Abstract
E STIMATION of the biological value of proteins, on the basis of amino acid composition, has become useful in attempting to prediet biological values of proteins and in eliminating the labor and time required to determine the biological value experimentally. Mitchell and Block’ proposed the “chemical score” method which defines the calculated biological value as the per cent deficit of the most limiting essential amino acid in a protein as cornpared with the content of this amino acid in egg protein. A more complete estimate of protein quality can be obtained by the “essential amino acid index” which was developed by Kuehnau2 and Oser3 and later modified by
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
