# Canola and the Lego Blocks of Life – Canola Digest

> The article explains how amino acids such as lysine and methionine function as building blocks of protein. It notes that plant proteins are often limiting in essential amino acids. It also describes federal investment in Protein Industries Canada to support plant-based protein development.

- Date: 2019-03-05 · published 2019-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60186-canola-and-the-lego-blocks-of-life-canola-digest
- Commodities: [Lysine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LYSINE.md), [Methionine](https://feedsoft.ai/c/METH.md)

## Why it matters

Growing demand for plant-based protein could eventually increase demand for oilseed meals and amino acid feed additives. The effect on near-term prices is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- METH: neutral
- LYSINE: neutral

## Sources

- canoladigest.ca: https://canoladigest.ca/march-2019/canola-and-the-lego-blocks-of-life/

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