + 153 + 326.7 + 50.82 + 105.2 + 128.64 + 10.135)/1820 = 96.6274725275

disclaimer:
i've gone to town with a few things - i'm not making up vitamins but rather filling things in. i mean, there's all these "missing vitamin names". what were they, exactly? it also gives me an excuse to work in a few things like choline that are hard to otherwise define as they are essential in some amount but not technically vitamins.

note that these numbers are scavenged and should be interpreted approximately. that's partly why i'm aiming to overshoot on most of it.

pre-
meal
water
fruit soy shake bowl
8 fruits: raspberry, guava, banana, strawberry, avocado, kiwi, paprika, cherry + 3 dairy: soy milk, ice cream, yogurt 
+ 3 cereal: vector, all bran, wheat bran + 2 seeds: sunflower, flax + nutritional yeast, algal oil
post-
meal
water
coffee
water
850 ml
+
1
tsp
tooth
paste
rasp
berry
raw
9-11
45 g
guava
raw
cut
1-3
30 g

banana
raw
cut
1
118 g
straw
berry
raw
cut
4-8
100 g
avocado
raw
cut
2
150 g
kiwi
raw
cut
1
69 g
pap
rika
2
tbsp
34 g
van
soy
milk
light
1.6
cups
400
ml
prem
cherry
ice
cream
150 ml
(82.5
g)
0%
cherry
yogurt
2 tbsp
50 g
nut
yeast
1 tsp
5 g
vector
cereal
3/4
cup
40 g
all
bran
3/4
cup
45 g
wheat
bran
2 tsp
7 g
sun
flower
seeds
1 tsp
8 g
grd
flax
seed
1 tbsp
12 g
algal
oil
1 tsp
5 ml
sum bounds water
850 ml
+
2
tsp
tooth
paste
coffee
1 cup
350 ml
choc
soy
50 ml
tooth
paste
2 tsp
total
raison
d'etre
f

h20

c
s

b

b8
c
s

cal

b5 
b16


cl,k

h

h20
c
s


cr

h20
cal

b5,8,9
b16,20
c,e,f1
k1,s


b,na,s
k,cr,zn

h,l,k,m
c

h20
b8
c
k1


b,cr
- cal

a
b5,7,8
b16,20
d,f1


b,na,p
s,k,ca
fe,co,cu
zn,mo

h,i,l,k
m,c,v

h20
cal

a
b5
b12,13
b16,20
k2


na, s 
zn

i,l,k,m
v
a
b16,20


na,s,co
zn

i,l,k,m
c,v
b1,2
b3,4
b6,7
b9,12
b16

s, cr

k,c
cal

a
b3,5,7
b9,15
b20
e, f1


na,cl
fe,zn,i
cal

b5,8
b15,16
b20,f1


na,mg
p,s,cl

k,mn,fe
zn

h,i,l,k
m,c,v
b8
b15

s,cl,zn

c
cal

e,f1

s

c
cal

b16
f1,f2


b,si
s,ni,zn

c



b12,16
f3,f4
f
calories 0 23.4 20.4 105 32 240 42 - 96 168 17.5 18.75159.27 125 15.12 46.72 64.08 40 1213.24>1000
<1200
0 0 32 0 1245.24
cost 0 .64 .40 .15 .77 .96 .39 - .85 .43 .19 .22 .38 .39 .02 .06 .06 .92 $6.83 <$6.50 0 .14 .11 0 $7.08
v
i
t
a
m
i
n
l
i
k
e

c
o
m
p
o
u
n
d
s
a1
retinol
(900 μg rae)
0 ------ - 16
%
9.6
%
3
%
0
~
12.3636
%
0 0 0 0 0 41
40<r<150 0 0 2
%
0 43
a2
beta-
carotene
(1350 μg rae)
0 .9
μg
9.3
μg
3.54
μg
1
μg
10.5
μg
2.76
μg
896.58 - - - - - - - - - - 68 >40 - - - - 3
a3
lutein + 
zeaxanthin
(12 mg)
0 .06 - - .25 .4 .09 4.48 - - - - - - - - - - 44 >40 - - - - -
a4
lycopene
(8 mg?)
0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - n/a - - - - -
b1
thiamin
(1.2 mg)
0 .0144
mg
.0201
mg
.037
mg
.024
mg
.101
mg
.019
mg
- 12.8
%

~
.033825
mg
3
%
259.375
%
~
12.3636
%
75
%
.03661
mg
.1184
mg
.19728
mg
.04488
mg
416
u:53.5
>125 0 4
%
1.5
%
0 421.5
b2 [g, j]
riboflavin
(1.3 mg)
0 .0171
mg
.012
mg
.086
mg
.022
mg
.195
mg
.017
mg
- 40
%
.198
mg
5
%
240.625
%
~
22.5454
%
12.5
%
.04039
mg
.0284
mg
.01932
mg
.02958
mg
371.5
u:51
>131 0 20.5
%
5
%
0 397
b3
niacin
(16 mg)
0 .2691
mg
.3252
mg
.785
mg
.386
mg
2.61
mg
.235
mg
- 16
%
.0957
mg
.059
mg
109.375
%
~
38.5454
%
31.25
%
.95046
mg
.6668
mg
.3696
mg
.1428
mg
238
n:74
f:164

>125
f<200
0 4
%
2
%
0 244
n:78
f:166
b4*
adenine
(75 mg)
0 ? ? 1.416
mg
0.5
mg
15.9
mg
? - 30.88
mg
~
1.94494
mg
1.025
mg
82.3
mg
1.6
mg
1.8
mg
.28
mg
? ? ? 182 >100 0 ? 5
%
0 187
b5
pantothenic
acid
(5 mg)
0 .14805
mg
.1353
mg
.394
mg
.125
mg
2.08
mg
.126
mg
- 24
%
.479325
mg
.194
mg
3.75
%
~
18.9090
%
10
%
.15267
mg
.0904
mg
.1182
mg
.0357
mg
138
u:81.5
>110 0 18
%
3
%
0 159
b6
pyridoxine
(1.7 mg)
0 .02475
mg
.033
mg
.433
mg
.047
mg
.386
mg
.043
mg
- 9.6
%
.0396
mg
.029
mg
221.875
%
~
15.2727
%
12.5
%
.09121
mg
.1076
mg
.05676
mg
.01428
mg
336
u:76.5
>118 0 0 1
%
0 337
b7 [h]
biotin
(35 μg)
0 .9
μg
?
μg
1.652
μg
0.8
μg
7.95
μg
.966
μg
- 15.6
μg
2.145
μg
1
μg
75
%
~
56.1039
%
7.515
μg
1.169
μg
6.408
μg
4.32
μg
3.06
μg

284
u:152.5
>171 0 0 5.5
%
0 289.5
b8*
inositol

(1000 mg)
0 0
mg
30
mg
0
mg
13
mg
69
mg
93.84
mg
- 27.552
mg
7.425
mg
8
mg
24.75
mg
12.24
mg
240.435
mg
47.95
mg
.96
mg
23.4
mg
? 59.5 >50 0 0 1
%
0 60.5
b9
[m, b11, r]
folic acid
(400 μg dfe)
0 9.45
μg
14.7
μg
23.6
μg
24
μg
122
μg
17.2
μg
- n:9.6
f:0

%
4.125
μg

1
μg
59.375
%
40
%
12.5
%
5.53
μg
18.16
μg
10.44
μg
1.02
µg
184
n:72.5
f:111.5
>100
f<133
0 1.75
%
1.25
%
0 187
n:75.5
f:111.5
b12 [t]
cobalamin
(2.4 μg) 
0 0 0
0
0 0 0 - 80
%
.6435
μg
7.5
%
312.5
%
0 0
0 0 0 .55998
μg
450
n:57.5
f:392.5
>250
n>50
0 0 10
%
0 460
n:57.5
f:402.5
b13*
orotic acid
(10 mg)
- - - - - - - - - ~
12.8906
mg
2.578125
mg
- - - - - - -
155 >100 - - - - 155
b15*
betaine
(550 mg)
0 .36
mg
.03
mg
.118
mg
.2
mg
1.05
mg
.345
mg
- 3.2
mg
.9075
mg
.35
mg
0 68
mg
162
mg
93.73
mg
2.832
mg
.372
mg
? 60.5 >50 0 ~
0
~
0
0 60.5
b16*
choline
(550 mg)
0 5.535
mg
2.28
mg
11.6
mg
5.7
mg
21.3
mg
5.38
mg
- 96
mg
21.45
mg
8
mg
20.5
mg
7.6
mg
22.05
mg
5.208
mg
4.408
mg
9.444
mg
14.688
mg
47 >40 0 ~
1.68
%
~
2.23
%
0 51
b20* [I]
l-carnitine
(29 mg)
0 ? .06
mg
.236
mg
0
mg
1.95
mg
.138
mg
- .24
mg
3.3
mg
2.0
mg
.12
mg
.6
mg
.675
mg
.105
mg
.08
mg
.0612
mg
? 33 30>s>35 0 0 0 0 33
c
ascorbate
(90 mg)
0 11.79
mg
68.4
mg
10.3
mg
58.8
mg
15
mg
64
mg
- 0
0
0
0
~
12.3636
%
0
0 .112
mg
.072
mg
0 266
u:253.5
>234 0 0 0 0 266
d
calciferol
(20 μg)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - d2:
72
%
d3:
.165
μg
d3:
7.5
%
0 d3:
~
.727272
%
0 0 0 0 d3:
.816
μg
85
u:5
d2:72
d3:13
>40 0 0 d2:
9
%
0 94
d2:81
d3:13
e
alpha-
tocopherol
(15 mg)
0 .3915
mg
.219
mg
.118
mg
.29
mg
3.1
mg
1.01
mg
- .24
mg
.2475
mg
0
mg
0
mg
~
21.8181
%
.5355
mg
.1043
mg
2.8136
mg
.0372
mg
.00459
mg
82.5
n:60.5
>60
n>50
0 0 0 0 82.5
n:60.5
f1*
linoleic
acid
(17 g)
0 .11205
g
.0864
g
.0543
g
.09
g
2.511
g
.17
g
- 2.24
g
.226875
g
0 0 ~
.8727
g
.837
g
.14273
g
1.84384
g
.70836
g
0 58 >50 0 0 2.35
%
0 60.5
f2*
alpha
linolenic
acid
(1.6 g)
0 .0567
g
.0336
g
.0319
g
.065
g
.167
g
.029
g
- .32
g
.144375
g
0 0 ~
.07272
g
.0639
g
.01169
g
.0048
g
2.73756
g
0 233.5

>50 0 0 3.75
%
0 237
f3*
eicosa
pentaenoic
acid
(0.375 g)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 200
mg
53 >50 - - - - 53
f4*
docosa
hexaenoic
acid
(0.250 g)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 300
mg
120 >50 - - - - 120
f1:
(f2+f3+f4)
ratio
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2.33475 <4 - - - - 2.3951
k1
phyllo
quinone 
(120 μg
)
0 3.51
μg
.78
μg
.59
μg
2.2
μg
31.5
μg
27.8
μg
- 11.712
μg
.2475
μg
.1
μg
0 .3636
μg
2.34
μg
.133
μg
0 .516
μg
? 68
40<s<100 0 0 1
%
0 69
k2
mena
quinone 
(180 μg
)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 ~
78.1853

μg
~
0

μg
0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 43 40<s<100 0 0 0 0 43
k1+k2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 111 100<s<130 - - - - 112
s*
salicylic
acid
(10 mg)
0 2.313
mg
.606
mg
0 1.36
mg
.9
mg
.2208
mg
- 0 .085
mg
.0425
mg
.04
mg
0 0 0 .0096
mg
0 ? 55.5 >50 0 17.5
%
0 0 73
e
l
e
m
e
n
t
s
b
boron
(3 mg)
.17
mg
.6525
mg
? .12272
mg
.135
mg
1.665
mg
.1794
mg
- .457624
mg
.0297
mg
.023
mg
~
0
.0258
mg
.144
mg
.0224
mg
.00908
mg
.192
mg
? 127.5
>100 5.67
%
7
%
1.9
%
0 142
f
fluorine
(4000 μg)
1616.25
μg
.7065
μg
10.2
μg
2.6
μg
4
μg
10.5
μg
.69
μg
- 49.58
μg
12.375
μg
6
μg
~
0
7.65
μg
12.15
μg
.289
µg
7.28
µg
~
0
~
0
43.5 >50
--->
40
%
1.09
%
.15
%
37.5
%
122.5
na
sodium
(1500 mg)
~
6.7569
mg
.45
mg
.6
mg
1.18
mg
1
mg
10.5
mg
2.07
mg
- 48
mg
54
mg
27.5
mg
9.375
mg
~
154.181
mg
237.5
mg
.14
mg
.72
mg
3.6
mg
1.02
mg
37 35<s<60 .45
%
.4746
%
.4
%
.12
%
38.5
mg
magnesium
(420 mg)
6.94875
mg
9.9
mg
6.6
mg
31.9
mg
13
mg
43.5
mg
11.7
mg
- 32
%
11.55
mg
8
mg
0 ~
7.2727
%
62.5
%
42.77
mg
26
mg
47.04
mg
? 163 >40 1.65
%
2.54
%
4
%
0 171.5
si
silicon
(20 mg)
1.275
mg
.2925
mg
0 5.6286
mg
~
.9916
mg
.96
mg
.1495
mg
- 2.32
mg
.0152
mg
.038
mg
~
0
.866
mg
4.95
mg
.1078
mg
.64
mg
28.8
mg
? 235 >100 6.375
%
2.625
%
1.45
%
>0 245.5
p
phosphorus
(1250 mg)
.5605
mg
13.05
mg
12
mg
26
mg
24
mg
78
mg
23.5
mg
- 16
%
86.625
mg
4
%
5
%
~
7.2727
%
37.5
%
70.91
mg
52.8
mg
77.04
mg
4.794
mg
107 >40 .04
%
1.7
%
2
%
>0 111
cl
chlorine
(2300 mg)
1.275
mg
9
mg
3
mg
94.4
mg
20
mg
9
mg
~
3.17
mg
- ~
73.519
mg
~
82.7089

mg
~
42.12025
mg
~
14.359
mg
~
236.15
mg
~
363.76

mg
131.25
mg
3.76
mg
~
5.5139
mg
? 47.5 35<s<60 .055
%
.023
%
.4
%
>0 48
k
potassium
(4700 mg)
1.0075
mg
67.95
mg
125.1
mg
422
mg
153
mg
728
mg
215
mg
- 368
mg
164.175
mg
90
mg
106.875
mg
~
127.272
mg
475
mg
82.74
mg
51.6
mg
97.56
mg
5.61
mg
69.5% >40 .02
%
3.71
%
.9787
%
0 74.5
k:na
ratio
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.873 >2.5 - - - - 6.0355
ca
calcium
(1300 mg)
34
mg
11.25
mg
5.4
mg
5.9
mg
16
mg
18
mg
23.5
mg
- 48
%
4.8
%
5
%
0
~
1.4545
%
5
%
5.11
mg
6.24
mg
30.6
mg
3.468
mg
76.5 40<s<100 2.615
%
1.09
%
6
%
>0 86
cr
chromium
(35 μg)
.1445
μg
? ? 1
μg
3.2
μg
2.865
μg
~
4.987
μg
- ~
.35058
μg
.225
μg
.447
μg
5.6
μg
1.56
μg
1.755
μg
.273
μg
.08
μg
.06
μg
? 64 >40 .413
%
.17
%
.326
%
0 65
mn
manganese
(2.3 mg)
.102
mg
.3015
mg
.045
mg
.319
mg
.386
mg
.213
mg
.068
mg
- ~
.149174
mg
.0066
mg
.0025
mg
0 ~
.7272
mg
4.5
mg
.805
mg
.07176
mg
.2976
mg
? 347.5 >40 4.435
%
7.1739
%
2.971
%
0 362
fe
iron
(18 mg)
.0425
mg
.3105
mg
.078
mg
.307
mg
.41
mg
.825
mg
.214
mg
- 16
%
0 0 .3125
mg
~
20.3636
%
43.75
%
.7399
mg
.1936
mg
.6876
mg
.01326
mg
103 >80 .2361
%
.4
%
2
%
0 105.5
ni
nickel
(100 μg)
6.12
μg
? ? 4.72
μg
4.3
μg
51
μg
? - 96
μg
0 0 10.25
μg
7.18
μg
8.685
μg
1.351
µg
25.6
µg
204
μg
? 419 >100 6.12
%
2.52
%
12
%
0 439.5
cu
copper
(900 μg)
149.6
µg
40.5
µg
69
µg
92
µg
48
µg
285
µg
90
µg
- 500
µg
18.975
µg
7.5
µg
18
µg
~
436.36
µg
468
µg
69.86
µg
66.24
µg
146.4
µg
2.04
µg
278.5 >40 16.62
%
1.66
%
6.94
%
0 303.5
zn
zinc
(11 mg)
.0085
mg
.189
mg-
.069
mg
.177
mg
.14
mg
.96
mg
.097
mg
- 16
%
.56925
mg
.485
mg
0 ~
26.1818
%
31.25
%
.5089
mg
.184
mg
.5208
mg
.03672
mg
109 >100 .077
%
1.28
%
2
%
0 112.5
se
selenium
(55 μg)
1.7
μg
.09
µg
.18
μg
1.18
μg
.4
μg
.6
μg
.138
μg
- 8.944
μg
2.8875
μg
1.8
μg
10
%
9.96
μg
4.23
μg
5.432
µg
4.24
µg
3.048
μg
.1326
μg
91.5 >100 3.09
%
0 1.636
%
0 96
mo
molyb
denum
(45 μg)
3.4
μg
? ? 8.26
μg
9
μg
3
μg
~
0
μg
- 216
μg
5.775
μg
2
μg
26.75
%
4
μg
4.5
μg
.7
μg
1.56
μg
? ? 600.5 >100 7.55
%
3.1
%
60
%
0 671
i
iodine
(150 μg)
3.4
μg
0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 40.1775
μg
19.45
μg
0 ~
43.6363
%
4.725
μg
.735
µg
.632
µg
0 ? 89.5 >40 2.26
%
.933
%
0 0 93
a
m
i
n
o

a
c
i
d
s
h
histidine
(carnosine)
(histamine)
(980 mg)
0 ? 6.6
mg
91
mg
12
mg
74
mg
19
mg
- 140
mg
72.6
mg
71
mg
61.25
mg
- 193.5
mg
30.1
mg
50.56
mg
56.64
mg
~
3.07789
mg
90 >50
<145
0 1.5
%
1.7857
%
0 93
i
isoleucine
(1400 mg)
0 ? 27.9
mg
33
mg
16
mg
126
mg
35
mg
- 264
mg
160.875
mg
156.5
mg
127.5
mg
- 218.7
mg
34.02
mg
91.12
mg
107.52
mg
~
6.9007
mg
100 >50 0 2.57
%
2.357
%
0 105
l
leucine
(2940 mg)
0 ? 51.3
mg
80
mg
34
mg
214
mg
46
mg
- 428
mg
260.7
mg
288.5
mg
193.75
mg
- 417.6
mg
64.96
mg
132.72
mg
148.2
mg
~
19.526
mg
81 >50
<425
0 1.22
%
1.8197
%
0 84
k
lysine
(carnitine)
(2660 mg)
0 ? 21.6
mg
59
mg
26
mg
198
mg
42
mg
- 304
mg
212.85
mg
257
mg
229.5
mg
- 270
mg
42
mg
74.96
mg
103.44
mg
~
11.35
mg
69.5 >50
<280
0 .22556
%
1.4286
%
0 71
m
methionine
(ch3: sam)
(s: cysteine)
(728 mg)
0 ? 4.8
mg
9
mg
2
mg
57
mg
17
mg
- 64
mg
66.825
mg
84.5
mg
46
mg
- 105.3
mg
16.3
mg
39.52
mg
44.4
mg
~
2.64659
mg
76.5 >50
<158
0 0 .8667
%
0 77.5
c
cysteine
(taurine)
(gluta
thione)
(1072 mg)
0 ? ? 11
mg
6
mg
41
mg
21
mg
- 180.8
mg
23.925
mg
26
mg
25.5
mg
- 166.95
mg
25.97
mg
36.08
mg
40.8
mg
~
1.21547
mg
56.5 >50
<107
0 3.676
%
0 0 60
f
phenyl
alanine
(ubiquinol)
(2310 mg)
0 ? 1.8
mg
58
mg
19
mg
146
mg
30
mg
- 260
mg
129.525
mg
156.5
mg
67.35
mg
- 267.75
mg
- - 67
mg
~
6.1989
mg
- - - - - - -
y
tyrosine
(560 mg)
0 ? 9.3
mg
11
mg
22
mg
74
mg
23
mg
- 204
mg
127.875
mg
144.5
mg
58.2
mg
- 196.2
mg
- - 35
mg
~
3.1994
mg
- - - - - - -
f + y
phenyl
alanine
+
tyrosine
(2310 mg)
0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
t
threonine
(1400 mg)
0 ? 28.8
mg
33
mg
20
mg
109
mg
32
mg
- 248
mg
120.45
mg
117.5
mg
85.65
mg
- 225
mg
- - 54
mg
~
4.6227
mg
- - - - - - -
w
tryptophan
(350 mg)
0 ? 6.6
mg
11
mg
8
mg
38
mg
10
mg
- 88
mg
37.125
mg
16
mg
15.3
mg
- 126.9
mg
- - 21
mg
0 - - - - - - -
v
valine
(1820 mg)
0 ? 26.1
mg
55
mg
19
mg
161
mg
39
mg
- 268
mg
179.025
mg
237
mg
153
mg
- 326.7
mg
50.82
mg
105.2
mg
128.64
mg
~
10.135
mg
96.5 >50
<
0 - - 0 -
r
arginine
(mg)
0 ? 19.5
mg
58
mg
28
mg
132
mg
56
mg
- 432
mg
103.125
mg
86
mg
76.5
mg
- 489.15
mg
- - 135
mg
~
9.1866
mg
- - - - - - -
q
glutamine
(mg)
0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - ? ? ? - ? - - ? ? - - - - - - -
g
glycine
(creatine)
(heme)
(gluta
thione)
(1100+ mg)
0 ? 38.4
mg
45
mg
26
mg
156
mg
41
mg
- 236
mg
76.725
mg
69
mg
76.5
mg
- 404.1
mg
- - 87
mg
~
4.5639
mg
- - - - - - -
p
proline
(mg)
0 ? 23.4
mg
33
mg
20
mg
147
mg
30
mg
- 340
mg
268.95
mg
339.5
mg
64.2
mg
- 396.9
mg
- - 56
mg
~
4.8933
mg
- - - - - - -
a
alanine
(carnosine)
(mg)
0 ? 38.4
mg
47
mg
33
mg
164
mg
37
mg
- 240
mg
99.825
mg
122.5
mg
107.1
mg
- 344.25
mg
- - 65
mg
~
6.211
mg
- - - - - - -
d
aspartic
acid
(mg)
0 ? 48.6
mg
146
mg
149
mg
354
mg
87
mg
- 664
mg
206.25
mg
227
mg
174.45
mg
- 508.5
mg
- - 143
mg
~
18.69
mg
- - - - - - -
n
asparagine
( mg)
0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - ? - ? - - ? ? - - - - - - -
e
glutamic acid
(gluta
thione)
( mg)
0 ? 99.9
mg
179
mg
98
mg
430
mg
127
mg
- 1124
mg
561.825
mg
561
mg
281.55
mg
- 1293.3
mg
- - 283
mg
~
20.7728
mg
- - - - - - -
s
serine
(mg)
0 ? 22.5
mg
47
mg
25
mg
171
mg
37
mg
- 324
mg
146.025
mg
177.5
mg
85.65
mg
- 307.8
mg
- - 68
mg
~
6.37535
mg
- - - - - - -

total
(56 g)
0 .54
g
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - ? - - - ? ? - >50
<89
- - - - -
a
n
t
i
-
n
u
t
r
i
e
n
t
s
no3
nitrate
(0 mg)
2.975
mg
1.62
mg
? 2.36
mg
~
3.6
mg
3.9388
mg
? - 21.3328
mg
.239479
mg
.065294
mg
? .184
mg
.207
mg
.0322
mg
? ? ? >36.55
mg

<45
mg
<60
mg
2.975
mg
1.225
mg
2.666
mg
- 52
mg
phytic acid
(0 mg)
0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - ? - ? - - ? ? - - - - - - -
c2o4-
oxalates
(0 mg)
0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - ? - ? - - ? ? - - - - - - -
tannins
(0 mg)
0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - ? - ? - - ? ? - - - - - - -
saponins
(0 mg)
0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - ? - ? - - ? ? - - - - - - -
h2o
water
(3700 ml)
850
ml
39.9375
ml
24.24
ml
88.4
ml
90.95
ml
110
ml
57.3
ml
- 368.12
ml
50.325
ml
37.7
ml
.254
ml
.848
ml
.954
ml
.6923
ml
.3784
ml
.8352
ml
.0255
ml
46.5 >40
<100
23
%
~
9.49
%
~
1.2436
%
~
.4
%
80.5

pre-
meal
water
fried eggs plate
side salad bowl
total
post-
meal
water
coffee
water
850 ml
+
1
tsp
tooth
paste
fried
egg
4
280 g
med
ched
cheese
raw
sliced
60 g
margarine
4 tsp
20 g
whole
wheat
bread
w/
germ
+
flax
raw
2 slice
74 g
nut
yeast
2 tsp
10 g
garlic
raw
cut
1 cl
5 g
grape
fruit
juice
100? ml
apple
juice
300? ml
quinoa
kale
15 g
red
pepper
raw
cut
1
100? g
tomato
raw
cut
100? g
van
soy
milk
1 cup
250 ml
hull
hemp
seed
1 tbsp
10 g
paprika
1 tbsp
g
oregano
1 tbsp
g
sum bounds water
850 ml
+
2
tsp
tooth
paste
coffee
1 cup
350 ml
choc
soy
50 ml
tooth
paste
2 tsp
total
raison
d'etre

a
b5,7,9
b12,b16
f1

p,se
b5
b13
k2

ca
d, e
b5,8
f2

mn,fe
b1,2,3
b4,5,6
b9,12

b8,c c b15, fe a3, k c lycopene fe,k mg,k lutein s





calories - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >500
<1200
- - - - -
cost - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <$4.00 - - - - -
v
i
t
a
m
i
n
l
i
k
e

c
o
m
p
o
u
n
d
s
a1
retinol
(900 μg rae)
- 58
%
30
%
20
%
0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 108 40<r<150 - - - - -
a2
beta-
carotene
(μg rae)
- 13.8
μg
- - 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 1.5 - - - - - -
a3
lutein +
zeaxanthin
( μg rae)
- - - - 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
a4
lycopene
( μg rae)
- - - - 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
b1
thiamin
(1.2 mg)
- 0.12
mg
.0174
mg
0 21
%
311.25
%
- - - - - - - - - - - 343.5 >125 - - - - -
b2 [g, j]
riboflavin
(1.3 mg)
- 1.368
mg
.2568
mg
0 6
%
288.75
%
- - - - - - - - - - - 419.5 >131 - - - - -
b3
niacin
(16 mg)
- .228
mg
.0354
mg
0 13% 131.25
%
- - - - - - - - - - - 145.5
n:1.5
f: 144
>125
f<200
- - - - -
b4*
adenine
(75 mg)
- 4.48
mg
4.92
mg
0 9.028
mg
98.76
mg
- - - - - - - - - - - 156 >100 - - - - -
b5
pantothenic
acid
(5 mg)
- 4.584
mg
.246
mg
0 10
%
4.5
%
- - - - - - - - - - - 111
u:96.6
>110 - - - - -
b6
pyridoxine
(1.7 mg)
- .510
mg
.0396
mg
0 7
%
266.25
%
- - - - - - - - - - - 305.5
u:32
>118 - - - - -
b7 [h]
biotin
(35 μg)
- ~
116.66

μg
1.038
μg
~
9.094
μg
6
%
90
%
- - - - - - - - - - - 458
u:362
>171 - - - - -
b8*
inositol

(1000 mg)
- 25.2
mg
5.4
mg
~
32
mg
105.08
mg
29.7
mg
- ? - - - - - - - - - ? >50 - - - - -
b9
[m, b11, r]
folic acid
(400 μg dfe)
- 141
μg
36.2
μg
0 10
%
71.25
%
- - - - - - - - - - - 125.5
n:54.5
f: 71
>100
f<130
- - - - -
b12 [t]
cobalamin
(2.4 μg) 
- 2.676
μg
.66
μg
0 0 375
%
- - - - - - - - - - - 514
n:139

f:375
>250
n>50
- - - - -
b13*
orotic acid
(10 mg)
- - ~
36
mg
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 360 >100 - - - - -
b15*
betaine
(550 mg)
- .818
mg
.42
mg
.02
mg
~
149.04
mg
0 - - - - - - - - - - - 27 >50 - - - - -
b16*
choline
(550 mg)
- 876
mg
9.9
mg
2.2
mg
19.98
mg
24.6
mg
- - - - - - - - - - - 169.5 >40 - - - - -
b20* [I]
l-carnitine
(29 mg)
- 1.12
mg
2
mg
.21
mg
.5994
mg
.144
mg
- - - - - - - - - - - 14 30>s>35 - - - - -
c
ascorbate
(90 mg)
- 0 0 0 0 0 ✓ - - - - - - - - - - 250
>234
- - - - -
d
calciferol
(20 μg)
- d3:
6.06
μg
d3:
.36
μg
d3:
60
%
0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 92
u:32
d2:0
d3:92
>40 - - - - -
e
alpha-
tocopherol
(15 mg)
- 3.6
mg
.468
mg
40
%
3
%
0 - - - - - - - - - - 70
n:70
>60
n>50
- - - - -
f1*
linoleic
acid
(17 g)
- 6.46
g
.3462
g
3
g
1
g
0 - - - - - - - - - - - 10.8062
g

63.5%
>50 - - - - -
f2*
alpha
linolenic
acid
(1.6 g)
- .456
g
.2190
g
1
g
1.5
g
0 - - - - - - - - - - - 3.175
g

198%
>50 - - - - -
f3*
eicosa
pentaenoic
acid
(0.375 g)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
f4*
docosa
hexaenoic
acid
(0.250 g)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
f1:(f2+f3+f4)
ratio
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.40 <4 - - - - -
k1
phyllo
quinone 
(120 μg
)
- 15.48
μg
1.44
μg
12
μg
1
%
0 - - - - - - - - - - - 25 40<s<100 - - - - -
k2
mena
quinone 
(180 μg
)
- 17.3
μg
115.32
μg
0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - 73.5 40<s<100 - - - - -
k1+k2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 98.5 100<s<130 - - - - -
s*
salicylic
acid
(10 mg)
- 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
e
l
e
m
e
n
t
s
b
boron
(3 mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >100 - - - - -
f
fluorine
(4000 μg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
na
sodium
(1500 mg)
- 571.2
mg
360
mg
90
mg
270
mg
- - - - - - - - - - - - 1291.2

86%
35<s<60 - - - - -
mg
magnesium
(420 mg)
- 35.88
mg
16.2
mg
-

70
mg
- - - - - - - - - - - - 29 >40 - - - - -
si
silicon
(20 mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >100 - - - - -
p
phosphorus
(1250 mg)
- 593.4
mg
276
mg
- 150
mg
- - - - - - - - - - - - 81.5 >40 - - - - -
cl
chlorine
(2300 mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 35<s<60 - - - - -
k
potassium
(4700 mg)
- 419.4
mg
60
mg
- 200
mg
- - - - - - - - - - - - 679.4

14%
>40 - - - - -
k:na
ratio
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >2.5 - - - - -
ca
calcium
(1300 mg)
- 171
mg
400
mg
- 75
mg
- - - - - - - - - - - - 49.5 40<s<100 - - - - -
cr
chromium
(35 μg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >40 - - - - -
mn
manganese
(2.3 mg)
- .084
mg
.0144
mg
- 1.15
mg
- - - - - - - - - - - - 52 >40 - - - - -
fe
iron
(18 mg)
- 5.214
mg
.096
mg
- 2
mg
- - - - - - - - - - - - 40.5 >80 - - - - -
ni
nickel
(100 μg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >100 - - - - -
cu
copper
(900 μg)
- .216
mg
.021
mg
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 >40 - - - - -
zn
zinc
(11 mg)
- 3.834
mg
2.244
mg
- 1.5
mg
- - - - - - - - - - -- 68.5 >100 - - - - -
se
selenium
(55 μg)
- 91.2
μg
16.98
μg
- 28
μg
- - - - - - - - - - - - 247.5 >100 - - - - -
mo
molybdenum
(45 μg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >100 - - - - -
i
iodine
(150 μg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >40 - - - - -
a
m
i
n
o

a
c
i
d
s
h
histidine
(carnosine)
(histamine)
(980 mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50
<145
- - - - -
i
isoleucine
(1400 mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
l
leucine
(2940 mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50
<125
- - - - -
k
lysine
(carnitine)
(2660 mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50
<280
- - - - -
m
methionine
(ch3: sam)
(s: cysteine)
(728 mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50
<158
- - - - -
c
cysteine
(taurine)
(glutathione)
(1072 mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50
<107
- - - - -
f
phenylalanine
(ubiquinol)
(mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
y
tyrosine
( mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
t
threonine
(1400 mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
w
tryptophan
(350 mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
v
valine
(1820 mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
r
arginine
(mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
q
glutamine
(mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
g
glycine
(creatine)
(heme)
(glutathione)
(mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
p
proline
(mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
a
alanine
(carnosine)
(mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
d
aspartic acid
(mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
n
asparagine
(mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
g
glutamic acid
(glutathione)
(mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
s
serine
(mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50 - - - - -
total
(56 g)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >50
<89
- - - - -
a
n
t
i
-
n
u
t
r
i
e
n
t
s
no3
nitrate
(0 mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <60 mg - - - - -
phytic acid
(0 mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - < mg - - - - -
c2o4-
oxalates
(0 mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - < mg - - - - -
tannins
(0 mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - < mg - - - - -
saponins
(0 mg)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - < mg - - - - -
h2o
water
(3700 ml)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >40
<100
- - - - -

fruit soy shake bowl
w/ coffee
fried eggs plate + side salad bowl
w/ coffee
sum sum total requirements ul
calories 1245.24 - 1245.242250 3000
cost $7.08 - $7.08 $10.00
v
i
t
a
m
i
n
l
i
k
e

c
o
m
p
o
u
n
d
s
a1
retinol
(900 μg rae)
43 108 151 >120 <300
a2
beta-
carotene
(1350 μg rae)
68 - - >120 -
a3
lutein +
zeaxanthin
(12 mg)
44 - - >120 -
a4
lycopene
(8 mg)
- - - >120 -
b1
thiamin
(1.2 mg)
421.5
343.5 1005.5 >375 -
b2 [g, j]
riboflavin
(1.3 mg)
397 419.5 1078.5 >393 -
b3
niacin
(16 mg)
244
n:78
f:166

145.5
n:1.5
f:144
531.5
n:109.5

f:422
>375 f:900
b4*
adenine
(75 mg)
187 156
483 >300 -
b5
pantothenic
acid
(5 mg)
159 111 381 >330 -
b6
pyridoxine
(1.7 mg)
337 305.5
835.5 >354 8823
b7 [h]
biotin
(35 μg)
289.5 458 872 >857 -
b8*
inositol

(1000 mg)
60.5 30 124 >180 -
b9
[m, b11, r]
folic acid
(400 μg dfe)
187
n:75.5
f:111.5
125.5
n:54.5

f:71
451.5
n:194.5

f:257
>300 f:600
b12 [t]
cobalamin
(2.4 μg) 
460
n:57.5
f:402.5
514
n:139
f:375
1245
n:230
f:1015
>750
n>180
-
b13*
orotic acid
(10 mg)
155 360 890 >300
b14*
taurine
(100 mg)
60 from excess
cysteine
>0 60 >180
b15*
betaine
(550 mg)
60.5 27 121 >180 300
b16*
choline
(550 mg)
51 169.5 243.5 >180 300
b20* [I]
l-carnitine
(29 mg)
33 14 64 >100 162
c
ascorbate
(90 mg)
266 250 797.5 >700 2222
d
calciferol
(20 μg)
94
d2:81
d3:13
92
d2:0
d3:92
237.5
d2:126

d3:111.5
>180
d3>150
750
e
alpha-
tocopherol
(15 mg)
82.5
n:60.5
70
n:70
237
n:215
>240
n>180
9999
f1*
linoleic
acid
(17 g)
10.294755 g

60.5
10.8062 g

63.5
27.125155 g

159.5
>180 -
f2*
alpha
linolenic
acid
(1.6 g)
3.798245 g

237
3.175 g

198.5
8.524645 g

532.5
>180
>.25*f1
f1
f3*
eicosa
pentaenoic
acid
(0.375 g)
.2 g

53
- .206 g

54.6
>180 360
f4*
docosa
hexaenoic
acid
(0.250 g)
.3 g

120
- .318 g

127.2
>180 360
f1:(f2+f3+f4)
ratio
2.3951 3.40 2.9977 - 4
k1
phyllo
quinone 
(120 μg
)
69 25 120.5 >180 300
k2
mena
quinone 
(180 μg
)
43 73.5 180.5 >180 300
k1+k2 112 98.5 301 >360 390
s*
salicylic
acid
(10 mg)
73 - 106.5 >180 14999
e
l
e
m
e
n
t
s
b
boron
(3 mg)
142 - 142 >300 999
f
fluorine
(4000 μg)
122.5 80+ 320+ >180 375
na
sodium
(1500 mg)
580.2619

38.6841266667%
1291.2

86.08%
2470.7555

164,717%
>150 min(k/2.5, 175)
mg
magnesium
(420 mg)
171.5 29 258 >180 1500
si
silicon
(20 mg)
245.5 - 245.5 >300 150000
p
phosphorus
(1250 mg)
111 81.5 256 >>180 360
cl
chlorine
(2300 mg)
48 - 48 >150 min(k/2.5, 175)
k
potassium
(4700 mg)
3502.1984

74.5148595745%
679.4

14.4%
6356.6184

135
>180 -
k:na
ratio
6.0355- 2.5727 >2.5 -
ca
calcium
(1300 mg)
86 49.5 202.5 >180 346.5
cr
chromium
(35 μg)
65 - 65 >150 750
mn
manganese
(2.3 mg)
362 52 498 >180 717
fe
iron
(18 mg)
105.5 40.5 184.5
>270 675
ni
nickel
(100 μg)
439.5 -- 439.5 >300 900
cu
copper
(900 μg)
303.5 26 386.5 >180 1666
zn
zinc
(11 mg)
109 68.5 234 >300 546
se
selenium
(55 μg)
93 247.5 442.5 >300 1090
mo
molybdenum
(45 μg)
671 - 687 >300 6666
i
iodine
(150 μg)
93 - 93 >180 1099.5
a
m
i
n
o

a
c
i
d
s
h
histidine
(carnosine)
(histamine)
(980 mg)
93 - 93 >150 435
i
isoleucine
(1400 mg)
105 - 105 >150 -
l
leucine
(2940 mg)
84 - 84 >150 1275
k
lysine
(carnitine)
(2660 mg)
71 - 71 >150 845
m
methionine
(ch3: sam)
(s: cysteine)
(728 mg)
77.5 - 77.5 >150 474
c
cysteine
(taurine)
(glutathione)
(1072 mg)
60 - 60 >150 322
f
phenylalanine
(ubiquinol)
(2310 mg)
0 - - - - -
y
tyrosine
(560 mg)
0 - - - -
f + y
phenylalanine
+
tyrosine
( mg)
0 - - - -
t
threonine
(1400 mg)
0 - - - -
w
tryptophan
(350 mg)
0 - - - -
v
valine
(1820 mg)
0 - - - -
r
arginine
(mg)
0 - - - -
q
glutamine
(mg)
0 - - - -
g
glycine
(creatine)
(heme)
(glutathione)
(1100+ mg)
0 - - - -
p
proline
( mg)
0 - - - -
a
alanine
(carnosine)
(mg)
0 - - - -
d
aspartic acid
(mg)
0 - - - -
n
asparagine
( mg)
0 - - - -
e
glutamic acid
(glutathione)
( mg)
0 - - - -
s
serine
(mg)
0 - - - -
total
(56 mg)
0 - - >150 265
a
n
t
i
-
n
u
t
r
i
e
n
t
s
no3
nitrate
(0 mg)
52
mg
- 52
mg
0 200
mg
phytates
(0 mg)
-
mg
- - 0 -
c2o4-
oxalates
(0 mg)
-
mg
- - 0 -
tannins
(0 mg)
-
mg
- - 0 -
saponins
(0 mg)
-
mg
- - 0 -
h2o
water
(3700 ml)
80.5 - 80.5>180 450

*not really

specific brands used:
- sensodyne repair & protect
- colgate prevident
- natur-a vanilla soy milk (light)
- chapman's premium black cherry ice cream
- yoplait source cherry yogurt
- bulk barn nutritional yeast
- kellogg's vector cereal
- kellogg's all bran original cereal
- nutravege omega-3 algal oil (strawberry-orange, or whatever)
- natur-a chocolate soy milk

- sensodyne repair & protect
- now foods microhydroxyapatite
- selection brand pasta [metro/food basics]
- black diamond brand medium cheddar cheese
- natur-a vanilla soy milk (regular)
- astro biobest plain probiotic yogurt 
- frank's red hot sauce
- bulk barn nutritional yeast
- bulk barn hemp seeds
- natur-a chocolate soy milk

- sensodyne repair & protect
- colgate prevident
- black diamond brand medium cheddar cheese
- irrestibles brand olive canola oil [metro/food basics]
- dempster's whole grain double flax bread
- bulk barn nutritional yeast

diet options:

daily:

 2 ) side salad bowl:
- one tbsp of imitation bacon bits (isoflavones, maybe)
- olives?
- red clover (if locatable or foragable, for phytoestrogens)
- broccoli?


need:

==========

remaining items to enter or investigate:

carotenoids (not including pro-vitamin a): <---maybe
1) lutein, 2) zeaxanthin, 3) lycopene, 4) phytofluene, 5) phytoene, 6) astaxanthin, 7) capsanthin, 8) canthaxanthin, 9) cryptoxanthin

chlorophyll:
1) chlorophyll a
2) chlorophyll b

other molecules required for proper metabolic functions:
 3) lipoic acid<---------caprylic acid, 
5) ergothioneine  (cannot synthesize)   
6) pqq - .2 mg, or 400 ng, but can't find good sources
7) queuine - no rdi determined. milk, whole wheat, tomatoes.
11) ribose
12) "nucleic acids"? dna/rna precursors? synthesis? repar?
16) allicin
18) neurotransmitters - dopamine, etc
19) serotonin, <---tryptophan
20) nicotonic acid <----tryptophan
21)  triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) <----tyrosine
22)  dopamine,  norepinephrine, epinephrine <---tyrosine
23) melanin <------tyrosine



glucose:
i'm more concerned about diabetes than weight gain, so...
the glycemic index is:
running total...

fiber:
i don't need many different types, i just need some. i'm not worrying about this.

also, let's measure flavonoids:

anthocyanidins:
1) pelargonidin, 2) delphinidin, 3) cyanidin, 4) malvinidin, 5) peonidin, 6) petunidin, 7) rosinidin

flavonols:
1) isorhamnetin, 2) kaempferol , 3) myricetin, 4) quercetin  [rutin, troxerutin], 5) fisetin, 6) kaempferide

flavones:
1) luteolin, 2) apigenin, 3) techtochrysin, 4) baicalein (to avoid!), 5) norwogonin, 6) wogonin, 7) nobiletin

flavanones:
1) eriodictyol, 2) hesperetin, 3) naringenin, 4) hesperidin, 5) isosakuranetin, 6) pinocembrin, 7) sterubin

isoflavones:
1) daidzein, 2) genistein, 3) glycitein, 4) biochanin A, 5) formononetin

i should try to measure some further phytoestrogens:
1) matairesinol, 2) secoisolariciresinol, 3) pinoresinol, 4) lariciresinol, 5) coumestrol

& finally, let's also measure:
1) saponins, 2) ursolic acid (& precursors), 3) cafestol, 4) resveratrol, 5) ellagic acid, 6) coumarin, 7) tyrosol, 8) hydroxytyrosol, 9) oleocanthal, 10) oleuropein, 11) gingerol, 12) phytic acid

Saturday, May 8, 2021

so, we're going to 2 tbsps of paprika in the fruit bowl for lutein, which could be as much as 8 mg of iron, according to the usda. it's also a fair amount of vitamin c, a lot of vitamin e and a good chunk of vitamin k. like, i wonder if you could just live on this stuff.

the purpose is lutein & beta-carotene, as it's the only thing i can find for the fruit bowl that makes sense. but, it may lead to (cost) reductions in other items. 

that said, what i'm going to have to try coming out of this ferritin build is to just boost my dietary intake to 500% a day and see if that's enough.
so, we're done with the oxford society economics youtube site and i'm going to subscribe to this; the quality of the lectures is variable, but it looks like an interesting enough source of information to keep up with, for sure.

doesn't it rather suggest that parents are less likely to purchase junk food for their kids if the cost exceeds some psychological barrier point? a chocolate bar at $0.99 might seem like it's pocket change, and it's worth it to shut the kid up; but at $1.15, it's no longer affordable.

it's worth asking, though, if that's sort of good enough. i mean, there's a huge difference between parents feeding their kids garbage and consenting adults deciding what to put in their own bodies.



i could type a long response and a short response to this, and i'm going to pick the short response.

a lot of what is being discussed here relates to the idea of placing normative value judgements on a decision-making process that is more complicated than is being let on. at the end of the day, humans need sugar and calories more than they need vitamins and fibre, so when poor people find themselves in a situation where they have limited resources, it actually makes sense for them to choose the diet options that are higher in fuel than the ones that are lower in it. you might not realize that if you take a sort of an elitist perspective on it, which is something this presentation does in multiple places.

if you have $20 and you have to make it last, you really should buy lard, rather than vegetables. that's the correct choice, in context. that's just the simple mathematics of it.

but, it means you need to be relatively active, in order to burn the extra fuel, and i think that's the fundamental error being made here and by a lot of policy experts: they focus on restricting diets, rather than on coercing people to be more active. that's really what they're doing wrong.

i haven't seen studies on the topic, but i'd strongly suspect that if you were to get people to exercise more then a healthier diet would follow as a corollary; you wouldn't need to get people to change their consumption patterns, if you could just get them out and about. they'd do it on their own.

we could have these big debates about consensual behaviour and statist overreach, but in the end i want to push the policies that i think are going to work, and it doesn't seem like any of these attempts to try to restrict people's diets are likely to work. but, if we look at the kinds of jobs we do - from working cash registers to sitting on computers - the commonality is that we spend most of our time at work sitting down, nowadays.

it would actually be relatively simple to legislate a rule enforcing an amount of mandated cardio at work. and, that's the path i'd advocate walking down - not restrictions on diet, but the renormalization and legal mandating of physical activity in the workplace.
today's post is my techno-guitar piece, the time machine, which ended up ripped apart and reinterpreted in as many ways as could be imagined. i'm especially proud of the fully written out phil-collins-as-imagined-by-richard-d-james drum part.

apologies to marty mcfly and ray bradbury. it was really more about the sound effect, honestly.

====

regarding this piece, my memory is blurry; yet, i have a vivid recollection of playing parts of it for my guitar teacher on a sunny day, where there was still snow on the ground. it's funny how we remember seemingly irrelevant details, but i guess the atmosphere of the performance is important because the performance is. that would date it to roughly march, 2001. 

i switched the piece from classical guitar to piano halfway through writing it, and vaguely remember thinking that an impossible interval had something to do with it (a specific c# cannot be hit on a standard classical). yet, that doesn't change the fact that it's guitar music. the counterpoint is very guitar. 

to further complicate things, i've long wanted to turn the piece into a jazzy idm romp. it has a kind of a jingly feel to it that belongs in the warp records sphere. 

so, what is this? a classical guitar piece? a jazzy piano piece? a techno tune? all of the above! as with other pieces from this period, this is presented here in multiple formats: several rendered midi tracks, live guitar versions, a vst version and a "full band" version - as well as multiple remixes. 

i have included the original midi file (and sheet music in pdf) as a bonus item in the download, if you want to play with it on your own. 

conceptually, the time machine aspect referred simply to the slowed down guitar chords at the beginning of the song. if you play it a certain way, it sounds like time is collapsing in on itself. or, so i thought, anyways. the various versions i have created here have made an attempt to take that idea to it's logical conclusion. it's a mix of the vision i had at the time and a bit of hindsight. 

six further mixes were added at the end of may, 2015. two of these are "techno" mixes of the song, three are interpretations of the piece on a solo instrument and one is a rearrangement for a full string orchestra. i've decided to present the material in a way that is really two eps combined together, with the first being arrangements for multiple instruments and the second being arrangements for solo instruments. note that there is a placeholder for the track as it was initially written for a 21-fret classical guitar. four more mixes were added in mid oct, 2017: two orchestral mixes and two more interpretations for solo instrument. 

written early 2001. drastically rearranged in june, 2014. rendered, arranged and performed over june and july, 2014. released on july 21, 2014. six new mixes were added in late may, 2015. re-released on may 28, 2015. four new mixes were added in mid october, 2017. re-released & put on indefinite hold as to status on oct 15, 2017. as always, please use headphones. 

the album version of this track (the time machine + reprise) appears on my fifth record, jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj (inri052): jasonparent.bandcamp.com/album/jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj 

this release also includes a printable jewel case insert and will also eventually include a comprehensive package of journal entries from all phases of production (2001, 2014, 2015, 2017). 

* download only 

released march 21, 2001 

j - electric guitar, programming, digital effects & treatments, digital wave editing, loops, production, composition 

the various rendered electronic orchestras include acoustic bass, synth bass, electric bass, upright bass, brass section, orchestra hit, drum machine, electronic drum kit, nylon guitar, electric guitar, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, french horn, trumpet, tuba, trombone, synthesizers, synthesizer effects, harp, music box, detuned piano, piano, bells, flute, hammered percussion, vibraphone, marimba and mellotron. it also includes choir.


so, i sent this to the gastro-enterologist....

what i'm thinking is that the fit test should rule out bleeding in the bottom half and then i can talk to him about whether he thinks a ct scan is a better approach than a fobt to rule out bleeding in the upper half.

=====

hi.

this fax is from jessica parent, in a follow-up to the appointment that was had on april 29th @ 11:40. it was determined at that time that your office would call me back on the week of may 3rd to schedule a scope, which did not happen. at this time, rather than schedule a scope, i am hoping that i can schedule a follow-up appointment to speak with dr. *****  a second time.

i want to provide the following information for such a follow-up:

regarding colon issues:
the issue regarding the colon is to determine whether i am bleeding or not, and also to determine if i'm having an immune response. i have now done four sequences of blood tests with many results and believe it appears to be exceedingly unlikely that i am bleeding anywhere at all.

1) my ferritin increased rapidly from 6 to 17 after going on 300 mg/day of iron supplements for two weeks, suggesting i don't appear to be losing blood. 
2) my reticulocytes were normal to lowish, indicating i am not overproducing blood.
3) my haptoglobin was in the exact middle of the range, indicating that any deficit in rbcs would be at the production stage rather than the loss stage.
4) my igA, igG and iGM levels as welll as rheumatoid factor are all low, indicating i'm not having an immune response. my serum protein electrophoresis was also normal.
5) my vitamin d is in normal ranges, indicating i can at least absorb one type of fat soluble vitamin.
6) there's no blood or albumin in my urine, indicating i'm not bleeding through that pathway.
7) my ck & ldh came in normal, indicating i'm not experiencing organ failure or damage and not rupturing via that pathway.

my next scheduled blood work will test for vitamins a, e and k, which will provide further evidence regarding the absorption of fat soluble vitamins. while dr ***** has already ordered an fobt, i have not done that as i am on iron pills and have a diet high in vitamin c. i am going to call dr ***** on monday and request a fit test, which will allow me to test for blood in the stool.

given that there is no indication of bleeding, i believe that a fit test is a more appropriate screening procedure than a colonoscopy, and that a decision on a colonoscopy should be postponed until the results of the fit test are in everybody's inboxes.

regarding stomach issues:
the issue regarding the stomach was mostly concerns regarding absorption, although the fobt was also ordered to check for bleeding.

as before. there is little indication that i am bleeding.

regarding celiac,

1) there is no family history of celiac disease on either side of my family.
2) i have now been tested or will be tested for the following minerals and vitamins:

a - pending
b1 - next time
b2 - next time
b3 - next time
b5 - next time
b6 - next time
b7 - next time
b9 - absorbing
b12 - absorbing, but rechecking.
c - next time
d - absorbing
e - pending
cholesterol - perfect
k1 - pending
sodium - absorbing & regulating
potassium - absorbing & regulating
magnesium - absorbing & regulating
phosphorus - absorbing & regulating
chlorine - absorbing & regulating
calcium - absorbing & regulating
chromium - next time
manganese - pending
iron - not absorbing in food, but absorbing in pills
nickel - next time
copper - pending
zinc - absorbing & regulating
selenium - pending
molybdenum - not available
iodine - pending

as i am absorbing everything so far except for iron, this would not indicate a general absorption problem, and would make celiac disease very unlikely. i would consequently propose that any stomach scope be postponed until i can talk to dr ****** a second time, as i can't see any reason to test for celiac, at this time.

i suspect that the problem is a genetic condition that reduces iron absorption, and that this is being exacerbated by some combination of falling estradiol levels, high amounts of dietary calcium, phytic acid, tannins and, potentially, oxalates. that is, this seems to be some combination of a dietary issue and a genetic issue, and the best idea is probably just to stick with iron pills.

ok...

so, what the doctor ordered was fecal occult blood test, which has all of these dietary restrictions regarding iron pills, vitamin c and certain types of vegetables - which are all huge problems for me. it's really going to be very disruptive to have to alter all of this for two weeks to check for something i know i don't have.

so, i'm going to call him on monday and ask him to mail me a fit test instead, which can speed up the process. it's less specific - it only checks for colon issues, whereas the fobt can also check for stomach issues, and that's probably why he ordered it. but, it can be done immediately, and get me some basic data to base a scope decision on.

i should get this test back well before i'm able to schedule a scope, and that should determine whether i want to scope from the bottom, from the top, both or not at all.

and, now i'm going to fax the specialist.

there's a bunch of fake diseases like this out there that are essentially designed to allow for medicalization of something that really isn't medical.

i mean, these people need some kind of intervention, clearly. and, coming up with this disease and labeling them with it is just a pragmatic means to intervene.

but, you can't catch or inherit ibs, and you can't exactly cure it, either. as a pathology, it's bullshit.
they should rename it "shitty american lifestyle syndrome".
no, really.

- ibs as a disease has no known cause, and a vague set of symptoms.
- risk factors include drinking alcohol, smoking, eating shitty food and not exercising enough
- treatment options include drinking less, quitting smoking, eating better and exercising more

that's not a disease.

that's fucking america.
so, i gotta finish what i was doing, first.
i just slept all day again. *shrug*. i feel like i'm fighting something off.....

i asked around, and there's no family history of celiac on either side. that just makes it that much less likely. 

my mom claims everybody on that side has "irritable bowel syndrome", but the truth is that they're all drunks with shitty diets and they're just suffering the consequences of making bad choices - ibs is one of those made up diseases that doctors use to describe people with bad lifestyle choices. and, i don't have any of those symptoms, either....nor do i exhibit any of the trigger behaviours.

she claims her father had some colon issues, and then said it "runs in the family". but, colon issues aren't actually genetic - they're mostly caused by eating meat, which i mostly don't do. she thinks everything is genetic.

celiac is genetic; colon cancer isn't.

i got an interesting response from my uncle though, who claims he had a bad case of diverticulitis - a condition that, like celiac, is genetic. remember when i had a terrible reaction to what i thought was a sunflower seed allergy, and concluded that it felt like i shit my intestines open? well, that's diverticulitis.

it went away, but the consistency of my stool hasn't recovered. that said, that's also when i brought in things like beets, as well as the probiotic yogurt. it's probably the latter.

but, of the collection of weird intestinal conditions brought up, it's diverticulitis that makes the most sense to watch for, so far.
this is a strange synthesis of hard data analysis and specious post-modernist nonsense, to the point that he seems to want to suggest that the data upholds the post-modernist nonsense. i can't say i'm so sure. but, it's nice to see that this sequence of speakers is shifting towards data and away from theory because, as he points out, it's about time.

what he doesn't address is the kind of difficulty of building data sets over periods of time in economics, which has historically been the excuse - the data doesn't exist. maybe that is what is really starting to change, these data sets that have been building since the 70s or the 60s or the 40s are finally big enough to actually do something with. but, it's still just a start. and it just draws attention to the need for economists to focus that much more on the qualities of their tools of analysis, before they can start making predictive statements. which is what everybody wants from economics, one day - predictive science.