WHAT IS A COMPLETE PROTEIN?
The Food and Drug Administration defines a “complete” protein as a food that contains adequate amounts of all nine essential amino acids (the protein-building blocks our bodies don’t naturally produce and need from food).⅟The protein quality of pistachios was assessed for the first time at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The study determined roasted pistachios contain all of the 9 essential amino acids necessary for supporting growth and maintaining health for those 5 years and older, therefore, they are a “complete protein.”