--- title: Proteins – fundamental building blocks of life description: Proteins are one of the three main nutrients that our body needs, along with carbohydrates and fats. They are fundamental building blocks of human life. image: https://inside.hochdorf.com/hubfs/Blog/Issue%203/csm_Proteinreiche_Lebensmittel_f7797fb5b8.jpg --- [![Logo HOCHDORF iNSIDE_RGB](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HOCHDORF%20Inside/Logo%20HOCHDORF%20iNSIDE_RGB.png?width=280&name=Logo%20HOCHDORF%20iNSIDE_RGB.png "Logo HOCHDORF iNSIDE_RGB")](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en) - [DE](https://inside.hochdorf.com/de) - [EN](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en) - [Corporate Website](https://www.hochdorf.com/) ![HOC_Ins_Header](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Header/Bimbosan/HOC_Ins_Header.jpg?width=1500&name=HOC_Ins_Header.jpg "HOC_Ins_Header") ## [Proteins – fundamental building blocks of life](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/proteins) ![Monique Inderbitzin](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hubfs/Mitarbeiter%20Fotos/C_PIC_inderbitzin_2018_Hochformat.jpg) By [Monique Inderbitzin](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/author/monique-inderbitzin) - May 18, 2018 - - - ![PROTEINS – FUNDAMENTAL BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIFE](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/Issue%203/csm_Proteinreiche_Lebensmittel_f7797fb5b8.jpg?width=700&name=csm_Proteinreiche_Lebensmittel_f7797fb5b8.jpg "Proteinreiche_Lebensmittel.jpg") [Proteins are one of the three main nutrients that our body needs, along with carbohydrates and fats. They are fundamental building blocks of human life.](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/baby-care/glossary/glossar-detail/term/protein/) We make a dis­tinc­tion be­tween glob­u­lar and fib­ril­lar pro­teins. The for­mer are mostly spher­i­cal and ful­fil a wide va­ri­ety of func­tions whereas the fib­ril­lar pro­teins give struc­ture to cells and the body. Hair and nails, as well as con­nec­tive tis­sue and mus­cles, are all formed from fib­ril­lar pro­teins. The glob­u­lar pro­teins are found in the blood and are com­po­nents of our en­zymes and hor­mones. As well as con­trol­ling bio­chem­i­cal re­ac­tions and the most var­ied meta­bolic processes, they con­vey im­por­tant sub­stances to our or­gans. Pro­teins are formed from amino acids. The human body re­quires twenty dif­fer­ent [amino acids](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/baby-care/glossary/glossar-detail/term/amino-acid/), of which eight are “es­sen­tial” to us in that we need to con­sume them through foods. ## High-value sources of pro­tein Not every food sup­plies pro­teins with a high bi­o­log­i­cal value. The bi­o­log­i­cal value is a mea­sure of the ef­fi­ciency with which our or­gan­ism can con­vert a pro­tein into its own sys­tem. Whole egg pro­vides a ref­er­ence value of 100 per cent. High-value pro­teins in­clude low [fat](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/baby-care/glossary/glossar-detail/term/fat/) milk and lean meat. Al­ter­na­tives to an­i­mal pro­tein in­clude pota­toes, pulses and wheat germ. These are among the most valu­able sources of veg­etable pro­tein. A study con­ducted by Mintel in 2015 showed the in­creas­ing im­por­tance of pro­tein-rich foods. Around 10,000 new prod­ucts claim­ing to be “high pro­tein” en­tered the global mar­ket be­tween 2010 and 2015: good news for our bod­ies.   ![Inside Protein Chart](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog/Issue%203/Inside-Protein-Chart-EN.jpg?width=480&height=288&name=Inside-Protein-Chart-EN.jpg)   ## Leave a comment ![Monique Inderbitzin](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hubfs/Mitarbeiter%20Fotos/C_PIC_inderbitzin_2018_Hochformat.jpg) Written by [Monique Inderbitzin](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/author/monique-inderbitzin) ### Posts by Topic - [Baby Care (42)](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/tag/baby-care) - [Food Solutions (30)](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/tag/food-solutions) - [Nutrition & Innovation (14)](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/tag/nutrition-innovation) - [Corporate (3)](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/tag/corporate) ### Recent Articles ### Popular Articles #### Related posts [![Lactose tolerance – part of our European cultural heritage](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hubfs/HOCHDORF%20Inside/Online%20Artikel/Dairy%20Ingredients/HocIns_Header_Laktoseintoleranz.jpg)](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/actose-tolerance-part-of-our-european-cultural-heritage?hsLang=en) ##### [Lactose tolerance – part of our European cultural heritage](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/actose-tolerance-part-of-our-european-cultural-heritage?hsLang=en) ![Monique Inderbitzin](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hubfs/Mitarbeiter%20Fotos/C_PIC_inderbitzin_2018_Hochformat.jpg) By [Monique Inderbitzin](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/actose-tolerance-part-of-our-european-cultural-heritage/author/monique-inderbitzin?hsLang=en) - February 8, 2023 [![VIOPLUS product innovation: like milk powder, but plant-based](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hubfs/HOCHDORF%20Inside/Ausgaben%20Online/HSN_CC_Blog_Header_VIOPLUS.jpg)](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/like-milk-powder-but-plant-based?hsLang=en) ##### [VIOPLUS product innovation: like milk powder, but plant-based](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/like-milk-powder-but-plant-based?hsLang=en) ![Monique Inderbitzin](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hubfs/Mitarbeiter%20Fotos/C_PIC_inderbitzin_2018_Hochformat.jpg) By [Monique Inderbitzin](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/like-milk-powder-but-plant-based/author/monique-inderbitzin?hsLang=en) - December 2, 2022 [![Product innovation: new Bimbosan Riso PH](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hubfs/HOCHDORF%20Inside/Ausgabe%2011/Riso%20PH_Blog%20klein.jpg)](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/alternative-new-bimbosan-riso-ph-product?hsLang=en) ##### [Product innovation: new Bimbosan Riso PH](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/alternative-new-bimbosan-riso-ph-product?hsLang=en) ![Karin Bucher](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hubfs/Blog/Portraitbilder%20Autoren/Karin-Bucher-150x150.png) By [Karin Bucher](https://inside.hochdorf.com/en/alternative-new-bimbosan-riso-ph-product/author/karin-bucher?hsLang=en) - November 10, 2021 #### Contact Hochdorf Holding Ltd Siedereistrasse 9 Post office box 691 6281 Hochdorf Switzerland +41 41 914 65 65 [hochdorf@hochdorf.com](mailto:hochdorf@hochdorf.com) - - #### Site map - [Home](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/) - [Company](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/company/about-us/) - [Investors](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/investors/reports-presentations/) - [Media](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/media/press-releases/) - [Career](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/career/) - [Contact](https://hochdorf.com/en/contact/) #### Newsletter Subscription [![Subscribe to our newsletter](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3480252/53c6417d-812f-4360-94dd-d347bf4644b2.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3480252/53c6417d-812f-4360-94dd-d347bf4644b2) [![Hochdorf_Logo_Quer_RGB_neg](https://inside.hochdorf.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos/Hochdorf_Logo_Quer_RGB_neg.png?width=4167&name=Hochdorf_Logo_Quer_RGB_neg.png "Hochdorf_Logo_Quer_RGB_neg")](https://www.hochdorf.com/en) © Hochdorf Ltd [Privacy Policy](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/privacy-policy/)  I  [Imprint](https://www.hochdorf.com/en/imprint/)