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Authors
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1 Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, IN
Source
The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 17, No 9 (1980), Pagination: 326-334
Abstract
Over 85 per cent of the maize produced in India is consumed directly as food. The nutritional quality of maize protein is poor in view of its deficiency in two of the essential amino acids namely lysine and tryptophan, and excess of leucine.