Social & Preventive Medicine General cf1d1c90 All are true about Net protein utilization (NPU) except A Defined as Nitrogen retained by Nitrogen consumed X 100 B 1 gram protein is equivalent to 1 gram Nitrogen C Good for estimating protein quality D Egg has the highest NPU value High-Yield Explanation • 1 gram of proteins is equivalent to: 6.25 grams Nitrogen • NPU of India diets: 50-80