Complementary role/supplementary role

Question 1

What is the complementary role of proteins?

Answer 1

The consumption of two LBV proteins together which each lack different essential amino acids which can ensure all essential amino acids are obtained

Question 2

Give an example of two foods which when eaten together have a complementary role?

Answer 2

Beans on toast

Question 3

How does beans on toast have a complementary role?

Answer 3

Beans are low in methionine and high in lysine
Toast is low in lysine and high in methionine
By eating these together as a meal all essential amino acids are gotten

Question 4

Complementary proteins play an important role in whos diet?

Answer 4

The diet of vegetarians as they dont eat many of the HBV foods and therefore need to get all of there essential amino acids from LBV proteins