Meat or wheat for the next millennium? Plenary lecture. The nutritional value of plant-based diets in relation to human amino acid and protein requirements

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 249-260

  Millward, D Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Lysine; Plant based diets; Protein scoring

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CASEIN; LYSINE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CEREAL; CHILD NUTRITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTION; MAIZE; NITROGEN BALANCE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN QUALITY; SORGHUM;

PANICUM MILIACEUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032793269     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0029665199000348     Document Type: Article

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