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captainjonesify

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on: Aug 21, 2018
When evaluating protein quality, which of the following measures represents the gain in body weight on a test protein divided by the grams of protein consumed?
 A) chemical score
  B) BV (biological value)
  C) PER (protein efficiency ratio)
  D) NPU (net protein utilization)

Question 2

What is one of the more common ways to evaluate protein quality in a food that does not involve nitrogen balance studies?
 A) chemical score
  B) net dietary protein calories percentage
  C) biological value
  D) net protein utilization


yotaSR5

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Reply #1 on: Aug 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A


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