Table 4. Protein and essential amino acid contents (g/ 100 g) of chicken parts and cooking methods

Cooking methods	Protein			Arg			His			Ile			Leu

	Wing	Breast	Leg	Wing	Breast	Leg	Wing	Breast	Leg	Wing	Breast	Leg	Wing	Breast	Leg
Raw	16.81^bD2)	20.80^aC	16.93^bC	1.09^E	1.24^C	1.28^D	0.47^bC	0.62^aE	0.52^bE	0.78^C	0.85	0.89^D	1.42^B	1.58	1.63
BO¹⁾	20.39^cC	27.19^aB	21.53^bB	1.49^D	1.72^AB	1.59^C	0.56^cB	0.83^aD	0.60^bD	0.95^B	1.21	1.01^C	1.76^A	2.18	1.93
PC	22.02^bBC	27.83^aB	25.99^aA	1.55^BCD	1.68^B	1.81^B	0.62^bAB	0.85^aD	0.68^bC	1.00^B	1.15	1.14^ABC	1.82^A	2.08	2.16
PF	24.61^bAB	28.80^aB	25.49^bA	1.72^AB	1.83^AB	1.83^B	0.67^bA	0.93^aBC	0.71^bBC	1.10^A	1.24	1.14^AB	1.99^A	2.21	2.10
DF	25.20^A	28.42^B	25.19^A	1.75^A	1.85^AB	1.88^B	0.66^bA	0.92^aBC	0.71^bBC	1.09^A	1.26	1.21^AB	2.00^A	2.26	2.18
ST	21.92^bC	28.23^aB	21.75^bB	1.58^bBCD	1.85^aA	1.64^bC	0.61^bAB	0.88^aCD	0.62^bD	1.02^bAB	1.28^a	1.09^bBC	1.80^A	2.31	1.98
RO	22.39^bC	32.36^aA	25.82^bA	1.52^bBC	2.09^aAB	2.08^aA	0.60^cAB	1.04^aA	0.79^bA	0.89^bB	1.48^a	1.26^aA	1.81^A	2.61	2.34
MI	22.67^bC	28.91^aB	25.19^bA	1.69^ABC	1.95^AB	1.92^AB	0.67^bA	0.97^aB	0.75^bAB	1.00^AB	1.23	1.11^BC	2.01^A	2.38	2.20

	Lys			Met			Phe			Thr			Val

	Wing	Breast	Leg	Wing	Breast	Leg	Wing	Breast	Leg	Wing	Breast	Leg	Wing	Breast	Leg

Raw	1.43^E	1.59	1.72^D	0.44	0.54^E	0.50^D	0.73^E	0.83	0.80^C	0.77^C	0.89	0.88^E	0.80^C	0.86^C	0.87^E
BO	1.84^D	2.22	2.01^C	0.53^b	0.74^aCD	0.61^bC	0.90^D	1.15	0.96^BC	0.96^bB	1.23^a	1.05^abD	1.01^A	1.22^AB	1.02^D
PC	1.88^CD	2.12	2.28^ABC	0.57^b	0.70^aD	0.69^aBC	0.95^BCD	1.13	1.07^AB	0.99^B	1.19	1.18^BC	1.05^AB	1.17^B	1.17^BC
PF	2.06^AB	2.23	2.34^AB	0.63	0.76^BCD	0.69^BC	1.04^AB	1.20	1.07^AB	1.08^A	1.27	1.18^BC	1.15^A	1.26^AB	1.21^AB
DF	2.05^ABC	2.28	2.39^A	0.59	0.79^BC	0.71^B	1.06^A	1.20	1.09^AB	1.10^A	1.29	1.20^AB	1.15^A	1.31^AB	1.23^AB
ST	1.87^CD	2.36	2.08^BC	0.59^b	0.78^aBC	0.62^bC	0.94^bBCD	1.21^a	0.99^bAB	1.00^bB	1.31^a	1.07^bCD	1.07^bAB	1.32^aAB	1.09^bCD
RO	1.89^BCD	2.67	2.45^A	0.54^b	0.88^aA	0.80^aA	0.93^bCD	1.39^a	1.17^abA	1.01^bB	1.47^a	1.31^aA	0.96^bB	1.52^aA	1.30^aA
MI	2.11^A	2.42	2.27^ABC	0.62	0.82^AB	0.72^B	1.02^ABC	1.27	1.14^AB	1.12^A	1.36	1.26^AB	1.06^AB	1.26^AB	1.15^BC