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Chemical and nutritional evaluation of two amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus)-based infant formulas
del Valle, FR., Escobedo, M., Sanchez-Marroquin, A., Bourges, H., Bock, MA., & Biemer, P. (1993). Chemical and nutritional evaluation of two amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus)-based infant formulas. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, 43(2), 145-156. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01087918
The objective of this study was to calculate, prepare and evaluate the Protein Efficiency Ratio (P.E.R.) and Net Protein Utilization (N.P.U.) of two infant formulas made with amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus). Both formulas were formulated to match a previously developed and tested soy-oats infant formula. No significant differences were found between the three formulas with respect to corrected Protein Efficiency Ratio (P.E.R.) and Net Protein Utilization (N.P.U.) values. Only the product made with the 1-R fraction of amaranth was found to have a significantly lower P.E.R. than casein.