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V. A. Daniel ¹, R. Leela ¹, T. S. Subramanyaraju ¹, S. Venkat Rao ¹, D. Rajalakshmi ¹, M. Swaminathan ¹, H. A. B. Parpia ¹

Affiliations
1 Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, IN

Abstract

The diets consumed by a large majority of the population in India and other developing countries are lacking in prote in-rich and protective-foods such as milk eggs, meat and fish. Protein malnutrition and vitamin deficiency diseases are widely prevalent among weaned infants and preschool children in these countries.

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V. A. Daniel ¹, R. Leela ¹, T. S. Subramanyaraju ¹, S. Venkat Rao ¹, K. Hariharan ¹, D. Rajalakshmi ¹, M. Swaminathan ¹, H. A. B. Parpia ¹

Affiliations
1 Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, IN

Abstract

Kaffir corn (Sorghum vulgare) and pearl millet (Pennesetum typhoideum) are consumed as the staple food by the low income groups of the population in certain parts of India and other developing countries They form the main source of proteins in their diets. Studies carried out by different workers have shown that the proteins of these two millets are partially deficient in lysine and threonine and possess a medium protein efficiency ratio.

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