Research Article
Food Value of Two Varieties of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Commonly Consumed in Nigeria
Table 7
Amino acid score of two varieties of ginger (Zingiber Officinale) (mg/g).
| | Essential amino acids | PAAESPa | Yellow type | White type | | EAAC | AMSS | EAAC | AMSS |
| | Isoleucine | 40 | 10.40 | 0.26
| 10.70 | 0.27 | | leucine | 70 | 56.00 | 0.80
| 42.00 | 0.60 | | Met + Cys | 35 | 9.30 | 0.27
| 10.30 | 0.29 | | Lysine | 55 | 15.90 | 0.29
| 27.00 | 0.49 | | Phe + Try | 60 | 50.60 | 0.84
| 30.00 | 0.50 | | Threonine | 40 | 23.20 | 0.58
| 9.10 | 0.23 | | Tryptophan | 10 | ND | ND
| ND | ND | | Valine | 50 | 23.70 | 0.47
| 22.00 | 0.44 |
| | Total | 360 | 189.10 | 3.51
| 151.10 | 2.82 |
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Source: Belschant et al. [10]. PAAESP: Provisional Amino Acid (Egg) Scoring Patterns; EAAC: Essential Amino Acid Composition (see Table 5); AMSS: Amino Acid Scores; ND: not determined.
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