Amino acid score of animal foods –
Correct Answer: 70–80
Description: Amino acid score (chemical score)
It is used for qualitative assessment of protein.
It is a measure of the concentration of each essential amino acid in the test protein expressed as a percentage of that amino acid in reference protein (egg protein).
Amino acid score = No. of mg of one amino acid per gm of protein / No. of mg of same amino acid per gm of egg protein x 100
The amino acid score is between 50 and 60 for starches and 70-80 for animal foods.
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