Table 4 Amino acid profile of biscuits.
Amino acids | Control | B10% | B20% | B30% | B40% | FAO/WHO/UNU (1985) pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lysine | 2.82 | 3.31 | 3.80 | 4.29 | 4.77 | 5.80 |
Isoleucine | 4.37 | 4.34 | 4.32 | 4.29 | 4.26 | 2.80 |
Leucine | 6.73 | 6.80 | 6.86 | 6.93 | 7.00 | 6.60 |
Phenylalanine | 4.90 | 4.99 | 5.08 | 5.17 | 5.26 | 6.30 |
Tyrosine | 2.80 | 2.87 | 2.94 | 3.01 | 3.08 | |
Histidine | 2.10 | 2.28 | 2.46 | 2.64 | 2.82 | 1.90 |
Valine | 4.50 | 4.41 | 4.32 | 4.23 | 4.14 | 3.5 |
Threonine | 2.80 | 2.87 | 2.94 | 3.01 | 3.12 | 3.40 |
Methionine | 1.50 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.20 |
Tryptophan | 1.30 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.00 |
Cysteine | 2.00 | 1.93 | 1.86 | 1.79 | 1.72 | |
Total (EAA) | 35.82 | 36.6 | 37.38 | 38.16 | 38.97 | |
Aspartic acid | 5. 46 | 6.14 | 6.83 | 7.51 | 8.20 | |
Glutamic acid | 28.00 | 26.88 | 25.76 | 24.64 | 23.52 | |
Serine | 4.70 | 4.68 | 4.66 | 4.64 | 4.62 | |
Proline | 10.00 | 9.5 | 9 | 8.5 | 8 | |
Glycine | 6.19 | 5.94 | 5.69 | 5.44 | 5.19 | |
Alanine | 3.50 | 3.55 | 3.60 | 3.65 | 3.70 | |
Arginine | 4.79 | 5.33 | 5.87 | 6.41 | 6.95 | |
Total (NEAA) | 62.64 | 62.02 | 61.41 | 60.71 | 60.18 | |
C-PER | 2.56 | 2.59 | 2.61 | 2.65 | 2.68 | |
BV | 76.83 | 77.16 | 77.43 | 77.77 | 78.09 |
