AMINO ACIDS
Essential
amino acids
(Your body doesn't produce them but it requires them to live, so you need to obtain them through food)
> Histidine​​
> Isoleucine​, leucine and valine
(BCAAs, aka Branched-chained Amino Acids)​
> Lysine​
> Methionine​
> Phenylalanine​
> Threonine​
> Tryptophan​
Conditionally essential
amino acids
(Your body produce them when healthy but certain diseases prevent it to make them, so they become essential and needed through diet.)
> Arginine​​
> Cysteine
> Cystine​
> Glutamine
> Glycine​
> Proline​
> Taurine​
> Tyrosine​
Non-essential
amino acids
(Your body produce them so finding them through diet is optional.)
> Alanine​
> Asparagine​
> Aspartic acid​​
> Glutamate
> Glutamic acid​
> Serine​​
Sources and information:
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> Medline Plus : Amino Acids
> Sentient Media: The Difference between essential and non essential amino acids, explained
> Science Direct: Nonessential amino acids