Net Protein Utilization is maximum (100%) for: March 2013 (b, e)

Ans. B i.e. Egg Net protein utilization/NPU It is the ratio of amino acid conveed to proteins to the ratio of amino acids supplied. This figure is somewhat affected by the salvage of essential amino acids within the body, but is profoundly affected by the level of limiting amino acids within a foodstuff. As a value, NPU can range from 1 to 0, with a value of 1 indicating 100% utilization of dietary nitrogen as protein and a value of 0 an indication that none of the nitrogen supplied was conveed to protein. Ceain foodstuffs, such as eggs or milk, rate as 1 on an NPU cha.