Since lipid synthesis is more
costly than carbohydrate production, this parameter has a bearing on the total amount of energy invested by the plant in the maintenance of the symbiosis.
The results showed that the thermic effect (think energy
costly) was greater after the whey
than after the casein and soy meals and was greater after the whey, casein, and soy meals (all 3 proteins)
than after the high
carbohydrate meal.