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What are the 20 known amino acids?

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There are actually 22 known amino acids - 9 of which are Essential. That is, they cannot be manufactured by the body. The other 13 can be manufactured as long as all 9 Essential amino acids are consumed from our food. 1. Alanine

2. Arginine

3. Asparagine

4. Aspartic acid

5. Cysteine

6. Cystine

7. Glutamine

8. Glutamic acid

9. Glycine

10. Histidine - Essential

11. Hydroxyproline

12. Isoleucine - Essential

13. Leucine - Essential

14. Lysine - Essential

15. Methionine - Essential

16. Phenylalanine - Essential

17. Proline

18. Serine

19. Threonine - Essential

20. Tryptophan - Essential

21. Tyrosine

22. Valine - Essential

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