Nitrogen-to-protein conversion factors for some cereal products in Japan

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Fujihara, S ^a   Sasaki, H ^a   Aoyagi, Y ^b   Sugahara, T ^b  

^a SEITOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGAWA NUTRITION UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cereal products; Nitrogen; Nonprotein nitrogen; Protein

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; AMINO ACID; NITROGEN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; FLOUR; JAPAN; MATHEMATICS; RICE; WHEAT;

AMIDES; AMINO ACIDS; CEREALS; FLOUR; JAPAN; MATHEMATICS; NITROGEN; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT PROTEINS; TRITICUM;

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 41749088901     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2008.00665.x     Document Type: Article

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