The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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The Effect of Supplemenhng a Poor Indian Ragi Diet with L-Lysine and DL-Threonine on the Digestibility Coefftcient, Biological Value and Net Utilization of the Proteins and on Nitrogen Retention in Children


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Ragi is consumed as a staple food by the low income groups of the population in certain parts of India, Ceylon and Africa.The nitrogen metabolism studies on poor ragi diet carried out in children have shown that the apparent digestibility of the proteins was low (53%) and the retention of nitrogen was only about lO% of intake.
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  • The Effect of Supplemenhng a Poor Indian Ragi Diet with L-Lysine and DL-Threonine on the Digestibility Coefftcient, Biological Value and Net Utilization of the Proteins and on Nitrogen Retention in Children

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V. A. Daniel
Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India
R. Leela
Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India
T. R. Doraiswamy
Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India
D. Rajalakshmi
Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India
S. Venkat Rao
Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India
M. Swaminathan
Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India
H. A. B. Parpia
Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India

Abstract


Ragi is consumed as a staple food by the low income groups of the population in certain parts of India, Ceylon and Africa.The nitrogen metabolism studies on poor ragi diet carried out in children have shown that the apparent digestibility of the proteins was low (53%) and the retention of nitrogen was only about lO% of intake.