Dan,
You’re right, it looks like I forgot to double the amount of each amino acid in 1 slice of whole-wheat bread. I’m sorry for the inconvenience it caused you (and anyone else).

I could no longer find the exact entries (or they’ve changed the amounts) in the USDA database, so I’ve replaced the numbers and extrapolated the protein and amino acid amounts in whole-wheat bread from whole-wheat flour. I’ve linked them to the entries in the USDA database in the spreadsheet.

Torin,
Most vegans don’t need to use protein powder. You might use an app to calculate how much protein you get on most days to be certain that you’re meeting your needs which I’d assume to be about 1.1 g/kg of body weight.

I’m never sure if I need Protein Powder or not [currently I use a half a scoop of mixed pea & rice PP]. I’m a bit concerned about the lead issue.
I eat decent protein sources like a tin of baked beans every day for lunch, lentils and more legumes in curry 4 days a week, oatmeal with soymilk every day, 4 Linda McCartney Sausages a week [over 2 dinners], etc.

I go walking 6 days a week for about 30 minutes. I do pushups 6 days pw, a small amount of dumb bell weights 3 days pw.

I’d like your thoughts.

Thank you.

Thank you for your kind words. I hope your gallstones improve—good luck!

Thanks Jack. I’m a (mostly WFPB) vegan who gets cold sores and I’ve been taking lysine for years. I’ve only recently discovered the gallstones issue after finding out through a routine ultrasound that I have loads of small gallstones. I’m hoping by not supplementing with lysine anymore they will go away. Hopefully I can keep the cold sores at bay by upping lysine from food instead. Thanks for all you do. This site is one of my most trusted sources of unbiased vegan health info. I really appreciate it.

Hayley,

I think it would only be people carrying Herpes simplex who are more prone to cold sores (if vegan). Here’s information from Medical News today about the side effects of lysine supplementation. I don’t recommend supplementing with lysine in order to meet daily lysine needs—I’d recommend obtaining it from food (or a moderate amount of a general protein supplement).

Elvin,

We use the USDA nutrient database for most of the foods which presumably use a standard U.S. cup size. I couldn’t find documentation for it in a quick search of their website.